PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Tsitsipas, Ymer, Berrettini and Khachanov to play on John Cain Arena on Saturday – Australian Open

ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Stefanos Tsitsipas, Mikael Ymer, Matteo Berrettini and Karen Khachanov are going to play on Saturday at the Australian Open on John Cain Arena.

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Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Mikael Ymer

Head to head 1-0 for Tsitsipas

Stefanos Tsitsipas will compete against Mikael Ymer in the 3^rd round for the 2^nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 4 pm on John Cain Arena.

Stefanos Tsitsipas: ranking and results

Ranked no. 6, Tsitsipas got to the 3^rd round after beating Gilles Simon 6-1 6-2 6-1 and Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-7⁵ 6-4 6-1 6-7⁵ 6-4.

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

Last year at the Australian Open Stefanos lost in the 3^rd round 7-5 6-4 7-6(2) to Milos Raonic.

Mikael Ymer: ranking and results

Ranked no. 95, the Swede got to the 3^rd round after beating Hubert Hurkacz 3-6 6-3 3-6 7-5 6-2 and Carlos Alcaraz Garfia 2-6 6-4 6-4 7-6⁵.

Mikael has a 2-1 win-loss record in 2021, 2-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open Mikael lost in the 2^nd round 6-2 2-6 6-4 3-6 7-6(8) to Karen Khachanov.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2^nd time that Stefanos Tsitsipas and Mikael Ymer face off. Their record is 1-0 for Tsitsipas (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.

Previously, the last time when they competed against each other, Tsitsipas won 6-1 6-3 in the 2^nd round in Marseille back in 2020.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Stefanos Tsitsipas who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Stefanos Tsitsipas is the pick to win this match.
Stefanos Tsitsipas -> 1.103
Mikael Ymer -> 8

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Matteo Berrettini vs. Karen Khachanov

Head to head 3-0 for Berrettini

Matteo Berrettini will take on Karen Khachanov in the 3^rd round for the 4^th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 5 pm on John Cain Arena.

Matteo Berrettini: ranking and results

Ranked no. 10, Berrettini reached the 3^rd round after beating Kevin Anderson 7-6⁹ 7-5 6-3 and Tomas Machac 6-3 6-2 4-6 6-3.

Berrettini has a 7-2 win-loss record in 2021, 7-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open The Italian had to surrender in the 2^nd round 7-6(7) 6-4 4-6 2-6 7-5 to Tennys Sandgren.

Karen Khachanov: ranking and results

Ranked no. 20, the Russian got to the 3^rd round after defeating Aleksandar Vukic 6-3 6-7⁴ 7-6² 6-4 and Richard Berankis 6-2 6-4 6-4.

Karen has a 5-1 win-loss record in 2021, 5-1 on hard (See FULL STATS). Karen’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in Melbourne.

Last year at the Australian Open The Russian lost in the 3^rd round 6-2 7-6(5) 6-7(6) 6-7(7) 7-6(8) to Nick Kyrgios.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 4^th time that Matteo Berrettini and Karen Khachanov clash against each other. Their current head to head is 3-0 for Berrettini (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.

The last time they fought against each other, Khachanov won 7-6(6) 6-4 in the 1^st round in All Lower level tournaments back in 2020.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Matteo Berrettini who should win in 4 sets.

As per the initial odds, Matteo Berrettini is the pick to win this match.
Matteo Berrettini -> 1.44
Karen Khachanov -> 2.97

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Last Results

These are the last results of the Australian Open

• Dusan LajovicLajovic – Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero (6-7⁶ 7-5 6-1 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Aslan KaratsevKaratsev – Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman (6-3 6-3 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (7-5 7-5 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta (6-0 1-0 ret.) – Score progression – Stats
• Alexander ZverevZverev – Adrian MannarinoMannarino (6-3 6-3 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
• Milos RaonicRaonic – Marton FucsovicsFucsovics (7-6(2) 5-7 6-2 6-2) – Score progression – Stats

Upcoming matches

These are the upcoming matches of the Australian Open

• Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz (2-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Dominic ThiemThiem – Nick KyrgiosKyrgios (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Andrey RublevRublev – Feliciano LopezLopez (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Casper RuudRuud – Radu AlbotAlbot (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Lloyd HarrisHarris – Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Filip KrajinovicKrajinovic – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Mikael YmerYmer (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini (0-3) – H2H – Prediction
• Fabio FogniniFognini – Alex De MinaurDe Minaur (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Cameron NorrieNorrie – Rafael NadalNadal (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Dusan LajovicLajovic – Alexander ZverevZverev (0-2) – H2H – Prediction
• Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime – Aslan KaratsevKaratsev (1-1) – H2H – Prediction