Nitto ATP Finals 2020: Daniil Medvedev vs Novak Djokovic Preview, Head-to-Head and Prediction

Nitto ATP Finals 2020: Daniil Medvedev vs Novak Djokovic Preview, Head-to-Head and Prediction
Daniil Medvedev vs Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic, the top seed at the Nitto ATP Finals 2020, got off to his best start in London as he registered a straight sets victory over Diego Schwartzman in the first stage of the round-robin clash. Next up for the Serbian is the Russian, Daniil Medvedev who is running in red-hot form at the moment. Having clinched the Paris Masters last week defeating Alexander Zverev in the final, the Russian once again got the better of the German in his first round-robin clash on Monday.

Match Details:

  • Date: 18th November, 2020
  • Tournament: Nitto ATP Finals 2020
  • Match: Daniil Medvedev vs Novak Djokovic
  • Venue: London, United Kingdom
  • Category: ATP Finals
  • Surface: Indoor Hard-Court
  • Prize Money: $5,700,000

Daniil Medvedev vs Novak Djokovic: Match Preview

Novak Djokovic

Daniil Medvedev, registered his first win in an ATP Finals event after he defeated Alexander Zverev in straight sets on Monday. Nothing was going the Russian’s way until the Paris Masters, but he turned his season around in Paris, lifting his first title of 2020, defeating Zverev in the finals in 3 sets. However, his encounter against the German at the O2 Arena, was a much comfortable one, where he won dropping just 7 games in the match. Daniil Medvedev had a measure of Zverev’s serve on Monday, breaking him thrice in the match, which eventually guided him to a victory.

Novak Djokovic, having claimed the year-end World number 1 trophy on Sunday, has his eyes set on a 6th ATP Finals trophy. He got off to an amazing start at the last edition of ATP Finals in London, as he defeated the Argentine, Diego Schwartzman in straight sets. The Serbian was ruthless in his encounter against the ATP Finals debutant, converting 4 of his 6 break point opportunities. Djokovic served 7 aces in the match, but he will be hoping to improve on his first serve percentage number, going further into the Nitto ATP Finals.

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Daniil Medvedev vs Novak Djokovic: Head-to-Head

Daniil Medvedev

The duo have faced 6 times in the past, with Novak Djokovic leading the head to head record to 4-2. Their most recent encounter was at the ATP Cup in January, where the Serbian battled past Medvedev in a three set encounter. They also came up against each other at the Cincinnati Masters semifinal last year, which the Russian won in another pulsating three set encounter.

Daniil Medvedev vs Novak Djokovic: Match Prediction

Novak Djokovic will win the round-robin stage clash against the Russian

Although, Novak Djokovic has a superior head to head record over the Russian, Daniil Medvedev has been a sort of nuisance for him. Their past 3 encounters have been decided by a 3 set match, 2 of them going the Russian’s way. Novak Djokovic will have to up his first serve game, because Medvedev will pounce on the second serves, which he has been successfully doing since the past couple of weeks. The winner of the match will almost be assured of a semifinal spot, hence we are in for a tight battle on Wednesday.

Match Prediction: Novak Djokovic to defeat Daniil Medvedev

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