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Daniil Medvedev vs Fabian Marozsan: US Open – Second round
The 2021 champion Daniil Medvedev will face Fabian Marozsan in the second round of the US Open.
Daniil Medvedev Profile
Former world No. 1 Daniil Medvedev is currently fifth in the rankings. The Russian is 36-13 for the season and 19-6 on hard surface.
Medvedev is coming off a 6-3, 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 win over Dusan Lajovic in the opening round of the tournament. He lost the openers in Cincinnati and Montreal.
Medvedev has yet to win a title this season as he lost both finals at the Australian Open and in Indian Wells.
Medvedev won the US Open in 2021 defeating Novak Djokovic in the final and last year lost in the final to the Serb.
Fabian Marozsan Profile
Fabian Marozsan is 51st in the ATP rankings and his career high was No. 39 in the world. The Hungarian is 21-25 for the season and 14-10 on hard surface.
Marozsan is coming off a 2-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 win over Hamad Medjedovic in the opening round of the US Open.
Last, week he lost his first match to Learner Tien in Winston Salem.
His best results this season were the quarterfinals in Miami and Umag.
This is Marozsan’s second appearance at the US Open after last year he lost to Adrian Mannarino in the second round.
Head-to-Head
This will be the first match between Daniil Medvedev and Fabian Marozsan.
Prediction and Conclusion
Daniil Medvedev is not having his best season, as he has yet to win a title this year. After back-to-back losses in the previous two weeks, he had a confident start in New York. Fabian Marozsan has very limited experience on this stage, and coming back from 2-1 down in the first round looked quite impressive. The Hungarian can move well on this surface and is a big fighter, so Medvedev will not have an easy day in the office. Therefore, we go with over 33.5 games in total.
