1/0 Munar

The Spaniard has never lost to Medvedev!

Well, there’s only been one meeting and Medvedev tilted pretty quickly—he was coming off a big tournament and just didn’t feel like fighting that day. Munar, for his part, played particularly well too, mixing defense and aggression to come forward to the net perfectly, a blend he’s been reproducing nicely since the start of the season. He showed again in Basel that he’s one to watch in this indoor stretch; he only lost to Fonseca but played a good match—no complaints, his week was top. Medvedev arrived tired after his title in Almaty, but even so he fought well before losing to Moutet; that’s good Daniil, and now that he’s found his tennis again along with confidence, he’ll be tough to beat. Still, watch out for the matchup: this season he struggles against mobile, strong-from-the-baseline players, and Munar fits that category completely. We can expect a typical Daniil match with its ups and downs—he can have trouble closing a set, get frustrated, argue with the umpire or the crowd... Munar will try to force all of that; he knows his job: make him play as much as possible and step in to attack when it’s on. Being the underdog also helps him produce good matches. That said, if we’re talking peak level, then yeah, Daniil is much better and he’s supposed to win this one, especially given his momentum!