LiontipsDaniil Medvedev vs Mackenzie McDonald. Prediction and Betting Tips for ATP Cincinnati (August 18, 2021).
Command Analysis
Last week, Medvedev won the tournament in Toronto. In the final fight, he defeated Reilly Opelka in straight sets (6-4, 6-3). At the moment Medvedev is in excellent shape and hungry for more victories. Medvedev already won the trophy in Cincinnati in 2019, when he outplayed David Goffin in the decisive match (7-6, 6-4). We believe that the Russian will do well at the current tournament.
McDonald started in Cincinnati with a confident victory over Brandon Nakashima (7-5, 6-2). A week's rest that McDonald had was clearly beneficial for him. Last week, the American tennis player lost to Benoit Paire in the first round of the tournament in Toronto (3-6, 4-6). But just before that, McDonald reached the final of the Citi Open in Washington, where he lost to Yannick Sinner in three sets of bitter struggle (5- 7, 6-4, 5-7).
Trends
СтавкаTie-break - yes
Medvedev has played 2 tie-breaks in the last 5 matches.
Ставка1st set: total over 9.5
McDonald played more than 9.5 games in the first set in 3 of his last 5 matches.
Tip and bets
Medvedev won the tournament in Toronto last week. He is in excellent physical form and in good mood, too. We can't see why he wouldn't do well in his opener in Cincinnati. Medvedev has a 4-0 lead in the head-to-head as well.
Our prediction - Medvedev to win with a handicap (-5) games.
The tennis players had previously met each other four times and all four fights were short. Medvedev has gained momentum in Toronto, and he should get another confident victory over McDonald.
Second prediction - total under 21 games.
