Giron and Medvedev will take on each other in the first-round matchup of the 2023 Australian Open on January 16.
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Marcos Giron hasn’t been in great form recently and looks to start the year on a high. He hasn’t made it to the later stages of any of the major tournaments he has played in the last couple of months. He lost to Dimitrov in the Vienna Open in the quarter-finals after winning the first two matches Griekspoor and Norrie. In the next tournament which was the Paris Masters, he got knocked out right in the qualifiers stage to Lehecka, and at the recent Adelaide International 1 as he lost to Popyrin in the round of 16 stage after beating Gasquet in the first round. In the European Open, he also got knocked out in the first round itself to Korda. He beat Federico Coria and J.J. Wolf in the ASB Classic before losing to Cameron Norrie.
Daniil Medvedev has been in great form recently and looks to start the year on a high again. He has made it to the later stages of the majority of the tournaments he has played in the last couple of months. He lost to Djokovic, Tsitsipas, and Rublev in the ATP World Tour Finals. In the first round of the Paris Masters, he got knocked out right in the round of 32 stage to Alex De Minaur. And he won the Vienna Open after beating the likes of Shapovalov, Sinner, Dimitrov, Thiem, and Basilashvili on the way. He also made it to the semis of the Adelaide International 1 losing to Novak Djokovic.
| Giron vs Medvedev | Match details |
|---|---|
| Date | January 16, 2023 |
| Surface | Hard courts |
| Tournament | Australian Open |
| Stage | First Round |
| Time(India) | 2:45 P.M. |
| Opponent | Score |
|---|---|
| C. Norrie | 1-6, 7-6, 2-6 (L) |
| J.J. Wolf | 6-4, 6-4 (W) |
| F. Coria | 6-7, 6-4, 7-5 (W) |
| A. Popyrin | 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 (L) |
| R. Gasquet | 7-6, 6-7, 7-5 (W) |
| Opponent | Score |
|---|---|
| N. Djokovic | 6-3, 6-4 (L) |
| K. Khachanov | 6-3, 6-3 (W) |
| M. Kecmanović | 6-0, 6-3 (W) |
| L. Sonego | 7-6, 2-1 Walkover (W) |
| N. Djokovic | 6-3, 6-7, 7-6 (W) |
Giron and Medvedev have faced one another only once in the past where Medvedev has beaten Giron.
| Tournament | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 Cincinnati Masters | Daniil Medvedev | 6-4, 6-4 |
Giron and Medvedev will take on each other in the first-round matchup of the 2023 Australian Open on January 16.
Australia – Nine and Stan Sport
Canada – TSN and RDS
India – Sony Sports Network
UK – Eurosport
USA – ESPN Network
The matches of both men’s and women’s can be live-streamed on demand on the Tennis TV app and website.
