Daniil Medvedev vs. Felix Auger Aliassime 1/26/22 - Australian Open Men Singles Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 01/24/2022 at 9:31 AM ET
Canadian tennis player Felix Auger Aliassime has made it into the quarterfinals at the 2021 ATP Australian Open in Melbourne. At this stage of the tournament, Felix Auger Aliassime is set to play against Daniil Medvedev from Russia.
Felix Auger Aliassime enters this match having beaten Marin Cilic in 4 sets in the previous round of the tournament. Felix Auger Aliassime lost the opening set but the Canadian superstar fought back strongly to win the final 3 sets and the match. During the victory, Felix Auger Aliassime impressed with his serving as he hit over 20 aces which allowed him to win 90% of his service games. Felix Auger Aliassime has gradually improved over the past few years and he will hope that this is the season where he can elevate himself into the elite group of tennis players. That being said, this is expected to be a tough match for Felix Auger Aliassime as he is playing against the number 2 seed in Daniil Medvedev.
Looking at Daniil Medvedev, the Russian tennis superstar is looking in elite form. Medvedev enters this match having beaten his previous opponent in 4 sets. Medvedev looked dominant for the majority of the match but with a slight halt in the third set which he lost via a tiebreaker. Daniil Medvedev is well placed to challenge for the title at the Australian Open and it seems like the Russian superstar is going to be tough to stop.
Felix Auger Aliassime and Daniil Medvedev have played each other 3 times in the past with the Russian superstar winning on all 3 occasions. The most recent match between these two players was earlier this season at the ATP Cup where Daniil Medvedev won in straight sets.
Taking everything into consideration, I am going to pick Daniil Medvedev to win this match. Medvedev is the stronger player and he has been in outstanding touch in the past few months. There is a big gap in skill when looking at these two players so I am going to predict that Daniil Medvedev wins in straight sets.