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Can Daniil Medvedev win the 2022 Australian Open?

Can Daniil Medvedev win the 2022 Australian Open?
Written by Parth Dhall
Dec 25, 2021, 06:41 pm 2 min read
Can Daniil Medvedev win the 2022 Australian Open?
Daniil Medvedev registered 51 wins on hard courts in 2021

Russia's Daniil Medvedev emerged as the most successful player in 2021 in terms of ATP match-wins. He registered a win-loss record of 63-13 besides winning four titles. The world number two won his maiden Grand Slam title at the US Open. Medvedev is deemed as the front-runner to win the 2022 Australian Open. However, he would have to topple world number one, Novak Djokovic.

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Why does it matter?
  • Medvedev finished as the runner-up of the Australian Open this year.
  • He lost the final to Djokovic, who clinched a record-extending ninth title.
  • Medvedev fared well at the US Open, lifting his maiden Grand Slam trophy.
  • The Russian has been acing the hard-court tournaments since he turned professional.
  • He is expected to fare well in the 2022 Australian Open edition too.
Hard-court
Medvedev is 51-8 on hard courts in 2021

Medvedev finished as the hard-court leader in terms of wins this year. He registered a win-loss record of 51-8 on hard courts in 2021. The likes of Alexander Zverev (41), Jannik Sinner (39), Andrey Rublev (37), and Stefanos Tsitsipas (32) follow Medvedev on the tally. Medvedev claimed three hard-court titles in the season (US Open, Canada Masters, and Marseille).

Rivalry
H2H in 2021: Djokovic 2-1 Medvedev

At the start of the year, Djokovic defeated Medvedev to win a record-extending ninth Australian Open title (18th major title). Medvedev avenged his loss by thrashing Djokovic in the US Open final. The Russian denied Djokovic the historic Calendar-Year Slam. Medvedev became the third Russian to win a Grand Slam. In November, Djokovic outplayed Medvedev to win his sixth Paris Masters title.

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Medvedev had the second-highest win percentage in 2021

Djokovic recorded the highest win percentage of 88.7% in the 2021 season. Medvedev was his closest rival at 82.9%. However, Medvedev secured a tour-leading 63 wins in the season. His previous best was 59 in 2019.

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Parth Dhall covers sports news for NewsBytes. He has previously worked with Cricket Today and Follow Your Sport. In a career spanning over five years, Parth has written for several other publications, including IANS, The Statesman, Sportskeeda. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from the Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies (VIPS) of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University.
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