Joao Sousa and Manuel Guinard will face off in the qualifications of the Australian Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 2:00 pm on Court 16. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Joao Sousa who should win in 4 sets.

As per the initial odds, Joao Sousa is the pick to win this match.
Joao Sousa -> 1.43
Manuel Guinard -> 2.83

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Prediction and head to head Joao Sousa vs. Manuel Guinard

This will be the 2nd time that Joao Sousa and Manuel Guinard square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Sousa (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they locked horns, Sousa won 7-5 6-0 in the 2nd round in the Tenerife Challenger back in 2021.

Joao Sousa

Joao Sousa

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Rank
726
High
28
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 6-5 0-0 2-2 4-3 0-0 0-0
2023 23-33 6-8 10-20 5-4 0-0 2-1
2022 25-34 10-12 10-11 5-7 0-4 0-0
2021 28-31 11-9 4-11 11-6 2-5 0-0
2020 4-13 0-5 2-5 2-3 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 140, the Portuguese will start his run at the Australian Open after he played his last match in Melbourne where he lost 6-2 6-3 to Cressy in the qualifications on the 3rd of January.

The Portuguese has a composed 0-1 win-loss record in 2022, 0-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Talking about his overall career, The Portuguese has an overall 484-418 record. He has a negative 121-123 record on hard.

Previously at the Australian Open

Previously, his best result was reaching the 3rd round in 2015, 2016 and 2019. See his history.

Australian Open
Sousa's Record

Manuel Guinard

Manuel Guinard

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Rank
706
High
134
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 4-12 3-3 0-4 1-5 0-0 0-0
2024 34-25 7-4 17-10 10-10 0-1 0-0
2023 27-31 0-2 26-22 1-7 0-0 0-0
2022 34-35 1-4 21-20 12-10 0-1 0-0
2021 37-28 1-2 29-19 7-7 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 245, Guinard will start his run at the Melbourne after he played his last match in the Traralgon Challenger where he lost 2-6 6-3 6-4 to Marterer in the 2nd round on the 4th of January.

Guinard has an aggregate 1-1 win-loss record in 2022, 1-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

In terms of his career, Manuel has an overall 248-160 record. He has a positive 31-17 record on hard.

Australian Open
Guinard's Record

Tennis Scores – Australian Open

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