Medvedev vs Tsitsipas: prediction for the Cincinnati Masters match
Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas square off in the first semifinal of the Cincinnati Masters. Who will become the finalist of the tournament? Here's our prediction.

Command Analysis

Daniil Medvedev

Daniil Medvedev was off to a rough start at the current tournament. He played three ties-breaks in his first two matches, but managed to close Botic van de Zandschulp and Denis Shapovalov in straight sets (7-5, 6-4 and 7-5, 7-5, respectively). But the Russian athlete has gained momentum and had an easier win over Taylor Fritz in the quarterfinal (7-6, 6-3).

Stefanos Tsitsipas

Stefanos Tsitsipas, on the other hand, looked confident in his first two matches of the Cincinnati Masters and left no chance to Filip Krajinovic (6-3, 6-4) and Diego Schwartzman (6-3, 6-3). But in the quarterfinal match against John Isner, the Greek tennis player needed three sets to get the upper hand (7-6, 5-7, 6-3).
Trends
СтавкаTotal under 2.5 sets
4 of the last 5 head-to-head matches ended in straight sets.

СтавкаTie-break - no
Tie-breaks were played in every match of Medvedev in Cincinnati.

Tip and bets
This is the meeting of two familiar foes. This year, Tsitsipas and Medvedev crossed paths at the Australian Open. Back in January, Medvedev won in four sets (7-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1). Medvedev looked more confident in his quarterfinal match, so we expect him to triumph over the Greek athlete.
Our prediction — handicap (-3) to Medvedev
Minimum sets were played in four of the last five head-to-head matches. We believe that the upcoming battle will be quite short, too.
Second prediction — total under 23.5 games