After winning the first match against Hubert Hurkacz of Poland, Daniil Medvedev is looking strong in this year’s ATP Finals. He will now take on Alexander Zverev. The German recently won the Vienna Open and has been looking in some good form recently. He also won a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics 2020. That being said, Daniil Medvedev recently laid his hands on the US Open trophy by defeating Novak Djokovic.
Interestingly, these two giants have faced off against each other on 10 different occasions. Who has come out on top on those occasions? We take a look at the head-to-head encounters between the players. Who has the perfect chance to make it through in the upcoming match? Here’s everything that you need to know.
Daniil Medvedev vs Alexander Zverev: Head to Head
As mentioned above, both these players have met each other on 10 different occasions. To our surprise, none of them actually led in the head-to-head battle. Both players are tied at 5 wins each. The last battle between these two grants was at the Paris Masters, where Medvedev won the match pretty easily, 6-2, 6-2.
Given below is the list of the head-to-head encounters between the players and who came out on top on each occasion.
Year | Event | Surface | RND | Winner | Result |
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2021 | ATP Masters 1000 Paris France |
Indoor Hard | SF | Daniil Medvedev |
62 62
|
2021 | ATP Cup Australia |
Outdoor Hard | SF | Daniil Medvedev |
36 63 75
|
2020 | Nitto ATP Finals Great Britain |
Indoor Hard | RR | Daniil Medvedev |
63 64
|
2020 | ATP Masters 1000 Paris France |
Indoor Hard | F | Daniil Medvedev |
57 64 61
|
2019 | Nitto ATP Finals Great Britain |
Indoor Hard | RR | Alexander Zverev |
64 764
|
2019 | ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai China |
Outdoor Hard | F | Daniil Medvedev |
64 61
|
2018 | ATP Masters 1000 Canada Canada |
Outdoor Hard | R16 | Alexander Zverev |
63 62
|
2018 | ATP Masters 1000 Miami FL, U.S.A. |
Outdoor Hard | R64 | Alexander Zverev |
64 16 765
|
2017 | Washington DC, U.S.A. |
Outdoor Hard | QF | Alexander Zverev |
62 64
|
2016 | St. Petersburg Russia |
Indoor Hard | R16 | Alexander Zverev |
63 75
|
Nitto ATP Finals Most interesting match for tomorrow Daniil Medvedev vs Alexander Zverev
— Ken mckinnon (@Kenmckinnon9) November 15, 2021
Who will win this time around?
As far as things stand, the Russian is in great form and could be the one to look out for. Also, a victory in the first match has given him the momentum to keep going further in the tournament. It will be interesting to see if Alexander Zverev can make a turnaround and defeat the world number 2 player and win the group stage match.