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Marc-Andrea Huesler vs Hamad Medjedovic: ATP Gstaad – First round

For the second time in a week, Marc-Andrea Huesler and Hamad Medjedovic will face each other in the opening round of ATP Gstaad.

Marc-Andrea Huesler Profile

Marc-Andrea Huesler is 226th in the ATP rankings, and his career high was No. 47. The Swiss are 24-19 for the season and 8-3 on clay.

Huesler is coming off a 16-point loss to Hamad Medjedovic in the second round in Salzburg. He failed to qualify for the Wimbledon main draw against Maxime Cressy.

Huesler’s best results this season were the quarterfinals in Munich and the Madrid Challenger.

This is his seventh appearance in Gstaad, and he lost in the opening round in the previous four years.

Hamad Medjedovic Profile

Hamad Medjedovic is currently 122nd in the ATP rankings and his career high was No. 102. The Serbian is 16-10 for the season and 13-5 on clay.

He is coming off a quarterfinal loss 6-7, 6-3, 6-4 in the ATP Salzburg to Ignacio Buse. Medjedovic failed to qualify for the main draw at Wimbledon losing to Beibit Zhukayev.

Medjedovic’s best result this season was the third round in Rome where he lost to Daniil Medvedev in three sets.

Last year in Gstaad he reached the semifinal where he lost to Pedro Cachin.

Head-to-Head Medjedovic leads 1-0

• Medjedovic vs Huesler 6-3, 7-6 (2024 ATP Salzburg, round of 16)

Prediction and Conclusion

Hamad Medjedovic is one of the rising stars on the tour, but it is a fact that everyone expected him to be in the top 100 in the rankings after winning the NextGen championship last year. The Serbian prefers playing on clay, just like Marc-Andrea Huesler. The Swiss is one of the tallest players on tour and is a lefty, which makes him a difficult opponent. This looks like a tournament in which both of these players see a huge opportunity, so this will be a tough match going over 22.5 games in total.