US Open: Daniil Medvedev vs. Pablo Andujar 9/3/21 Tennis Prediction

Second seeded Russian Daniil Medvedev will face the unseeded Pablo Andujar of Spain in the Third Round of the 2021 US Open. The match is scheduled to be played on Friday September 3rd, 2021 at 1:00pm EST.

Daniil Medvedev is one of the main challengers for the title here at the US Open and has perhaps been the most outstanding and consistent performer on the hard courts after the past two seasons. The big Russian is very eager to claim his first Grand Slam title and in this type of form and on his preferred surface he will be feeling that this is the time for him. Will he advance on his quest here or will the veteran Spaniard Pablo Andujar spoil the party and cause the massive upset?

Daniil Medvedev is the second seed here at the 2021 US Open and is ranked #2 on the ATP Tour. Along with Djokovic, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev he is a major contender for the title here at the 2021 US Open and he is desperate for his first major. He has been in great form heading into this event, winning the title at the Rogers Cup and reached the Semis in Cincinnati. His all-court game is perfectly suited to the courts here in New York and he has been dominant so far, crushing Richard Gasquet and Dominik Koepfer in straight sets to reach this stage. He is the huge favorite here against Pablo Andujar and will expecting yet another comfortable win here.

Pablo Andujar is unseeded here at the US Open and is currently ranked 74 in the world. The veteran Spaniard is more at home on clay but has had some solid results on hard courts so should not be totally discounted. He had a huge battle in the First Round, coming from two sets to love down to defeat Mikhail Kukushkin before cruising past Philipp Kohlschreiber in straight sets. His steady baseline game and big forehand are the keys to his game, but Daniil Medvedev is an elite defensive player and one of the most consistent players on Tour, eliminating any advantage that the Spaniard may have had. He is the big underdog here and has to play freely with nothing to lose, as it is very unlikely that he can get anything out of this match.

This is a very easy match to predict, and will result in a dominant, straight sets win for Daniil Medvedev. He is in the form of his life and is just crushing everyone in his path, and I see this being no different. Pablo Andujar is a very good player but simply does not have the weapons to trouble the Russian, who will win this match very easily, advancing to the Round of 16 here at the 2021 US Open. Medvedev is the main threat to Novak Djokovic’s bid to win the Grand Slam, and he seems locked and loaded here in New York. It is only a matter of time before he wins his first major title, is this the year that he finally does it?