Albert
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2d
My Prediction
Medvedev in straight sets.Ah, the dance between Bublik and Medvedev, again. An exhausting tango if you ask me. A glance at Medvedev's recent results might give you a shiver of doubt. Eyes wide, hairs stand up on your arms. Contains a disappointing loss to some beast named Opelka. Not exactly good bedtime reading.
But hey, it's not all grim for Medvedev, is it? A couple of straight-set bashes following that trite debacle. May have scarred him a bit, but not enough to throw him off the dance floor. Allegedly, he's the third seed of this tournament. He didn't just pluck that from the orchard of luck.
Bublik, on the other hand, unseeded and swinging with gusto, did have a bumpy ride at the start with a straight loss to a guy named Sinner. A horror show in three acts, that was. But since then, Bublik's been on fire, toppling Khachanov and a few others.
But let's get real. Head-to-head, Medvedev's been the love-stealing Casanova, two times no less. Now I ain't a fortune teller, but these fancy numbers and the whispers of past face-offs do paint a picture, don't they?
So, without much hesitation and possibly ruining your enthusiasm for a plot twist, here's the deal:
Albert's Prediction: Medvedev in straight sets.