Australian Open 2022: Daniil Medvedev vs Henri Laaksonen Prediction, Head-to-Head, Preview and Live Stream Details

Reigning US Open champion Daniil Medvedev will be facing unseeded Henri Laaksonen from Switzerland in the first round of Australian Open 2022.

Daniil Medvedev vs Henri Laaksonen: Match Details

• Tournament: Australian Open 2022
• Date: 17 January 2022
• Match: Daniil Medvedev vs Henri Laaksonen
• Venue: Melbourne Park, Melbourne
• Surface: Hard Court
• Prize Money: $90,000

Daniil Medvedev vs Henri Laaksonen: Preview

2^nd seed Medvedev is one of the favourites to win the title this year. He will begin his quest to win his 1^st Australian Open title and try to better his performance last year having finished runner-up to defending champion Novak Djokovic. He has been in amazing form too off late. After winning the US Open, he made back-to-back finals at Paris Masters and ATP Finals. He started the year with 3 solid victories at the ATP Cup.

Laaksonen has had a pretty average start to this year having won two matches and losing two, his best finish being 2^nd round finish at Melbourne (Summer Set) last week. He won 3 matches in the tournament coming as a qualifier and got the better of 5th seed Benoit Paire in the first round before losing to Jaume Munar in straight sets 1-6,5-7.

Daniil Medvedev vs Henri Laaksonen: Head-to-Head

This will be the second meeting of the duo. Medvedev leads their head-to-head 1-0, however it was a hard-fought win for Medvedev where he stretched to the distance, having prevailed in 3 sets.

Daniil Medvedev vs Henri Laaksonen: Prediction

Having made the 2^nd round of Australian Open only once in his career, it will be a huge ask for Laaksonen to win against Medvedev. On the other hand, Medvedev has put behind his surprise loss against Ugo Humbert in ATP Cup by winning 3 matches in a row and will be the favourite going into this match.

Prediction: Medvedev to win in straight sets

Daniil Medvedev vs Henri Laaksonen: Broadcast and Live Stream Details

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