This match is a meeting between Daniil Medvedev vs Henri Laaksonen. Medvedev is the No. 2 seed player of the tournament and is holding the second place in the world. Meanwhile, Henri Laaksonen is not ranked seeds.
The Russian player started in 2022 with an unexpected result when losing to Ugo Humbert in 3 sets in the ATP Cup. Although he won all the remaining matches of the tournament, Russia did not reach the final.
Last year, Daniil Medvedev reached the final of Australia and this time he was expected to win the championship. In 2021, witnessing the world No. 2 player won the first Grand Slam with the expanded US championship. If the Australian championship expanded, he would be the first besides Big 3 (Federer, Nadal, Djokovic) to win 2 consecutive Grand Slam.
Henri Laaksonen is the only Swiss tennis player in Australia, when Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka are absent. Last year, the 29 -year -old athlete came to the third round of Roland Garros. It was his best achievement in a Grand Slam in his career.
The two players met once in the past, and Medvedev won with a score of 7-6, 6-7, 6-2 in the 2019 Davis Cup qualifying.
The level of level of both is very large, so Daniil Medvedev is expected to win easily. He was 'reached' a lot in 2021. He played very well and stability made every opponent bored. Both his ball and returning the ball are excellent.
Prediction: Daniil Medvedev 3-0 Henri Laaksonen
Information Daniil Medvedev vs Henri Laaksonen
Time: 10:00 on January 18
Tournament: Australian Open
Round 1
Location: Melbourne, Australia
The yard: hard
