ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Frances Tiafoe, Karen Khachanov, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Francisco Cerundolo are going to play on Friday at the Australian Open on John Cain Arena.

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Frances Tiafoe vs. Karen Khachanov

Head to head 2-0 for Khachanov

Frances Tiafoe will compete against Karen Khachanov in the 3rd round for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 7:00 pm on John Cain Arena.

Frances Tiafoe: ranking and results

Ranked no. 17 (career high), Francis reached the 3rd round after beating Daniel Altmaier 6-3 6-3 6-75 7-66 and Juncheng Shang 6-4 6-4 6-1.

The American has a 7-0 win-loss record in 2023, 7-0 on hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the current season was winning the title in Australia where he overcame Lorenzo Musetti in the final 6-2 0-0 ret..

Last year at the Australian Open The American lost in the 2nd round 6-4 6-3 7-6(5) to Taylor Fritz.

Karen Khachanov: ranking and results

Ranked no. 20, the Russian got to the 3rd round after beating Bernabe Zapata Miralles 7-63 6-2 6-0 and Jason Murray Kubler 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-2.

Khachanov has a 5-2 win-loss record in 2023, 5-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open Khachanov capitulated in the 3rd round 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-1 to Rafael Nadal.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 3rd time that Frances Tiafoe and Karen Khachanov fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Khachanov (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.

Previously, the last time they played, Khachanov won 6-3 6-4 6-4 in the 3rd round in Wimbledon back in 2021.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Karen Khachanov who should win in 5 sets.

As per the initial odds, Karen Khachanov is the pick to win this match.
Karen Khachanov -> 1.99
Frances Tiafoe -> 1.82

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Felix Auger-Aliassime vs. Francisco Cerundolo

Head to head 0-0

Felix Auger-Aliassime will square off with Francisco Cerundolo in the 3rd round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 3:00 pm on John Cain Arena.

Felix Auger-Aliassime: ranking and results

Ranked no. 7, the Canadian reached the 3rd 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.

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

Last year at the Australian Open Felix lost in the quarter 6-7(4) 3-6 7-6(2) 7-5 6-4 to Daniil Medvedev.

Francisco Cerundolo: ranking and results

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

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

Last year at the Australian Open The Argentine capitulated in the qualifications 6-7(5) 6-4 6-2 to Pedro Cachin.

Head to head analysis

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

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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