PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Shapovalov, Auger-Aliassime, Dimitrov and Carreno-Busta to play on Margaret Court Arena on Friday – Australian Open

ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Denis Shapovalov, Felix Auger Aliassime, Grigor Dimitrov and Pablo Carreno-Busta are going to compete on Friday at the Australian Open on Margaret Court Arena.

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Denis Shapovalov vs. Felix Auger Aliassime

Head to head 3-1 for Shapovalov

Denis Shapovalov will fight against Felix Auger Aliassime in the 3^rd round for the 5^th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 7 pm on Margaret Court Arena.

Denis Shapovalov: ranking and results

Ranked no. 12, Shapovalov got to the 3^rd round after defeating Jannik Sinner 3-6 6-3 6-2 4-6 6-4 and Bernard Tomic 6-1 6-3 6-2.

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

Last year at the Australian Open The Canadian capitulated in the 1^st round 6-3 6-7(7) 6-1 7-6(3) to Marton Fucsovics.

Felix Auger Aliassime: ranking and results

Ranked no. 19, the Canadian got to the 3^rd round after beating Cedrik-Marcel Stebe 6-2 6-4 6-2 and James Duckworth 6-4 6-1 6-2.

The Canadian has a 6-1 win-loss record in 2021, 6-1 on hard (See FULL STATS). Felix’s best result of the year was reaching the final in Melbourne.

Last year at the Australian Open Felix lost in the 1^st round 7-5 4-6 7-6(4) 6-4 to Ernests Gulbis.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 5^th time that Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger Aliassime square off. Their record is 3-1 for Shapovalov (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.

Previously, the last time when they played each other, Shapovalov won 6-1 6-1 6-4 in the 1^st round in Us open back in 2019.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Denis Shapovalov who should win in 5 sets.

As per the initial odds, Denis Shapovalov is the pick to win this match.
Denis Shapovalov -> 1.66
Felix Auger Aliassime -> 2.33

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Grigor Dimitrov vs. Pablo Carreno-Busta

Head to head 4-3 for Dimitrov

Grigor Dimitrov will take on Pablo Carreno-Busta in the 3^rd round for the 8^th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 2.30 pm on Margaret Court Arena.

Grigor Dimitrov: ranking and results

Ranked no. 21, the Bulgarian reached the 3^rd round after defeating Marin Cilic 6-4 6-2 7-6⁵ and Alex Bolt 7-6¹ 6-1 6-2.

Grigor has a 4-1 win-loss record in 2021, 4-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open Grigor lost in the 2^nd round 6-4 7-6(6) 3-6 6-7(3) 7-6(3) to Tommy Paul.

Pablo Carreno-Busta: ranking and results

Ranked no. 16, the Spaniard got to the 3^rd round after defeating Kei Nishikori 7-5 7-6⁴ 6-2 and Jiri Vesely 6-3 7-6³ 2-6 6-4.

Pablo has a 4-1 win-loss record in 2021, 4-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open Pablo lost in the 3^rd round 6-1 6-2 6-4 to Rafael Nadal.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 8^th time that Grigor Dimitrov and Pablo Carreno-Busta clash against each other. Their head to head is 4-3 for Dimitrov (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.

The last time they competed against each other, Carreno-Busta won 6-3 7-6(4) in the quarter in Barcelona back in 2018.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Grigor Dimitrov who should win in 5 sets.

As per the initial odds, Grigor Dimitrov is the pick to win this match.
Grigor Dimitrov -> 1.8
Pablo Carreno-Busta -> 2.1

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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