PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Nadal, Mcdonald, Tsitsipas and Hijikata to play on Rod Laver Arena on Wednesday – Australian Open

ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Rafael Nadal, Mackenzie Mcdonald, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Rinky Hijikata are going to compete on Wednesday at the Australian Open on Rod Laver Arena.

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Rafael Nadal vs. Mackenzie Mcdonald

Head to head 1-0 for Nadal

Rafael Nadal will take on Mackenzie Mcdonald in the 2^nd round for the 2^nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 2:00 pm on Rod Laver Arena.

Rafael Nadal: ranking and results

Ranked no. 2, the Spaniard reached the 2^nd round after beating Jack Draper 7-5 2-6 6-4 6-1.

Rafael has a 1-2 win-loss record in 2023, 1-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open Nadal conquered the title last year in Australian-open after downing Daniil Medvedev 2-6 6-7(5) 6-4 6-4 7-5. Nadal won the title at the Australian Open once in 2009 when he defeated Roger Federer 7-5 3-6 7-6³ 3-6 6-2.

Mackenzie Mcdonald: ranking and results

Ranked no. 65, Mackenzie got to the 2^nd round after beating Brandon Nakashima 7-6⁵ 7-6¹ 1-6 6-7¹⁰ 6-4.

Mcdonald has a 3-2 win-loss record in 2023, 3-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open The American lost in the 2^nd round 3-6 6-2 6-2 6-3 to Aslan Karatsev.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2^nd time that Rafael Nadal and Mackenzie Mcdonald play each other. Their actual record is 1-0 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.

The last time they competed against each other, Nadal won 6-1 6-0 6-3 in the 2^nd round in Roland garros back in 2020.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Rafael Nadal who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Rafael Nadal is the pick to win this match.
Rafael Nadal -> 1.086
Mackenzie Mcdonald -> 7.6

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Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Rinky Hijikata

Head to head 0-0

Stefanos Tsitsipas will fight against Rinky Hijikata in the 2^nd round for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 9:00 pm on Rod Laver Arena.

Stefanos Tsitsipas: ranking and results

Ranked no. 4, Tsitsipas got to the 2^nd round after beating Quentin Halys 6-3 6-4 7-6⁶.

The Greek has a 5-0 win-loss record in 2023, 5-0 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Greek’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in Australia.

Last year at the Australian Open Tsitsipas had to surrender in the semifinal 7-6(5) 4-6 6-4 6-1 to Daniil Medvedev.

Rinky Hijikata: ranking and results

Ranked no. 169, the Australian got to the 2^nd round after defeating Yannick Hanfmann 4-6 4-6 6-3 7-6⁵ 6-3.

Hijikata has a 3-2 win-loss record in 2023, 3-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open Rinky got to the qualifications last year in Australian-open before retiring against Damir Dzumhur.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Stefanos Tsitsipas and Rinky Hijikata since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Stefanos Tsitsipas who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Stefanos Tsitsipas is the pick to win this match.
Stefanos Tsitsipas -> 1.058
Rinky Hijikata -> 9.3

