2020 Paris Masters Semi-Final – Daniil Medvedev vs Milos Raonic Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
Where is Daniil Medvedev vs Milos Raonic taking place? Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris
When is Daniil Medvedev vs Milos Raonic on and what time does it start? Saturday 7th November, 2020 – not before 13:00 (UK)
What surface is Daniil Medvedev vs Milos Raonic being played on? Indoor hard
Where can I get tickets for Daniil Medvedev vs Milos Raonic? No tickets are available as the 2020 Paris Masters will be played without spectators
What channel is Daniil Medvedev vs Milos Raonic on? This match will not be televised live in the UK
Where can I stream Daniil Medvedev vs Milos Raonic? Amazon Prime subscribers can stream the match live via their platform
THE PREDICTION
Daniil Medvedev took just over an hour to end the Paris Masters campaign of Diego Schwartzman as he beat the Argentine for a fourth time to reach the semi-finals. As much as the Russian was tuned-in from the off, Schwartzman’s mind seemed to be elsewhere in their short quarter-final and he would have been more competitive, perhaps, without the ATP Finals qualification looming overhead. Nonetheless, world number five Medvedev will face Milos Raonic for a third time, having beaten the Canadian on both previous meetings in two hard-court quarter-finals. It is testament to Milos Raonic’s quarter-final opponent, Ugo Humbert, that Raonic’s three-set victory over the young Frenchman came as quite the shock. However, the 29-year-old played superbly both at the beginning and end of the two-hours-plus match, including saving match point in the third set tiebreak with a 30-shot rally that will make it onto plenty of highlights reels. The Canadian is a former finalist here and his 35 aces against Humbert should put some trepidation in Daniil Medvedev, if the Russian was capable of such an emotion. The 24-year-old is growing into this tournament and will wear the confidence of a 2-0 head-to-head record over Raonic well in what should be a three-set encounter but, knowing the brutality of the Russian, could well fall his way in two.
