Nick Kyrgios vs Daniil Medvedev 9/4/22 US Open Tennis Picks, Predictions, Odds

Daniil Medvedev and Nick Kyrgios meet in the fourth round of the 2022 tennis US Open.

Daniil Medvedev is coming off a straight set win over Yibing Wu that took 26 games to decide. In the victory, Medvedev won 71 percent of his first serve points and 55 percent of his second serve points. Medvedev won 64 percent of his total service points and converted on 6 of his 12 break points. Medvedev got 64 percent of his first serves in play and hit 12 aces. Medvedev hasn’t dropped a set this tournament, and he’s won 10 of his last 12 matches overall. Medvedev looks to make his seventh career grand slam quarterfinal and his fourth straight at the US Open. Medvedev is 6-4 in career grand slam fourth round matches. Medvedev has won 8 of his last 10 matches on hard court.

Nick Kyrgios is coming off a straight set win over Jeffrey John Wolf that took 27 games to decide. In the victory, Kyrgios won 77 percent of his first serve points and 56 percent of his second serve points. Kyrgios won 71 percent of his total service points and converted on 5 of his 11 break points. Kyrgios got 71 percent of his first serves in play and saved all 7 break points. Kyrgios has won 13 of his last 15 matches, probably the best stretch of his career. Kyrgios looks to make his fourth career grand slam quarterfinal and first ever at the US Open. Kyrgios is 3-4 in career grand slam fourth round matches. Kyrgios has won 8 of his last 10 matches on hard court.  

Kyrgios has won 3 of the 4 meetings against Medvedev, which includes winning the most recent match this year in Montreal. Medvedev’s lone win over Kyrgios came this year in the Australian Open. 

Medvedev is going to be favored because he’s the top ranked player in the world, and he’s more trustworthy mentally. You never know what to expect from Kyrgios, as he’ll throw a match out of nowhere. With that said, this is the best tennis we’ve seen from Kyrgios, and say what you want about him, but he did stay focused enough to make the final in London. Kyrgios has also gotten the better of Medvedev in past meetings. 

There’s value with Kyrgios and the plus money.