Daniil Medvedev v Nick Kyrgios Betting Tips [5 September 2022]
Tennis - ATP US Open
5 September 2022 7:00
The match
A look at the career of Nick Kyrgios is a rather frustrating one. He's got so much talent but his often appalling behaviour on court has limited his success. He takes on top seeded Daniil Medvedev looking to reach his first ever US Open quarter final. Kyrgios got to the final at Wimbledon this year but that was the first time past the fourth round of a Grand Slam since 2015. The Australian began this tournament ranked 25th but would be a lot higher if there had been ranking points at Wimbledon. Since that loss to Novak Djokovic in the last Grand Slam, Krygios has won a title in Washington and beaten Daniil Medvedev in Montreal. This week has seen him get wins over Thanasi Kokkinakis, Benjamin Bonzo (dropping a set) and JJ Wolf, so not the hardest route to the last 16.
Daniil Medvedev has lost three of his four previous matches against Kyrgios. Two were three years ago and his one win came in the 2022 Australian Open, their only match over best of five sets. Medvedev has a great record in New York and has reached at least the last four in each of the last three years. 2021 saw him win the title and that's still the only Grand Slam he has won. This year has seen him win just one tournament but he has climbed to world number one. He has work to do to keep that position and is currently only second in the live rankings. He's had comfortable wins over Stefan Kozlov, Arthur Rinderkneck and Wu Yibing without losing a set. Over five sets, back Medvedev to win this.
Key Statistics
- Medvedev began the tournament ranked 24 places above his opponent.
- Medvedev's only win over Kyrgios came in a best of five sets match.
- Kyrgios has already dropped one set this tournament despite playing lower ranked opponents.
The bet of our experts
Daniil Medvedev is in danger of losing his number one world ranking. He's second behind Nadal in the live rankings and a loss here would end his reign in the top spot. He recently won a tournament in Los Cabos but did lose to Kyrgios in Montreal. He's yet to drop a set on his way to the fourth round of the Grand Slam he has achieved most success in. Kyrgios got to the final at Wimbledon and won the Washington title since then. He's had an easier route to the last 16 but did drop a set to Bonzi. Over five sets, there's more time for Kyrgios to get upset, back Medvedev to win this.
