Who Will Win: Lajovic Vs Medvedev? Prediction For ATP Us Open 2024

What Time Will Dusan Lajovic Play Against Daniil Medvedev?

Lajovic and Medvedev are on the Day 2 Schedule at Us Open 2024 on Tuesday 27 August 2024. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.

Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?

Dusan Lajovic and Daniil Medvedev have faced each other three times in the past. Lajovic currently leads their head-to-head record with two wins, while Medvedev has one win.
Their previous matches include a 2018 Moscow Hard R16 match, which Medvedev won 6-2 6-1. The second match was during the 2019 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay SF, where Lajovic won 7-5 6-1. The most recent encounter was in the 2021 Rotterdam Hard R32, where Lajovic won 7-6(4) 6-4.
Lajovic, from Serbia, was born on June 30, 1990, making him currently 34 years old. He is ranked No. 66 in the ATP rankings, with his highest ranking being No. 23 on April 29, 2019. He was born in Belgrade, Serbia.
In terms of win-loss records, Lajovic has a 16-16 (3-5 on hard courts) record in 2024, while Medvedev has a 35-13 (18-6 on hard courts) record. Their career win-loss records are 203-256 (82-123 on hard courts) for Lajovic and 368-149 (283-96 on hard courts) for Medvedev.
Lajovic has won two career titles on hard courts, while Medvedev has won 20 career titles on hard courts.
When it comes to performances in Grand Slam events, Lajovic has not recorded a win against a player in the top 10, and his best finish was reaching the fourth round at the 2014 Roland Garros and the 2021 Australian Open. He has faced top 5 players 17 times, with 3 wins against them. He has wins over No. 5 Thiem at the 2019 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo, No. 3 Medvedev in the 2021

Rotterdam 1R, and No. 1 Djokovic in the 2023 Banja Luka QF.
Medvedev, on the other hand, has a successful record in Grand Slam events. He won the 2021 US Open, denying Novak Djokovic a calendar Grand Slam. He has also reached the final of the 2019 US Open and has a win-loss record of 29-6 at the tournament.
In terms of ATP Masters 1000 events, Lajovic has qualified 13 times and reached the quarterfinals in Madrid in 2018. Medvedev leads all players on the ATP Tour since 2018 in hard-court finals (32) and wins (264), with the second-most titles in that period behind Djokovic (20). He has won six different ATP Masters 1000 titles, including Cincinnati, Shanghai, Paris, Toronto, Miami, and Rome.
Medvedev has spent 16 weeks as the world No. 1 in 2022, and he became the tallest player to achieve this ranking in history at 1.98m (6’6″). He has finished in the Top 10 of the ATP Rankings for five consecutive years and reached a career-high No. 2 ranking in 2021. He has also reached six Grand Slam finals and has a 5-3 record against Djokovic when the Serbian is ranked No. 1.
In summary, Dusan Lajovic and Daniil Medvedev have had three previous matches, with Lajovic leading the head-to-head record 2-1. Lajovic is currently ranked No. 66, while Medvedev is ranked No. 5. Medvedev has had more success in Grand Slam events, winning the 2021 US Open, while Lajovic has not recorded a win against a top 10 player in Grand Slam events.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Lajovic will win.
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