Norbert Gombos and Yuichi Sugita will square off in the qualifications of the Australian Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 2:00 pm on 1573 Arena. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Norbert Gombos who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Norbert Gombos is the pick to win this match.
Norbert Gombos -> 1.16
Yuichi Sugita -> 4.9

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Prediction and head to head Norbert Gombos vs. Yuichi Sugita

This will be the 2nd time that Norbert Gombos and Yuichi Sugita clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Sugita (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they locked horns, Sugita won 6-1 6-3 in the 1st round in the Bangkok Challenger back in 2012.

Norbert Gombos

Norbert Gombos

0 - 0win/loss

Rank
292
High
80
LWLLWLWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 41-28 5-6 27-15 9-7 0-0 0-0
2024 23-23 13-3 10-13 0-7 0-0 0-0
2023 18-23 2-4 11-10 4-7 1-2 0-0
2022 41-28 7-3 28-17 6-8 0-0 0-0
2021 26-30 0-9 13-10 12-8 1-3 0-0

Ranked no. 111, the Slovakian will start his run at the Australian Open after he played his last match in the Canberra Challenger where he lost 7-5 6-4 to Watanuki in the quarter on the 5th of January.

The Slovakian has an overall 2-1 win-loss record in 2023, 2-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Talking about his overall career, Norbert has an overall 430-322 record. He has a positive 90-77 record on hard.

Previously at the Australian Open

Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2022. See his history.

Australian Open
Gombos's Record

Yuichi Sugita

Yuichi Sugita

0 - 0win/loss

Rank
899
High
36
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 1-3 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2022 2-13 1-4 0-2 1-3 0-4 0-0
2021 7-14 3-5 0-3 3-3 1-3 0-0
2020 14-15 9-8 1-3 4-4 0-0 0-0
2019 45-28 27-16 0-0 10-6 7-5 1-1

Ranked no. 662, the Japanese will start his run at the Melbourne after he played his last match in the Yokkaichi Challenger where he lost 6-4 6-3 to Sinclair in the 2nd round on the 24th of November.

This will be the first match of the year on hard.

In terms of his career, Yuichi has an overall 515-376 record. He has a positive 330-225 record on hard.

Previously at the Australian Open

Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2018 and 2020. See his history.

Australian Open
Sugita's Record

Tennis Scores – Australian Open

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