Daniil Medvedev extends statistically perfect Slam streak and rides ‘lucky number’

The world number two came through some tough moments in his battle with the Greek star but eventually won in four sets 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 6-4, 6-1. Medvedev has been a force of nature at the Australian Open and during his US Open title run in September, demonstrating his prowess on hard courts in particular. In fact, the Russian has a specific record that shows his strength when up in a hard court Slam match.Across his 11 combined main draw appearances at the US Open and Australian Open, Medvedev has a win-loss record of 39-9. Over those 48 matches, Medvedev has won the first set 37 times. Of those 37 matches, the New York champion has a perfect win-loss record of 37-0. In less of a streak and more of an anomalous pattern, Medvedev may have found a lucky number while in Melbourne, as pointed out by this tweet.