The No. 1 seed Daniil Medvedev will confront the seeds No. 7 Hubert Hurkacz in the quarter -finals of the Rogers Cup/Canada Open 2021. This year's tournament is held in Montreal and Toronto (Canada) from August 6 to 15.
Medvedev won the right to play the quarterfinals after defeating James Duckworth 6-2, 6-4 in the third round. The Russian player is currently the Canadian runner -up Open 2019 and does not face many difficulties in the last match. The first strong serve and the continuous bouncing of Medvedev did not give the Australian opponent many opportunities. Daniil Medvedev won 84% of his first serve points.
Meanwhile, Hubert Hurkacz has a backwards against rival Basilashvili with a score of 6-7 (7), 6-4, 6-4 to confront Medvedev. Kei Nishikori withdrew, facilitating Hurkacz to play in the third round and he did not miss the opportunity. The Polish tennis player did not have much time to prepare, lost in the first set but still showed bravery. Hurkacz has very good first serve. He faced 7 Break Point in the match and saved 6 points. However, this player has a problem with the second serve.
Hubert Hurkacz won Daniil Medvedev in the last time the two players confronted each other in Wimbledon. Both Medvedev and Hurkacz have the knacks that are serve and post -bouncing shots, with weaknesses of the second serve. However, Medvedev is highly appreciated based on the experience and past successes.
Predict results: Daniil Medvedev won 3 sets.
Information Medvedev vs Hurkacz
– Tournament: quarterfinals Rogers Cup
– Category: ATP 1000
– The yard: hard
– Time: 06h00 Today 14/8
– Location: Toronto (Canada)
– Broadcast channel: TTTV HD, K+PC
