Friday's Shanghai quarterfinal pits Daniil Medvedev against Tommy Paul on hard. Daniil Medvedev has won 10 in a row and 10 of the last 10 overall. Tommy Paul brings a 3-match winning streak into this one, 7-3 across the last ten.
The serve is where this match separates: Medvedev has been winning 72.8% of first-serve points to Paul's 69.4%, and on hard that gap compounds fast. This one is close to a coin flip, and the lean toward Medvedev is exactly that — a lean.
The numbers behind the pick
Serve
| Serve (last 52 weeks) | Daniil Medvedev | Tommy Paul |
|---|
| 1st serve in | 62.2% | 61.7% |
| 1st serve points won | 72.8% | 69.4% |
| 2nd serve points won | 48.9% | 51.3% |
The rest of the numbers
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