ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Holger Rune, Ugo Humbert, Ben Shelton and Alexei Popyrin are going to play on Saturday at the Australian Open on John Cain Arena.
Holger Rune vs. Ugo Humbert
Head to head 2-0 for Rune
Holger Rune will take on Ugo Humbert in the 3rd round for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 1:00 pm on John Cain Arena.
Holger Rune: ranking and results
Ranked no. 10 (career high), the Dane got to the 3rd round after beating Filip Krajinovic 6-2 6-3 6-4 and Maxime Cressy 7-5 6-4 6-4.
The Dane has a 2-1 win-loss record in 2023, 2-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the Australian Open Holger surrendered in the 1st round 3-6 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-2 to Soon-Woo Kwon.
Ugo Humbert: ranking and results
Ranked no. 106, Humbert reached the 3rd round after beating Richard Gasquet 6-3 6-4 6-3 and Denis Kudla 6-2 6-75 6-2 6-4.
Ugo has a 2-2 win-loss record in 2023, 2-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the Australian Open Ugo lost in the 1st round 3-6 7-6(4) 7-6(3) 6-3 to Richard Gasquet.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 3rd time that Holger Rune and Ugo Humbert fight against each other. Their actual record is 2-0 for Rune (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
Previously, the last time they fought against each other, Rune won 6-4 6-2 in the 2nd round in Basel back in 2022.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Holger Rune who should win in 4 sets.
As per the initial odds, Holger Rune is the pick to win this match.
Holger Rune -> 1.444
Ugo Humbert -> 2.78
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Ben Shelton vs. Alexei Popyrin
Head to head 0-0
Ben Shelton will come up against Alexei Popyrin in the 3rd round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 7:00 pm on John Cain Arena.
Ben Shelton: ranking and results
Ranked no. 89 (career high), Ben reached the 3rd round after defeating Zhizhen Zhang 4-6 6-3 6-2 2-6 7-64 and Nicolas Jarry 7-63 7-63 7-5.
Shelton has a 3-2 win-loss record in 2023, 3-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the Australian Open Shelton didn’t play at the Australian Open in 2022.
Alexei Popyrin: ranking and results
Ranked no. 113, Alexei got to the 3rd round after beating Chun Hsin Tseng 4-6 7-65 6-75 7-64 6-1 and Taylor Fritz 6-74 7-62 6-4 6-76 6-2.
Popyrin has a 6-2 win-loss record in 2023, 6-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the Australian Open Popyrin had to surrender in the 1st round 7-5 4-6 6-2 3-6 6-3 to Arthur Rinderknech.
Head to head analysis
There is no head to head record between Ben Shelton and Alexei Popyrin 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 Alexei Popyrin who should win in 5 sets.
As per the initial odds, Alexei Popyrin is the pick to win this match.
Alexei Popyrin -> 1.9
Ben Shelton -> 1.9
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Last Results
These are the last results of the Australian Open
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor (6-2 7-65 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
- Jannik SinnerSinner – Marton FucsovicsFucsovics (4-6 4-6 6-1 6-2 6-0) – Score progression – Stats
- Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (6-3 6-4 3-6 7-69) – Score progression – Stats
- Sebastian KordaKorda – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (7-67 6-3 7-64) – Score progression – Stats
- Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Cameron NorrieNorrie (6-78 6-3 3-6 6-1 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
- Felix Auger-AliassimeAuger-Aliassime – Francisco CerundoloCerundolo (6-1 3-6 6-1 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
- Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald (7-66 6-3 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
- Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (7-63 6-4 1-6 4-6 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
Upcoming matches
These are the upcoming matches of the Australian Open
- Andrey RublevRublev – Daniel EvansEvans (4-4) – H2H – Prediction
- Ugo HumbertHumbert – Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune (0-2) – H2H – Prediction
- Benjamin BonziBonzi – Alex De MinaurDe Minaur (1-2) – H2H – Prediction
- Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Novak DjokovicDjokovic (1-9) – H2H – Prediction
- Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Jeff WolfWolf – Michael MmohMmoh (2-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Andy MurrayMurray – Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut (3-3) – H2H – Prediction
- Tommy PaulPaul – Jenson BrooksbyBrooksby (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (1-2) – H2H – Prediction
- Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Sebastian KordaKorda (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Jannik SinnerSinner (4-1) – H2H – Prediction
- Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
