Alexei Popyrin and Marc Polmans will face off in the 1st round of the Australian Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 1:00 pm on John Cain Arena. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alexei Popyrin who should win in 4 sets.

As per the initial odds, Alexei Popyrin is the pick to win this match.
Alexei Popyrin -> 1.25
Marc Polmans -> 3.96

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Prediction and head to head Alexei Popyrin vs. Marc Polmans

This will be the 2nd time that Alexei Popyrin and Marc Polmans fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Popyrin (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they played, Popyrin won 6-4 6-4 in the 1st round in the Tiburon Challenger back in 2018.

Alexei Popyrin

Alexei Popyrin

1 - 1win/loss

Hard
1-1
I Hard
0-0
Rank
23
High
23
LWWLLWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 27-19 16-7 4-8 2-1 5-3 0-0
2023 36-29 18-14 15-6 1-4 2-5 0-0
2022 24-31 7-16 7-4 3-5 7-6 0-0
2021 32-26 13-11 8-6 10-5 1-4 0-0
2020 14-16 3-4 5-5 4-6 0-0 2-1

Ranked no. 43, the Australian will start his run at the Australian Open after he played his last match in Brisbane where he lost 6-7(9) 6-4 7-6(3) to Safiullin in the 2nd round on the 3rd of January.

The Australian has a composed 1-1 win-loss record in 2024, 1-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Talking about his overall career, The Australian has an overall 244-192 record. He has a positive 120-92 record on hard.

Previously at the Australian Open

Previously, his best result was reaching the 3rd round in 2019, 2020 and 2023. See his history.

Australian Open
Popyrin's Record

Marc Polmans

Marc Polmans

0 - 1win/loss

Hard
0-1
I Hard
0-0
Rank
253
High
116
LLWWLWLLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 16-24 10-15 4-4 0-0 2-5 0-0
2023 50-35 32-23 14-9 2-1 2-2 0-0
2022 18-13 14-12 0-0 4-1 0-0 0-0
2021 15-28 1-6 8-13 2-6 4-3 0-0
2020 11-16 2-6 5-4 4-6 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 156, Polmans will start his run at the Melbourne after he played his last match in the Noumea Challenger where he lost 6-1 6-2 to Couacaud in the 1st round on the 1st of January.

The Australian has an aggregate 0-1 win-loss record in 2024, 0-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

In terms of his career, The Australian has an overall 316-245 record. He has a positive 184-141 record on hard.

Previously at the Australian Open

Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2020. See his history.

Australian Open
Polmans's Record

Tennis Scores – Australian Open

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