Comments, predictions Nuno Borges vs Daniil Medvedev: Russians win again

The Russian is the only champion left in New York and is aiming for a quarter-final spot with a win over his Portuguese opponent.

Nuno Borges vs Daniil Medvedev's latest US Open journey

Nuno Borges:

Round 1: vs. Federico Coria 6-2 6-4 6-1

Round 2: vs. Athanasios Kokkinakis 6-4 7-5 7-5

Round 3: vs. Jakub Mensik 6-7(5) 6-1 3-6 7-6(6) 6-0

Daniil Medvedev:

Round 1: vs. Dusan Lajovic 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-1

Round 2: vs. Fabian Marozsan 6-3 6-2 7-6(5)

Round 3: vs. Flavio Cobolli 6-3 6-4 6-3

Latest confrontation history of Nuno Borges vs Daniil Medvedev

Australian Open (2024) - Round four: Medvedev wins 6-3 7-6(4) 5-7 6-1

Halle (2024) - Round of 32: Medvedev won 7-6(4) 6-4

Borges and Medvedev have met twice this year, with the Russian winning both times. At the Australian Open, Medvedev won 6-3, 7-6(4), 5-7, 6-1, and in Halle, he won 7-6(4), 6-4.

Although the Portuguese has won one title this year, while Medvedev, a one-time Grand Slam champion, has yet to win a title, Medvedev's 35-13 record in 2024 still beats Borges' 21-21 win-loss record.

Latest Nuno Borges vs Daniil Medvedev match review

Nuno Borges has played the US Open twice before, winning just once. However, the 27-year-old has won three to reach his first fourth-round match at Flushing Meadows. The world No. 34's last match in Queens was a tense five-setter, as he defeated Jakub Mensik 6-7(5), 6-1, 3-6, 7-6(6), 6-0.

Having twice shown the fighting spirit to come from a set down and win the fourth-set tie-break, Borges will need those qualities against the 2021 champion. He matched his best record at a Grand Slam with his current one, reaching the fourth round at the Australian Open in January before losing on Monday. Borges needs one more win to break through and claim his first win over a top-10 player.

Medvedev is no pushover as he looks to make another quarter-final appearance at Flushing Meadows, aiming to eliminate the Portuguese. With Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz already out, Medvedev is the only player in the men's draw to have tasted success at the year's final Major. After reaching the final in 2019 and 2023, he is aiming for a second title.

While many predict Jannik Sinner will win his second Grand Slam and Alexander Zverev – who is in the other half of the draw – has a chance, the Russian could well upset those predictions. An intriguing quarterfinal clash with Sinner could happen in the next round, but that would depend on both players winning their fourth-round matches, which is unlikely at this unpredictable US Open.

Medvedev has not made it past the fourth round at Flushing Meadows since 2022 – when the defending champion was beaten by Nick Kyrgios – and with three finals and one semi-final in the past five years, he is confident of improving his record to five in the next six.

Nuno Borges vs Daniil Medvedev score prediction

Although Medvedev has beaten Borges in both of their previous encounters, only one of their six sets has been by a wide margin, suggesting another tight encounter could be on the cards on Monday. Still, Medvedev is tipped to avoid a shock defeat and advance to another quarterfinal at Flushing Meadows.

Our prediction: Medvedev wins in four sets

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