This match is the meeting between Daniil Medvedev vs Botic Van de Zandschulp. Medvedev is the No. 2 seed player of the tournament and is holding the second place in the world. Meanwhile, Botic Van de Zandschulp is not ranked seeds and currently ranks 57 in the world.
After Novak Djokovic was not allowed to attend Australia, Medvedev was the No. 1 seed tennis player of the tournament. The Russian athlete will be a heavy candidate for the Australian championship this year.
Medvedev played quite well in the ATP Cup, although Russia could not reach the final (winning 3/4 of single battles). He continues to show his stability in the past matches. In the first round, Russian tennis players won Henri Laaksonen. In the second round, he defeated Nick Kyrgios, a very popular host player.
Van de Zandschulp impresses when reaching the US quarter -finals expanding last year even though only attending as athletes must pass the qualifying round. He won both Casper Ruud and Diego Schwartzman.
Zandschulp was quite impressive and lucky to defeat Jan-Lennard Struff in the first round, before Richard Gasquet was forced to withdraw in the second round.
Van de Zandschulp reached the US quarter -finals last year and the one who defeated him was none other than Medvedev. It was also the first time the two players met.
Over the past half year, both athletes have played extremely impressive and have outstanding money. However, Medvedev's level is still much higher. With its stability, Medvedev is hard to be eliminated in this round.
Predict: Daniil Medvedev 3-0 Botic van de Zandschulp
Information Daniil Medvedev vs Botic van de zandschulp
Time: 10:00 on January 22
Tournament: Australian Open
Round 3
Location: Melbourne, Australia
The yard: hard