Felix Auger-Aliassime and Francisco Cerundolo will play each other in the 3^rd round of the Australian Open for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 3:00 pm on John Cain Arena. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Felix Auger-Aliassime who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Felix Auger-Aliassime is the pick to win this match.
Felix Auger-Aliassime -> 1.08
Francisco Cerundolo -> 7.9

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Prediction and head to head Felix Auger-Aliassime vs. Francisco Cerundolo

There is no head to head record between Felix Auger-Aliassime and Francisco Cerundolo since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Felix Auger-Aliassime

Ranked no. 7, the Canadian reached the 3^rd round after defeating Vasek Pospisil 1-6 7-6⁴ 7-6³ 6-3 and Alex Molcan 3-6 3-6 6-3 6-2 6-2.

In the 2^nd round, The Canadian had a tough win against Molcan to overcome his opponent only in 5 sets (3-6 3-6 6-3 6-2 6-2). During the match, Auger-Aliassime scored 126 points vs Molcan’s 105. The Canadian was quite aggressive to blast 61 winners.

Talking about the service games, Auger-Aliassime submerged his opponent with 23 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Overall, Felix Auger-Aliassime was quite effective on serve to win 87% (61/70) of his 1st serve and 53% (21/40) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 3 times. Felix broke Molcan 5 times after converting 45% of his break points (5/11).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The Canadian has conceded 3 set in this tournament to conquer 52% of the points he played.

Auger-Aliassime has a solid match record in the last 9 years having won 64% of his matches (286-160). 2-1 on hard in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Auger-Aliassime has an overall90-61 record in the last 9 years on hard.

Felix has an aggregate 2-1 win-loss record in 2023, 2-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously at the Australian Open

Francisco Cerundolo

Ranked no. 29, Francisco got to the 3^rd round after defeating Guido Pella 6-4 6-4 6-3 and Corentin Moutet 3-6 6-4 6-2 7-5.

In the 2^nd round against Moutet, Francisco recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-4 6-2 7-5). During the match Cerundolo scored 138 points vs Moutet’s 120. The Argentine was exceptionally aggressive to blast 53 winners.

About the serving games, Cerundolo bagged 2 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Francisco Cerundolo lost the serve 4 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Cerundolo put 64% of his first serves in, winning 75% (53/71) of the points behind his 1st serve and 43% (17/40) on the 2nd serve. The Argentine broke Moutet 7 times after converting 47% of his break points (7/15).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Cerundolo has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.

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

Previously at the Australian Open

Previously, his best result was reaching the qualifications in 2022. See his history.

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Auger-Aliassime	Cerundolo
Match played	2	2
Tot Set	9	7
Tot Games	85	68
Pts	266-242	237-201
Total Points	508	438
Winners	120	101
%Winners	45%	43%

Both Auger-Aliassime and Cerundolo played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Felix Auger-Aliassime surrendered 3 sets, while Francisco Cerundolo dropped 1 set. Auger-Aliassime has played 2 sets more than Cerundolo (9 vs 7). Therefore, Auger-Aliassime played 17 games more than Cerundolo. Felix scored 120 winners (45% of the total points). On the other side, Francisco managed to score 101 winners (43%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Auger-Aliassime	Cerundolo
Aces	36	8
Avg per match	18	4
1st in	148/240	135/206
%1st in	62%	66%
1st pts	120/148	101/135
%1st pts	81%	75%
2nd pts	47/92	33/71
%2nd pts	51%	46%

Auger-Aliassime scored 36 aces (18 per match). Cerundolo managed to score 8 aces (4 per match). Auger-Aliassime won 81% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Cerundolo won 75% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 46% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Auger-Aliassime	Cerundolo
Won	8	12
Converted	8/23	12/22
% Converted	35%	55%
Conceded	10	12
Saved	3	7
% Saved	30%	58%
Times Broken	7	5

The Canadian broke his opponents 8 times with a 35% conversion rate. Felix surrendered his serve 7 times and he saved 30% of the break points that he conceded. Francisco broke his opponents 12 times with a 55% conversion rate. The Argentine conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 58% of the break points that he conceded.

