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AO predictions, H2H: Nadal, Thiem, Wawrinka and Zverev to play on Wednesday

MELBOURNE ORDER OF PLAY. Rafael Nadal, Dominic Thiem, Stan Wawrinka and Alexander Zverev will play on Tuesday

28 January 2020

ORDER OF PLAY. Rafael Nadal, Dominic Thiem, Stan Wawrinka and Alexander Zverev are the 4 ATP players that will compete on Wednesday at the Australian Open.

Rafael Nadal vs. Dominic Thiem

Head to head 9-4 for Nadal

Prediction: Nadal in 4

Rafael Nadal will compete against Dominic Thiem in the quarter for the 14^th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 7.30 pm (NB) on the Rod Laver Arena.

Rafael Nadal: ranking and results

Currently world no. 1 the Spaniard reached the quarter after defeating Hugo Dellien 6-2 6-3 6-0, Federico Delbonis 6-3 7-6⁴ 6-1, Pablo Carreno-Busta 6-1 6-2 6-4 and Nick Kyrgios 6-3 3-6 7-6⁶ 7-6⁴.

Rafael has a 8-2 win-loss record in 2020, 8-2 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Spaniard’s best result of the year was reaching the final in Brisbane, Perth, Sydney.

Last year at the Australian Open Rafael lost in the final 6-3 6-2 6-3 to Novak Djokovic.

Dominic Thiem: ranking and results

Ranked no. 5, the Austrian reached the quarter after defeating Adrian Mannarino 6-3 7-5 6-2, Alex Bolt 6-2 5-7 6-7⁵ 6-1 6-2, Taylor Harry Fritz 6-2 6-4 6-7⁵ 6-4 and Gael Monfils 6-2 6-4 6-4.

Dominic has a 5-2 win-loss record in 2020, 5-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open Thiem got to the 2^nd round last year in Australian-Open before retiring against Alexei Popyrin when he was 7-5 6-4 2-0 ret..

Head to head analysis

This will be the 14^th time that Rafael Nadal and Dominic Thiem face off. The head to head is 9-4 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they fought against each other, Nadal won 6-3 5-7 6-1 6-1 in the final in Roland garros back in 2019.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Rafael Nadal who should win in 4 sets.

As per the initial odds, Rafael Nadal is the pick to win this match.
Rafael Nadal -> 1.36
Dominic Thiem -> 3.20

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Stan Wawrinka vs. Alexander Zverev

Head to head 2-0 for Zverev

Prediction: Zverev in 5

Stan Wawrinka will come up against Alexander Zverev in the quarter for the 3^rd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 2.30 pm (NB) on the Rod Laver Arena.

Stan Wawrinka: ranking and results

Ranked no. 15, the Swiss got to the quarter after beating Damir Dzumhur 7-5 6-7⁴ 6-4 6-4, Andreas Seppi 4-6 7-5 6-3 3-6 6-4, John Isner 6-4 4-1 ret. and Daniil Medvedev 6-2 2-6 4-6 7-6² 6-2.

The Swiss has a 6-1 win-loss record in 2020, 6-1 on hard (See FULL STATS). Stan’s best result of the current season was reaching the semi-finals in Doha.

Last year at the Australian Open Wawrinka capitulated in the 2^nd round 6-7⁴ 7-6⁶ 7-6¹¹ 7-6⁵ to Milos Raonic. Stan won the title at the Australian Open in 2014.

Alexander Zverev: ranking and results

Ranked no. 7, Alexander reached the quarter after beating Marco Cecchinato 6-4 7-6⁴ 6-3, Egor Gerasimov 7-6⁵ 6-4 7-5, Fernando Verdasco 6-2 6-2 6-4 and Andrey Rublev 6-4 6-4 6-4.

Zverev has a 4-3 win-loss record in 2020, 4-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open The German lost in the 4^th round 6-1 6-1 7-6⁵ to Milos Raonic. Alexander won the title at the Australian Open (juniors) in 2014.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 3^rd time that Stan Wawrinka and Alexander Zverev play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they squared off, Zverev won 4-6 6-2 6-1 in the 4^th round in Miami back in 2017.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alexander Zverev who should win in 5 sets.

As per the initial odds, Alexander Zverev is the pick to win this match.
Alexander Zverev -> 2.20
Stan Wawrinka -> 1.66

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Last Results

These are the last results of the Australian Open

Roger FedererFederer – Tennys SandgrenSandgren (6-3 2-6 2-6 7-6⁸ 6-3) – See score progression
Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Milos RaonicRaonic (6-4 6-3 7-6¹) – See score progression
Alexander Bublik/Mikhail KukushkinBublik/Mikhail Kukushkin – James Duckworth/Marc PolmansDuckworth/Marc Polmans (7-6⁶ 7-5) – See score progression