AO predictions, H2H: Federer, Djokovic, Millman and Nishioka to play on Friday on the Rod Laver Arena

MELBOURNE ORDER OF PLAY. Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, John Millman and Yoshihito Nishioka will play on Thursday

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Mark Hall
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ORDER OF PLAY. Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, John Millman and Yoshihito Nishioka are the 4 ATP players that will compete on Friday at the Australian Open.

Roger Federer vs. John Millman

Head to head 2-1 for Federer

Roger Federer will come up against John Millman in the 3rd round for the 4th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 9 pm (est) on the Rod Laver Arena.

Roger Federer: ranking and results

Ranked no. 3, the Swiss got to the 3rd round after beating Steve Johnson 6-3 6-2 6-2 and Filip Krajinovic 6-1 6-4 6-1.

Federer has a 2-0 win-loss record in 2020, 2-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open Federer had to bow in the 4th round 6-711 7-63 7-5 7-65 to Stefanos Tsitsipas. Federer conquered the title at the Australian Open in 1, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2017 and 2018.

John Millman: ranking and results

Ranked no. 47, the Australian got to the 3rd round after defeating Ugo Humbert 7-63 6-3 1-6 7-5 and Hubert Hurkacz 6-4 7-5 6-3.

Millman has a 6-1 win-loss record in 2020, 6-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open Millman capitulated in the 2nd round 6-3 6-1 3-6 6-76 6-4 to Roberto Bautista Agut.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 4th time that Roger Federer and John Millman face off. The head to head is 2-1 for Federer (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.

The last time that they played each other, Federer won 7-61 6-3 in the 1st round in Halle back in 2019.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Roger Federer who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Roger Federer is the pick to win this match.
Roger Federer -> 1.05
John Millman -> 11.00

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Novak Djokovic vs. Yoshihito Nishioka Australian Open

Novak Djokovic vs. Yoshihito Nishioka

Head to head 1-0 for Djokovic

Novak Djokovic will face Yoshihito Nishioka in the 3rd round for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 3 pm (est) on the Rod Laver Arena.

Novak Djokovic: ranking and results

Ranked no. 2, Novak reached the 3rd round after defeating Jan-Lennard Struff 7-65 6-2 2-6 6-1 and Tatsuma Ito 6-1 6-4 6-2.

Novak has a 8-0 win-loss record in 2020, 8-0 on hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the current season was winning the title in Brisbane, Perth, Sydney where he overcame Rafael Nadal in the final 6-2 7-6(4).

Last year at the Australian Open Djokovic won the title last year in Australian-Open after beating Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-2 6-3. The Serbian conquered the title at the Australian Open in 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2019.

Yoshihito Nishioka: ranking and results

Ranked no. 71, Yoshihito got to the 3rd round after beating Laslo Djere 6-4 3-6 6-2 7-61 and Daniel Evans 6-4 6-3 6-4.

The Japanese has a 6-2 win-loss record in 2020, 6-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open Nishioka lost in the 2nd round 6-3 6-3 6-3 to Karen Khachanov. The Japanese conquered the title at the Australian Open (Asia, Wildcard) in 2015.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2nd time that Novak Djokovic and Yoshihito Nishioka fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.

The last time that they played each other, Djokovic won 6-1 6-2 in the Rubber 2 in Davis Cup, Finals, Group A back in 2019.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

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

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Novak Djokovic is the pick to win this match.
Novak Djokovic -> 1.02
Yoshihito Nishioka -> 19.00

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Last Results

These are the last results of the Australian Open

Upcoming matches

These are the upcoming matches of the Australian Open

  • Rafael NadalNadal – Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta (4-0) – See H2H details
  • Nick KyrgiosKyrgios – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (0-1) – See H2H details
  • Gael MonfilsMonfils – Ernests GulbisGulbis (2-0) – See H2H details
  • Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Dominic ThiemThiem (0-2) – See H2H details
  • Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Alexei PopyrinPopyrin (1-0) – See H2H details
  • John IsnerIsner – Stan WawrinkaWawrinka (3-1) – See H2H details
  • David GoffinGoffin – Andrey RublevRublev (0-1) – See H2H details
  • Fernando VerdascoVerdasco – Alexander ZverevZverev (2-2) – See H2H details
  • Tennys SandgrenSandgren – Sam QuerreyQuerrey (0-1) – See H2H details
  • Guido PellaPella – Fabio FogniniFognini (2-1) – See H2H details
  • Marton FucsovicsFucsovics – Tommy PaulPaul (0-0) – See H2H details
  • John MillmanMillman – Roger FedererFederer (1-2) – See H2H details
  • Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Milos RaonicRaonic (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Marin CilicCilic – Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut (4-2) – See H2H details
  • Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman – Dusan LajovicLajovic (2-1) – See H2H details
  • Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – Novak DjokovicDjokovic (0-1) – See H2H details

Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, John Millman and Yoshihito Nishioka in Melbourne

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