PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Djokovic, Couacaud, Ruud and Brooksby to play on Rod Laver Arena on Thursday – Australian Open

MELBOURNE ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Novak Djokovic, Enzo Couacaud, Casper Ruud and Jenson Brooksby will play on Thursday

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ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Novak Djokovic, Enzo Couacaud, Casper Ruud and Jenson Brooksby are going to play on Thursday at the Australian Open on Rod Laver Arena.

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Novak Djokovic vs. Enzo Couacaud Australian Open

Novak Djokovic vs. Enzo Couacaud

Head to head 0-0

Novak Djokovic will play Enzo Couacaud in the 2nd round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 7:00 pm on Rod Laver Arena.

Novak Djokovic: ranking and results

Ranked no. 5, Djokovic got to the 2nd round after beating Roberto Carballes Baena 6-3 6-4 6-0.

The Serbian has a 6-0 win-loss record in 2023, 6-0 on hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the season was conquering the title in Adelaide where he beat Sebastian Korda in the final 6-7(8) 7-6(3) 6-4.

Last year at the Australian Open Djokovic didn’t compete at the Australian Open in 2022. Novak won the title in Australian Open in 2008 and 2011.

Enzo Couacaud: ranking and results

Ranked no. 191, the French player reached the 2nd round after beating Hugo Grenier 5-7 7-5 7-63, Bradley Klahn 6-3 4-6 6-4, Dominic Stricker 7-62 7-67 and Hugo Dellien 6-4 7-5 6-0.

Couacaud has a 8-1 win-loss record in 2023, 8-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open Couacaud had to surrender in the qualifications 7-6(6) 7-6(3) to Nikola Milojevic.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Novak Djokovic and Enzo Couacaud since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Novak Djokovic who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Novak Djokovic is the pick to win this match.
Novak Djokovic -> 1.021
Enzo Couacaud -> 13.5

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Casper Ruud vs. Jenson Brooksby Australian Open

Casper Ruud vs. Jenson Brooksby

Head to head 1-0 for Ruud

Casper Ruud will come up against Jenson Brooksby in the 2nd round for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 12:30 pm on Rod Laver Arena.

Casper Ruud: ranking and results

Ranked no. 3, Ruud reached the 2nd round after defeating Tomas Machac 6-3 7-66 6-75 6-3.

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

Last year at the Australian Open The Norwegian didn’t compete at the Australian Open in 2022.

Jenson Brooksby: ranking and results

Ranked no. 39, the American reached the 2nd round after defeating Christopher O Connell 3-6 6-2 6-3 6-2.

The American has a 4-1 win-loss record in 2023, 4-1 on hard (See FULL STATS). Jenson’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in Auckland.

Last year at the Australian Open Jenson didn’t play at the Australian Open in 2022.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2nd time that Casper Ruud and Jenson Brooksby play each other. Their actual record is 1-0 for Ruud (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.

The last time they fought against each other, Ruud won 6-3 6-4 in the 3rd round in Rome back in 2022.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Casper Ruud who should win in 4 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Casper Ruud is the pick to win this match.
Casper Ruud -> 1.36
Jenson Brooksby -> 3.15

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