Auger-Aliassime
	R1 Pospisil	R2 Molcan	Total
Score	1-6 7-64 7-63 6-3	3-6 3-6 6-3 6-2 6-2
Tot Set	4	5	9
Tot Games	42	43	85
pts	140-137	126-105	266-242
Total points	277	231	508
Winners	59	61	120
%Winners	42%	48%	45%
SERVE
Aces	13	23	36
Double Faults	7	5	12
1st in	78/130	70/110	148/240
% 1st in	60%	64%	62%
1st pts	59/78	61/70	120/148
% 1st pts	76%	87%	81%
2nd pts	26/52	21/40	47/92
% 2nd pts	50%	53%	51%
Breaks
Won	3	5	8
Converted	3/12	5/11	8/23
Converted %	25%	45%	35%
Conceded	5	5	10
Saved	1/5	2/5	3
Saved %	20%	40%	30%
Times Broken	4	3	7

Cerundolo
	R1 Pella	R2 Moutet	Total
Score	6-4 6-4 6-3	3-6 6-4 6-2 7-5
Tot Set	3	4	7
Tot Games	29	39	68
pts	99-81	138-120	237-201
Total points	180	258	438
Winners	48	53	101
%Winners	48%	38%	43%
SERVE
Aces	6	2	8
Double Faults	3	5	8
1st in	64/95	71/111	135/206
% 1st in	67%	64%	66%
1st pts	48/64	53/71	101/135
% 1st pts	75%	75%	75%
2nd pts	16/31	17/40	33/71
% 2nd pts	52%	43%	46%
Breaks
Won	5	7	12
Converted	5/7	7/15	12/22
Converted %	71%	47%	55%
Conceded	5	7	12
Saved	4/5	3/7	7
Saved %	80%	43%	62%
Times Broken	1	4	5

Tennis Scores – Australian Open

• Ben SheltonShelton – Nicolas JarryJarry (7-6³ 7-6³ 7-5) – See score progression
• Jeff WolfWolf – Diego SchwartzmanSchwartzman (6-1 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Tommy PaulPaul – Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina (6-2 2-6 6-7⁴ 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Andrey RublevRublev – Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori (6-2 6-4 6-7² 6-3) – See score progression
• Daniel EvansEvans – Jeremy ChardyChardy (6-4 6-4 6-1) – See score progression
• Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Juncheng ShangShang (6-4 6-4 6-1) – See score progression
• Cameron NorrieNorrie – Constant LestienneLestienne (6-3 3-6 7-6² 6-3) – See score progression
• Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp (6-4 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Rinky HijikataHijikata (6-3 6-0 6-2) – See score progression
• Jannik SinnerSinner – Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry (6-3 6-2 6-2) – See score progression
• Felix Auger-AliassimeAuger-Aliassime – Alex MolcanMolcan (3-6 3-6 6-3 6-2 6-2) – See score progression
• Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald – Rafael NadalNadal (6-4 6-4 7-5) – See score progression
• Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Taro DanielDaniel (6-3 7-6³ 7-5) – See score progression
• Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – Dalibor SvrcinaSvrcina (6-3 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Jason Murray KublerMurray Kubler (6-4 5-7 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Marton FucsovicsFucsovics – Lloyd HarrisHarris (6-2 6-3 5-7 6-4) – See score progression
• Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – John MillmanMillman (7-5 6-2 6-2) – See score progression
• Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Lorenzo SonegoSonego (3-6 7-6³ 2-6 6-3 6-3) – See score progression
• Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Christopher EubanksEubanks (6-4 6-4 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
• Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Corentin MoutetMoutet (3-6 6-4 6-2 7-5) – See score progression
• Sebastian KordaKorda – Yosuke WatanukiWatanuki (6-2 7-5 6-4) – See score progression
• Andrey RublevRublev – Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori (6-2 6-4 6-7(2) 6-3) – See score progression
• Daniel EvansEvans – Jeremy ChardyChardy (6-4 6-4 6-1) – See score progression
• Ben SheltonShelton – Nicolas JarryJarry (7-6(3) 7-6(3) 7-5) – See score progression
• Jeff WolfWolf – Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman (6-1 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Tommy PaulPaul – Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina (6-2 2-6 6-7(4) 6-3 6-4) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

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• Adrian MannarinoMannarino – Alex De MinaurDe Minaur (1-2) – H2H and prediction
• Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Laslo DjereDjere (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Denis KudlaKudla – Ugo HumbertHumbert (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Marton FucsovicsFucsovics – Jannik SinnerSinner (2-1) – H2H and prediction
• Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta – Benjamin BonziBonzi (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald – Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka (1-4) – H2H and prediction
• Enzo CouacaudCouacaud – Novak DjokovicDjokovic (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (2-0) – H2H and prediction
• Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (3-1) – H2H and prediction
• Michael MmohMmoh – Alexander ZverevZverev (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Cameron NorrieNorrie – Jiri LeheckaLehecka (2-0) – H2H and prediction
• Andrey RublevRublev – Daniel EvansEvans (4-4) – H2H and prediction
• Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Alexei PopyrinPopyrin (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Jenson BrooksbyBrooksby – Casper RuudRuud (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Sebastian KordaKorda – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Brandon HoltHolt – Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Maxime CressyCressy – Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune (0-2) – H2H and prediction