Aslan Karatsev and Daniil Medvedev meet in the second round of the ATP Masters 1000 in Rome. The match will be played on Wednesday, not before 12:00.
Karatsev A. : Form, news and statistics
Aslan Karatsev is Medvedev’s first opponent in Rome. His compatriot already has a game played at the current edition. In the first round, Karatsev overtook Miomir Kecmanovic (46 ATP), with a score of 7-6, 6-4.
In 2021, Aslan managed to win the first ATP tournament of his career, the one in Dubai, where he defeated two players in the top 20 ATP. On clay, the Russian had excellent results. In Belgrade, he reached the last act, where he was defeated by Matteo Berrettini, with the score of 6-1, 3-6, 7-6. In the semifinals of the competition, Karatsev made probably the best match of his career. He eliminated the hosts’ representative, Novak Djokovic, with the score of 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, a duel that lasted three and a half hours.
Karatsev won the previous two direct duels with Daniil Medvedev, both being played on hard. This time, the two meet on clay, a surface that benefits Aslan even more. He has already made his debut in Rome 2021 and is much more comfortable with the playing surface. We expect the number 27 ATP to take into account a new victory in Rome, but we also bet on a break made by Medvedev in the first set, this being one of the best return players on the circuit.
Medvedev D. : Form, news and statistics
Daniil Medvedev seems to be waiting for the end of the slag season. That surface does not fit at all with the Russian’s style of play, the hard being being the one that brought him the most important results. In fact, all 10 ATP titles won by the Russian so far, including the Tournament of Champions, have come to this surface.
In 2021, Daniil won a title in the Marseille hall, but the most impressive result was, without a doubt, the final of the Australian Open. There, Medvedev had no reply in front of Novak Djokovic, being defeated with the score of 7-5, 6-2, 6-2.
The only games played on clay, this season, were in Madrid. There, Medvedev showed why he has not yet managed to win a title on this surface. The 3rd player of the world passed in the first match by Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (48 ATP), with the score of 4-6, 6-4, 6-2, so that in the next round to be defeated by Cristian Garin (22 ATP ), with 6-4, 6-7, 6-1.
Tennis Prediction for Karatsev A. – Medvedev D.
Prediction: Karatsev A. to win
Odds: 1.84
