Medvedev leads Merida 1-0 ahead of Vienna first round
Daniil Medvedev and Daniel Merida Aguilar meet for the second time at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna.
Daniil Medvedev leads Daniel Merida Aguilar 1-0 in their head-to-head after winning at Wimbledon in July 2026. The pair face off in the first round of the Erste Bank Open on Centre Court.
Key takeaways
- Medvedev and Merida will play in the first round of the Erste Bank Open in Vienna
- Medvedev leads their career head-to-head 1-0
- They last met at Wimbledon in July 2026, with Medvedev winning 3-6 6-3 7-5 6-2
- Medvedev is ranked number 5 and has a 49-18 record in 2026
- Merida is ranked number 42 and has a 44-21 record in 2026
Daniil Medvedev will face Daniel Merida Aguilar in the first round of the Erste Bank Open in Vienna on Wednesday, 28 October 2026. The match is scheduled for 1:30 pm on Centre Court. Tennis Tonic reported that this will be the second career meeting between the two players.
Medvedev leads their head-to-head 1-0. Their only previous meeting came at Wimbledon in July 2026, where Medvedev won 3-6 6-3 7-5 6-2 in the second round. They have never played each other on indoor hard courts. Medvedev won this tournament once, in 2022.
Medvedev is ranked number 5 and has a 49-18 aggregate win-loss record in 2026, including 4-1 on indoor hard courts. His best results of the season were winning titles in Brisbane, Dubai, Hangzhou and Almaty.
He defeated Brandon Nakashima in the Brisbane final 6-2 7-6(1), Tallon Griekspoor in the Dubai final by walkover, Andrey Rublev in the Hangzhou final 7-5 6-4 and Nikoloz Basilashvili in the Almaty final 6-7(6) 6-1 6-3.
Overall in his career, Medvedev has a 626-260 record and a positive 143-67 record on indoor hard courts.
Merida is ranked number 42 and has a 44-21 aggregate win-loss record in 2026, including 0-1 on indoor hard courts. He played his last match in Shanghai, where he lost 1-6 6-3 6-4 to Van De Zandschulp in the first round on 8 October.
His best results of the year were winning titles at the Tenerife 1 Challenger, where he beat Francesco Maestrelli 6-2 6-4 in the final, and Umag, where he defeated Damir Dzumhur 6-2 5-7 6-2 in the final.
Overall in his career, Merida has a 230-153 record and a negative 1-8 record on indoor hard courts.
The winner advances in the Erste Bank Open in Vienna.
Head-to-head and 2026 records for the Vienna first-round match
Player | Ranking | Head-to-head | 2026 win-loss | Indoor hard 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Daniil Medvedev | 5 | 1-0 | 49-18 | 4-1 |
Daniel Merida Aguilar | 42 | 0-1 | 44-21 | 0-1 |
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