Comments, predictions Nuno Borges vs Daniil Medvedev: Victory for the Russians

The Russian is the only champion left in New York and is looking to book his place in the quarter-finals with victory over his Portuguese opponent.

Nuno Borges vs Daniil Medvedev's latest US Open journey

Nuno Borges:

Round 1: vs. Federico Coria 6-2 6-4 6-1

Round 2: vs. Athanasios Kokkinakis 6-4 7-5 7-5

Round 3: vs. Jakub Mensik 6-7(5) 6-1 3-6 7-6(6) 6-0

Daniil Medvedev:

Round 1: vs. Dusan Lajovic 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-1

Round 2: vs. Fabian Marozsan 6-3 6-2 7-6(5)

Round 3: vs. Flavio Cobolli 6-3 6-4 6-3

Latest confrontation history of Nuno Borges vs Daniil Medvedev

Australian Open (2024) - Round four: Medvedev wins 6-3 7-6(4) 5-7 6-1

Halle (2024) - Round of 32: Medvedev won 7-6(4) 6-4

Both meetings between Borges and Medvedev came this year, with the Russian winning at the Australian Open and again triumphing in Halle.

Although the Portuguese has won one title this year while the one-time Grand Slam champion has none, Medvedev's 35-13 record in 2024 is superior to Borges' 21-21 win-loss record.

Latest Nuno Borges vs Daniil Medvedev match review

Nuno Borges has only won one of his two previous US Open appearances, but the 27-year-old has three wins to reach his first fourth-round match at Flushing Meadows.

The world No. 34's most recent match in Queens was a tense five-setter, eliminating Jakub Mensik 6-7(5), 6-1, 3-6, 7-6(6), 6-0.

Having twice shown his fighting spirit to overcome a set down and win the tie-break in the fourth set, the Portuguese will need those qualities when facing the 2021 champion.

Borges matched his best record at a Grand Slam by reaching the fourth round at the Australian Open in January before losing to his opponent on Monday. However, he needs one more win to break his own record and claim his first victory over a top-10 opponent.

Medvedev will not be an easy opponent as he looks to make another quarter-final appearance at Flushing Meadows, aiming to eliminate the Portuguese.

With Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz out, Medvedev is the only man in the men's draw to have tasted success at the year's final Major, and having reached the final in 2019 and 2023, he is aiming for a second title.

Although many predicted Jannik Sinner would win his second Grand Slam and Alexander Zverev - who is in the other half of the group - would have a chance, the Russian could shatter those predictions.

An intriguing quarter-final clash with Sinner could happen in the next round, although this depends on both players winning their fourth-round matches, something that is far from certain at this surprise US Open.

Only in 2022 – when the defending champion was beaten by Nick Kyrgios – did Medvedev fail to get past the fourth round at Flushing Meadows.

With three finals and one semi-final in the last five years, he is confident of improving that record to five in the next six tournaments.

Nuno Borges vs Daniil Medvedev score prediction

Although Medvedev has beaten Borges in both meetings, only one of their six sets has been by a wide margin, suggesting another tense encounter on Monday. Still, Medvedev is tipped to avoid a shock defeat and advance to another quarterfinal at Flushing Meadows.

Our prediction: Medvedev wins in four sets