PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Djokovic, Fritz, Zverev and Mannarino to play on Rod Laver Arena on Friday – Australian Open

ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Novak Djokovic, Taylor Harry Fritz, Alexander Zverev and Adrian Mannarino are going to compete on Friday at the Australian Open on Rod Laver Arena.

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Novak Djokovic vs. Taylor Harry Fritz

Head to head 2-0 for Djokovic

Novak Djokovic will play Taylor Harry Fritz in the 3^rd round for the 3^rd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 9 pm on Rod Laver Arena.

Novak Djokovic: ranking and results

Currently world no. 1 Djokovic got to the 3^rd round after beating Jeremy Chardy 6-3 6-1 6-2 and Frances Tiafoe 6-3 6-7³ 7-6² 6-3.

Djokovic has a 4-0 win-loss record in 2021, 4-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open Djokovic won the title last year in Australian-Open after besting Dominic Thiem 6-4 4-6 2-6 6-3 6-4. Djokovic conquered the title at the Australian Open in 2008, 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2016.

Taylor Harry Fritz: ranking and results

Ranked no. 31, Fritz got to the 3^rd round after beating Albert Ramos-Vinolas 7-6⁶ 3-6 6-2 7-6⁶ and Reilly Opelka 4-6 7-6⁶ 6-7⁴ 7-6⁵ 6-2.

Taylor has a 3-1 win-loss record in 2021, 3-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open Fritz lost in the 3^rd round 6-2 6-4 6-7(5) 6-4 to Dominic Thiem.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 3^rd time that Novak Djokovic and Taylor Harry Fritz fight against each other. Their current head to head is 2-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.

Previously, the last time they played each other, Djokovic won 6-4 6-2 in the 2^nd round in Madrid back in 2019.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Novak Djokovic who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Novak Djokovic is the pick to win this match.
Novak Djokovic -> 1.019
Taylor Harry Fritz -> 20

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Alexander Zverev vs. Adrian Mannarino

Head to head 5-0 for Zverev

Alexander Zverev will take on Adrian Mannarino in the 3^rd round for the 6^th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 3 pm on Rod Laver Arena.

Alexander Zverev: ranking and results

Ranked no. 7, Alexander got to the 3^rd round after beating Marcos Giron 6-7⁸ 7-6⁴ 6-3 6-2 and Maxime Cressy 7-5 6-4 6-3.

Zverev has a 3-2 win-loss record in 2021, 3-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open Alexander had to surrender in the semifinal 3-6 6-4 7-6(3) 7-6(4) to Dominic Thiem.

Adrian Mannarino: ranking and results

Ranked no. 36, Adrian got to the 3^rd round after defeating Dennis Novak 6-2 6-4 7-6² and Miomir Kecmanovic 6-1 6-2 6-4.

Mannarino has a 3-2 win-loss record in 2021, 3-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open The French player surrendered in the 1^st round 6-3 7-5 6-2 to Dominic Thiem.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 6^th time that Alexander Zverev and Adrian Mannarino fight against each other. Their head to head is 5-0 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

Previously, the last time they played, Zverev won 7-6(11) 6-7(7) 6-4 in the 3^rd round in Paris back in 2020.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alexander Zverev who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Alexander Zverev is the pick to win this match.
Alexander Zverev -> 1.147
Adrian Mannarino -> 6.25

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Last Results

These are the last results of the Australian Open

• Fabio FogniniFognini – Salvatore CarusoCaruso (4-6 6-2 2-6 6-3 7-6¹²) – Score progression – Stats
• Casper RuudRuud – Tommy PaulPaul (3-6 6-2 6-4 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
• Lloyd HarrisHarris – Alexei PopyrinPopyrin (6-2 1-6 6-3 6-7⁵ 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena (6-2 7-5 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
• Cameron NorrieNorrie – Roman SafiullinSafiullin (3-6 7-5 6-3 7-6³) – Score progression – Stats
• Radu AlbotAlbot – Christopher O ConnellO Connell (6-2 7-5 7-6⁸) – Score progression – Stats
• Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Richard BerankisBerankis (6-2 6-4 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis (6-7⁵ 6-4 6-1 6-7⁵ 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Andrey RublevRublev – Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro (6-4 6-4 7-6⁸) – Score progression – Stats
• Filip KrajinovicKrajinovic – Pablo AndujarAndujar (6-2 5-7 6-1 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Feliciano LopezLopez – Lorenzo SonegoSonego (5-7 3-6 6-3 7-5 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Rafael NadalNadal – Michael MmohMmoh (6-1 6-4 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Mikael YmerYmer – Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia (2-6 6-4 6-4 7-6⁵) – Score progression – Stats
• Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald – Borna CoricCoric (6-4 6-2 4-6 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Pablo CuevasCuevas (6-3 6-3 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
• Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini – Tomas MachacMachac (6-3 6-2 4-6 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime – James DuckworthDuckworth (6-4 6-1 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman – Alexandre MullerMuller (6-2 6-0 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Alexander ZverevZverev – Maxime CressyCressy (7-5 6-4 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Milos RaonicRaonic – Corentin MoutetMoutet (6-7¹ 6-1 6-1 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Nick KyrgiosKyrgios – Ugo HumbertHumbert (5-7 6-4 3-6 7-6² 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Dusan LajovicLajovic – Alexander BublikBublik (6-4 7-6⁴ 4-6 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Adrian MannarinoMannarino – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (6-1 6-2 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero – Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori (1-6 6-3 6-2 7-6⁵) – Score progression – Stats
• Aslan KaratsevKaratsev – Egor GerasimovGerasimov (6-0 6-1 6-0) – Score progression – Stats
• Dominic ThiemThiem – Dominik KoepferKoepfer (6-4 6-0 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Marton FucsovicsFucsovics – Stan WawrinkaWawrinka (7-5 6-1 4-6 2-6 7-6⁹) – Score progression – Stats
• Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Bernard TomicTomic (6-1 6-3 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta – Jiri VeselyVesely (6-3 7-6³ 2-6 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Alex BoltBolt (7-6¹ 6-1 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (6-3 6-7³ 7-6² 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Reilly OpelkaOpelka (4-6 7-6⁶ 6-7⁴ 7-6⁵ 6-2) – Score progression – Stats

Upcoming matches

These are the upcoming matches of the Australian Open

• Fabio FogniniFognini – Alex De MinaurDe Minaur (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz (2-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Adrian MannarinoMannarino – Alexander ZverevZverev (0-5) – H2H – Prediction
• Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta (4-3) – H2H – Prediction
• Filip KrajinovicKrajinovic – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Marton FucsovicsFucsovics – Milos RaonicRaonic (0-2) – H2H – Prediction
• Aslan KaratsevKaratsev – Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Dominic ThiemThiem – Nick KyrgiosKyrgios (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini (0-3) – H2H – Prediction
• Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero – Dusan LajovicLajovic (0-2) – H2H – Prediction
• Cameron NorrieNorrie – Rafael NadalNadal (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Andrey RublevRublev – Feliciano LopezLopez (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Mikael YmerYmer (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime (3-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Casper RuudRuud – Radu AlbotAlbot (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Lloyd HarrisHarris – Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald (0-1) – H2H – Prediction