News

PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Medvedev, Tsitsipas, Sinner and Rublev to play on CENTER COURT on Saturday – Erste Bank Open

VIENNA ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Jannik Sinner and Andrey Rublev will play on Saturday

Mark Hall

28 October 2023

ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Jannik Sinner and Andrey Rublev are the semifinalists that are going to compete on Saturday at the Erste Bank Open on CENTER COURT.

[SEE DRAW and ORDER OF PLAY]

Daniil Medvedev vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas

Head to head 8-4 for Medvedev

Daniil Medvedev will come up against Stefanos Tsitsipas in the semifinal for the 13^th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 2:00 pm on CENTER COURT.

Daniil Medvedev: ranking and results

Ranked no. 3, Medvedev reached the semifinal after beating Arthur Fils 6-4 6-2, Grigor Dimitrov 3-6 6-2 6-4 and Karen Khachanov 6-3 3-6 6-3.

Daniil has a 63-14 win-loss record in 2023, 8-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). His best result of the year was winning the title in Rotterdam where he overcame Jannik Sinner in the final 5-7 6-2 6-2 and in Doha where he overcame Andy Murray in the final 6-4 6-4 and in Dubai where he beat Andrey Rublev in the final 6-2 6-2 and in Miami where he beat Jannik Sinner in the final 7-5 6-3 and in Rome where he beat Holger Rune in the final 7-5 7-5.

Last year in Vienna Medvedev conquered the title last year in Vienna after besting Denis Shapovalov 4-6 6-3 6-2.

Stefanos Tsitsipas: ranking and results

Ranked no. 7, the Greek got to the semifinal after beating Dominic Thiem 7-6⁵ 6-4, Tomas Machac 6-3 4-6 7-5 and Borna Gojo 7-6⁴ 7-5.

Tsitsipas has a 48-20 win-loss record in 2023, 8-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). His best result of the current season was winning the title in Los Cabos where he overcame Alex De Minaur in the final 6-3 6-4.

Last year in Vienna Stefanos capitulated in the 2^nd round 4-6 6-4 7-6(4) to Borna Coric.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 13^th time that Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas face off. Their actual head to head record is 8-4 for Medvedev (see full H2H stats), but Tsitsipas has a winning record of 2-1 on indoor hard courts.

Before, the last time they locked horns, Medvedev won 7-5 7-5 in the semifinal in Rome back in May 2023.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Daniil Medvedev who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Daniil Medvedev is the pick to win this match.
Daniil Medvedev -> 1.39
Stefanos Tsitsipas -> 3

Click here to see the updated quotes and live streaming (only selected countries - USA excluded).

To be able to watch live streaming bet365, a funded account is required or you need to have placed a bet in the last 24 hours. 18+ BeGambleAware.

Here where top tennis events are broadcasted or streamed online (ATP, WTA).

At the challenger level, there will be free live streaming on Challenger TV.

Jannik Sinner vs. Andrey Rublev

Head to head 3-2 for Sinner

Jannik Sinner will play Andrey Rublev in the semifinal for the 6^th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 3:30 pm on CENTER COURT.

Jannik Sinner: ranking and results

Ranked no. 4 (career high), the Italian reached the semifinal after beating Ben Shelton 7-6² 7-5, Lorenzo Sonego 6-2 6-4 and Frances Tiafoe 6-3 6-4.

The Italian has a 54-14 win-loss record in 2023, 10-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). His best result of the current season was conquering the title in Montpellier where he defeated Maxime Cressy in the final 7-6(3) 6-3 and in Toronto where he beat Alex De Minaur in the final 6-4 6-1 and in Beijing where he defeated Daniil Medvedev in the final 7-6(2) 7-6(2).

Last year in Vienna Sinner surrendered in the quarter 6-4 6-2 to Daniil Medvedev.

Andrey Rublev: ranking and results

Ranked no. 5 (career high), the Russian got to the semifinal after defeating Alexei Popyrin 7-6⁵ 6-4, Matteo Arnaldi 7-5 6-3 and Alexander Zverev 6-1 6-7⁵ 6-3.

Andrey has a 53-21 win-loss record in 2023, 3-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). His best result of the year was winning the title in Carlo where he defeated Holger Rune in the final 5-7 6-2 7-5 and in Bastad where he beat Casper Ruud in the final 7-6(3) 6-0.

Last year in Vienna The Russian lost in the 2^nd round 6-3 6-4 to Grigor Dimitrov.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 6^th time that Jannik Sinner and Andrey Rublev play each other. Their actual head to head record is 3-2 for Sinner (see full H2H stats), but Rublev leads 1-0 on indoor hard courts.

Previously, the last time they competed against each other, Sinner won 6-2 6-4 in the 4^th round in Miami back in March 2023.