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Rogers Cup: Daniil Medvedev vs. James Duckworth 8/12/21 Tennis Prediction

Daniil Medvedev vs James Duckworth
August 12, 2021 7:00 pm EDT

Number one seeded Russian Daniil Medvedev will face Australian Qualifier James Duckworth in the Round of 16 at the 2021 Rogers Cup in Toronto. The match is scheduled to be played on Thursday August 12th, 2021 at approximately 7:00pm EST.

Top seed and world number two Daniil Medvedev is the favorite to win the title here at the 2021 Rogers Cup, and will be highly motivated to win his fourth career Masters-1000 title. The Russian’s chances were greatly bolstered by the withdrawals of Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, and he and Stefanos Tsitsipas are the main contenders to lift the trophy. In his path is the Aussie Qualifier James Duckworth, who has played some outstanding tennis to upset two higher ranked players thus far. Can he go even further and pull off the biggest win of his life?

Daniil Medvedev is ranked #2 in the ATP world rankings and is the number one seed here at the 2021 Rogers Cup. The Russian had a disappointing Olympic campaign where he lost in the Quarter-Finals and will be looking to bounce back in a big way here. He has a huge opportunity with the withdrawal of some big names, and will be fully motivated to do well here. He started strongly with a three set win over the talented Alexander Bublik, needing three sets to defeated the Kazakh. While he will not have wanted to spend that much time on court, it would have given him an opportunity to get acclimatized to the conditions and court, so he should be much improved here against the unfancied James Duckworth.

James Duckworth is currently ranked #85 in the world and entered this event as a Qualifier. Although he was not expected to get past the First Round, he stunned Taylor Fritz and Jannik Sinner with some remarkable tennis, and has set a date with the number one seed Daniil Medvedev. His steady baseline game is deceptively effective, and now that he is finally injury free, seems ready to climb up the rankings. Despite being the underdog here, he will be very confident in his abilities and can play freely without anything to lose having exceeded all expectations here at the 2021 Rogers Cup.

This is the first meeting between the two players, and it should result in a very comfortable win for the big Russian Daniil Medvedev. He is a much better all around player than his opponent James Duckworth, and the Aussie simply does not have the experience nor the firepower to be able to handle the barrage that is coming his way. Medvedev should dominate this match from start to finish, booking a spot in the Quarter-Finals here at the 2021 Rogers Cup without many issues.

Andy T's Free Pick: Daniil Medvedev to win in straight sets

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Andy is a former player and huge tennis fan. He has a wealth of experience on the tennis circuit and uses it to make the best picks available.

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