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Last Results

These are the last results of the Australian Open

• Casper RuudRuud – Tomas MachacMachac (6-3 7-6⁶ 6-7⁵ 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Diego SchwartzmanSchwartzman – Oleksii KrutykhKrutykh (6-4 6-7⁶ 6-3 7-6⁵) – Score progression – Stats
• Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Alexander BublikBublik (6-0 6-7³ 3-6 6-4 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena (6-3 6-4 6-0) – Score progression – Stats
• Ben SheltonShelton – Zhizhen ZhangZhang (4-6 6-3 6-2 2-6 7-6⁴) – Score progression – Stats
• Jeff WolfWolf – Jordan ThompsonThompson (6-3 3-6 6-4 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
• Jenson BrooksbyBrooksby – Christopher O ConnellO Connell (3-6 6-2 6-3 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Holger RuneRune – Filip KrajinovicKrajinovic (6-2 6-3 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Taylor FritzFritz – Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili (6-4 6-2 4-6 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
• Tommy PaulPaul – Jan-Lennard StruffStruff (6-1 7-6⁶ 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Alexander ZverevZverev – Juan Pablo VarillasPablo Varillas (4-6 6-1 5-7 7-6³ 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta – Pedro CachinCachin (7-6⁴ 6-1 7-6³) – Score progression – Stats
• Benjamin BonziBonzi – Mattia BellucciBellucci (4-6 6-3 7-6⁵ 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Aslan KaratsevKaratsev (7-6³ 7-5 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Yu Hsiou HsuHsiou Hsu (6-2 6-2 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Andrey RublevRublev – Dominic ThiemThiem (6-3 6-4 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Andy MurrayMurray – Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini (6-3 6-3 4-6 6-7⁷ 7-6⁶) – Score progression – Stats
• Daniel EvansEvans – Facundo BagnisBagnis (6-4 4-6 6-4 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Chun Hsin TsengHsin Tseng (4-6 7-6⁵ 6-7⁵ 7-6⁴ 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
• Jeremy ChardyChardy – Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan (1-6 7-5 6-1 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Laslo DjereDjere – Zizou BergsBergs (6-4 1-6 6-4 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
• Nicolas JarryJarry – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (6-3 6-4 7-6³) – Score progression – Stats
• Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald – Brandon NakashimaNakashima (7-6⁵ 7-6¹ 1-6 6-7¹⁰ 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Lloyd HarrisHarris – Lorenzo MusettiMusetti (6-4 6-1 6-7⁰ 2-6 7-6⁴) – Score progression – Stats
• Alex MolcanMolcan – Stan WawrinkaWawrinka (6-7³ 6-3 1-6 7-6² 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Cameron NorrieNorrie – Luca Van AsscheVan Assche (7-6³ 6-0 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – Mikael YmerYmer (6-4 6-2 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
• Yosuke WatanukiWatanuki – Arthur RinderknechRinderknech (6-3 6-3 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero (7-6¹ 6-2 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Quentin HalysHalys (6-3 6-4 7-6⁶) – Score progression – Stats
• Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Bernabe Zapata MirallesZapata Miralles (7-6³ 6-2 6-0) – Score progression – Stats
• Lorenzo SonegoSonego – Nuno BorgesBorges (7-6⁴ 6-3 6-7⁶ 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
• Marton FucsovicsFucsovics – Federico CoriaCoria (4-6 7-5 2-6 7-6⁶ 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Jason Murray KublerMurray Kubler – Sebastian BaezBaez (6-4 6-4 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Rafael NadalNadal – Jack DraperDraper (7-5 2-6 6-4 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
• Felix Auger-AliassimeAuger-Aliassime – Vasek PospisilPospisil (1-6 7-6⁴ 7-6³ 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Corentin MoutetMoutet – Yibing WuWu (6-4 5-7 6-2 4-6 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
• Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Borna CoricCoric (6-3 6-3 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Pavel KotovKotov (6-3 7-6³ 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Rinky HijikataHijikata – Yannick HanfmannHanfmann (4-6 4-6 6-3 7-6⁵ 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Dusan LajovicLajovic (6-4 4-6 6-4 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
• Sebastian KordaKorda – Cristian GarinGarin (6-4 1-6 6-3 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Daniel AltmaierAltmaier (6-3 6-3 6-7⁵ 7-6⁶) – Score progression – Stats
• Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Guido PellaPella (6-4 6-4 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Juncheng ShangShang – Oscar OtteOtte (6-2 6-4 6-7² 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
• Christopher EubanksEubanks – Soon-Woo KwonKwon (6-3 6-7¹ 6-3 4-6 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Jannik SinnerSinner – Kyle EdmundEdmund (6-4 6-0 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Constant LestienneLestienne – Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro (6-3 7-6² 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp – Ilya IvashkaIvashka (6-3 3-6 7-5 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• John MillmanMillman – Marc-Andrea HueslerHuesler (6-7⁸ 7-5 6-7² 6-2 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Taro DanielDaniel – Ernesto EscobedoEscobedo (7-5 6-2 3-6 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry – Gregoire BarrereBarrere (3-6 6-3 6-4 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Dalibor SvrcinaSvrcina – Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar (6-3 6-2 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Marcos GironGiron (6-0 6-1 6-2) – Score progression – Stats

Upcoming matches

These are the upcoming matches of the Australian Open

• Richard GasquetGasquet – Ugo HumbertHumbert (2-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Rafael NadalNadal – Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• John IsnerIsner – Adrian MannarinoMannarino (8-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Jeremy ChardyChardy – Daniel EvansEvans (3-3) – H2H – Prediction
• John MillmanMillman – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Joao SousaSousa – Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut (3-7) – H2H – Prediction
• Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Laslo DjereDjere (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Denis KudlaKudla – Roman SafiullinSafiullin (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta – Benjamin BonziBonzi (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman – Jeff WolfWolf (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Taro DanielDaniel – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (0-2) – H2H – Prediction
• Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis – Fabio FogniniFognini (2-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Enzo CouacaudCouacaud – Hugo DellienDellien (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Jason Murray KublerMurray Kubler (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Christopher EubanksEubanks – Jiri LeheckaLehecka (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Lorenzo SonegoSonego (2-4) – H2H – Prediction
• Michael MmohMmoh – Laurent LokoliLokoli (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Cameron NorrieNorrie – Constant LestienneLestienne (1-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Max PurcellPurcell – Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Aleksandar VukicVukic – Brandon HoltHolt (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Alexei PopyrinPopyrin (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Rinky HijikataHijikata (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp (1-2) – H2H – Prediction
• Alex MolcanMolcan – Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Lloyd HarrisHarris – Marton FucsovicsFucsovics (2-3) – H2H – Prediction
• Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Tommy PaulPaul (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry – Jannik SinnerSinner (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Jenson BrooksbyBrooksby – Casper RuudRuud (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Sebastian KordaKorda – Yosuke WatanukiWatanuki (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Corentin MoutetMoutet (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Maxime CressyCressy – Albert Ramos-VinolasRamos-Vinolas (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Dalibor SvrcinaSvrcina – Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka (0-0) – H2H – Prediction