Prediction Of Medjedovic Vs Shapovalov H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Belgrade Open 2024?

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Medjedovic and Shapovalov are on the Day 7 Schedule at Belgrade Open 2024 on Saturday 9 November 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?

Hamad Medjedovic, a 21-year-old Serbian player ranked No. 156 in the world, is set to face Canadian qualifier Denis Shapovalov in their first-ever meeting. Medjedovic reached a career-high ranking of No. 102 in October 2023 after breaking into the top 200 in March of that year. He achieved this by reaching the semifinals of the ATP Tour in Astana. Notably, Medjedovic came through qualifying and upset 2015 champion Dominic Thiem to reach his first ATP Tour semifinal at the 2023 Gstaad tournament.

Medjedovic made his ATP Tour debut at the 2021 Belgrade-2 tournament and earned his first tour-level win at the 2023 Davis Cup over Viktor Durasovic. He has also successfully qualified for Grand Slam main draws at Roland Garros in 2023 and 2024, Wimbledon in 2023, and the US Open in 2024. In addition, Medjedovic has a solid record in Challenger events, with a 44-30 record and three titles to his name, making him the third Serbian teenager, alongside Novak Djokovic and Janko Tipsarevic, to achieve this feat.

In the junior circuit, Medjedovic reached a career-high ranking of No. 9 after winning titles at the 2019 Berlin Grade 1 and 2019 New Delhi Grade 2 tournaments without dropping a set. This marks Medjedovic’s first ATP Tour final, and he aims to become the second Serbian man to win a tour-level title this season. If he wins, he will secure a Top 100 debut on Monday and jump to No. 94 in the ATP Live Rankings.

Shapovalov, a 25-year-old Canadian player currently ranked No. 78 in the world, has a career-high ranking of No. 10. He made history as the first Canadian men’s singles quarter-finalist at the US Open in 2020 and became the second Canadian man, alongside Milos Raonic, to break into the top 10. Notably, Shapovalov reached his first Grand Slam semifinal at Wimbledon in 2021, defeating two-time champion Andy Murray and winning two five-set matches en route.

Shapovalov has reached five ATP Masters 1000 semifinals, including the 2019 Paris final and the 2017 Montreal tournament, where he upset No. 2 Rafael Nadal and became the youngest semifinalist in the series’ history at the age of 18. He has also contributed to Canada’s success in team events, defeating Pablo Carreno Busta at the 2022 ATP Cup final and Thanasi Kokkinakis at the 2022 Davis Cup final.

Having won his first ATP Tour title in 2019 at the Stockholm tournament, where he defeated Filip Krajinovic in the final, Shapovalov aims to secure his second tour-level title. He has reached five of his seven finals on indoor hard courts. Currently ranked No. 61 on the ATP Live Rankings, Shapovalov looks to become the first Canadian man to win an ATP Tour title this season. If he wins, he will climb to No. 56 in the rankings.

As for their statistics in the 2024 Belgrade tournament, Medjedovic has hit 40 aces with a first-serve percentage of 72%, winning 78% of first-serve points and 67% of second-serve points. He has won 94% of his service games and saved 82% of break points faced. In return, Medjedovic has won 30% of first-serve return points and 50% of second-serve return points, winning 18% of return games and converting 38% of break point opportunities.

On the other hand, Shapovalov has hit 33 aces and has a first-serve percentage of 67%, winning 84% of first-serve points and 49% of second-serve points. He has won 98% of his service games and saved 90% of break points faced. In return, Shapovalov has won 40% of first-serve return points and 56% of second-serve return points, winning 40% of return games and converting 53% of break point opportunities. These statistics reflect their performances leading up to the finals.

In the doubles final, the pairing of Medjedovic and Shapovalov has not been mentioned in the provided text.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Medjedovic will win.
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