{"id":56376,"date":"2023-04-28T16:46:53","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T20:46:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=56376"},"modified":"2023-04-28T16:55:33","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T20:55:33","slug":"atp-madrid-day-4-predictions-vavassori-medvedev","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2023\/04\/28\/atp-madrid-day-4-predictions-vavassori-medvedev\/","title":{"rendered":"ATP Madrid Day 4 Predictions Including Andrea Vavassori vs Daniil Medvedev"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Day 4 of the ATP Madrid Masters features the remaining second round matches, including former World #1 Daniil Medvedev looking for his first final on clay in over four years and Denis Shapovalov looking to return to form after a disappointing few years. As always, we predict all of the day&#8217;s matches for you. We split Saturday&#8217;s matches between four articles. One features <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2023\/04\/28\/atp-madrid-day-4-predictions-auger-aliassime-lajovic\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Felix Auger-Aliassime vs Dusan Lajovic<\/a>, the second headlines <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2023\/04\/28\/atp-madrid-day-4-predictions-norrie-watanuki\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Cameron Norrie vs Yosuke Watanuki<\/a>, and the third features <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2023\/04\/28\/atp-madrid-day-4-predictions-thiem-tsitsipas\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Dominic Thiem vs Stefanos Tsitsipas<\/a>. Who do you think will win?<\/p>\n<h2>ATP Madrid Day 4 Predictions<\/h2>\n<h4><b>Jan Lennard Struff vs Ben Shelton<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head: 0-0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s no surprise Ben Shelton has won just two of his five matches on the clay this year really, especially with his huge serve and currently not much else <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2023\/04\/04\/ben-shelton-clay-debut\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">despite rapidly improving<\/a>. On the clay for the most part, that just doesn\u2019t cut it. What the American does have in his favor, though, is the speed Madrid plays at given its altitude which aids the serve more than other events on the dirt. With Struff coming into the event with a quarterfinal in Monte-Carlo just a few weeks ago losing to Andrey Rublev, his somewhat solid game should be enough to get the better of the 20-year -ld on this surface.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Struff in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"d_RrvPueRUFMG0EzvbSXDw\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1483146390\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'d_RrvPueRUFMG0EzvbSXDw',sig:'CiCWDpjTnx-EHjD6XkEUCJtgVko82ALlRWRXRRT-T4A=',w:'594px',h:'374px',items:'1483146390',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Taylor Fritz vs Christopher O\u2019Connell<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head: 0-0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With back-to-back semifinals in his last two events I think it\u2019s fair to say Taylor Fritz has surprised many with his results on the clay given his best results before this year were mostly on the faster surfaces. Maybe there\u2019s no wonder his fortunes have changed given the serve has not only remained a weapon but the forehand is firing more often with the backhand far more solid than its ever been, no wonder he\u2019s in the world\u2019s top 10 now. His opponent despite being ranked 81 in the world has already beaten Alexander Zverev just last week and had a great win against Filip Krajinovic who excels on the dirt in the first round here. The American should get the win but it might be tighter than some imagine.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Fritz in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"w5e9dahKS8drk871RPJ6fw\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1483910291\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'w5e9dahKS8drk871RPJ6fw',sig:'N7KpAqXhpmsFLbOILJtnHfelFrbqg_QScjs-5Oa_Qgw=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1483910291',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Denis Shapovalov vs Zhang Zhizhen<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head: 0-0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Denis Shapovalov has been a disappointment the last few years, and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2023\/03\/27\/form-issues-still-plaguing-denis-shapovalov\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">that\u2019s putting it lightly<\/a>. And unfortunately for fans of the Canadian, he doesn\u2019t look any more likely to turn it around now than last year. Whilst still ranked inside the world\u2019s top 30, performances have been dull, littered by tons of unforced errors with loss after loss, just this year alone he\u2019s only won back-to-back matches twice. This is a nice starting match for the now 24 year old though, Madrid will aid his serve and his forehand will be particularly effective and shoot through this court more than most others. This is the Chinese first event on the ATP Tour on this surface and despite winning his first match, this is going to be a test too far, even against a Shapovalov nowhere near his best.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Shapovalov in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"khBa0UWvTo1aHt4y3KpZnw\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1252012831\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'khBa0UWvTo1aHt4y3KpZnw',sig:'xLnYc6Ts8VF_J79bL-dtGUHU_r41j1YARliGRehza44=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1252012831',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Andrea Vavassori vs Daniil Medvedev<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head: 0-0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no question the former world number one isn\u2019t the best of clay courters but here and there he does show he\u2019s not exactly the worst on it. Losing in Monte-Carlo to Holger Rune is no disgrace but more importantly he went into that match with two good wins against Sonego and former Grand Slam finalist Alexander Zverev. The Russian may struggle against the elite but he does often beat everyone he should on any surface which he will do against the man ranked outside of the world\u2019s Top 150.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Medvedev in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo Credit: Susan Mullane-USA TODAY Sports<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Day 4 of the ATP Madrid Masters features the remaining second round matches, including former World #1 Daniil Medvedev looking for his first final on clay in over four years and Denis Shapovalov looking to return to form after a disappointing few years. As always, we predict all of the day&#8217;s matches for you. 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