PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Alcaraz, Sonego, Medvedev and Ruusuvuori to play on Rod Laver Arena on Thursday – Australian Open

ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Carlos Alcaraz, Lorenzo Sonego, Daniil Medvedev and Emil Ruusuvuori are going to compete on Thursday at the Australian Open on Rod Laver Arena.

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Carlos Alcaraz vs. Lorenzo Sonego

Head to head 1-0 for Sonego

Carlos Alcaraz will come up against Lorenzo Sonego in the 2^nd round for the 2^nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 1:30 pm on Rod Laver Arena.

Carlos Alcaraz: ranking and results

Ranked no. 2, Alcaraz reached the 2^nd round after defeating Richard Gasquet 7-6⁵ 6-1 6-2.

Carlos has a 1-0 win-loss record in 2024, 1-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open Carlos didn’t play at the Australian Open in 2023.

Lorenzo Sonego: ranking and results

Ranked no. 46, the Italian got to the 2^nd round after defeating Daniel Evans 4-6 7-6⁸ 6-2 7-6⁴.

The Italian has a 2-3 win-loss record in 2024, 2-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open Sonego lost in the 2^nd round 3-6 7-6(3) 2-6 6-3 6-3 to Hubert Hurkacz.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2^nd time that Carlos Alcaraz and Lorenzo Sonego play each other. Their actual record is 1-0 for Sonego (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

Before, the last time they played each other, Sonego won 6-3 7-6(6) in the 1^st round in Cincinnati back in 2021.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Carlos Alcaraz who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Carlos Alcaraz is the pick to win this match.
Carlos Alcaraz -> 1.034
Lorenzo Sonego -> 11.75

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Daniil Medvedev vs. Emil Ruusuvuori

Head to head 2-0 for Medvedev

Daniil Medvedev will play Emil Ruusuvuori in the 2^nd round for the 3^rd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 9:00 pm on Rod Laver Arena.

Daniil Medvedev: ranking and results

Ranked no. 3, the Russian reached the 2^nd round after beating Terence Atmane 5-7 6-2 6-4 1-0 ret..

Daniil has a 1-0 win-loss record in 2024, 1-0 on hard (See FULL STATS)

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Last year at the Australian Open Medvedev capitulated in the 3^rd round 7-6(7) 6-3 7-6(4) to Sebastian Korda.

Emil Ruusuvuori: ranking and results

Ranked no. 53, the Finn got to the 2^nd round after defeating Patrick Kypson 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-6⁴.

The Finn has a 5-1 win-loss record in 2024, 5-1 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Finn’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in Hong Kong.

Last year at the Australian Open Ruusuvuori capitulated in the 2^nd round 6-2 6-4 6-7(2) 6-3 to Andrey Rublev.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 3^rd time that Daniil Medvedev and Emil Ruusuvuori fight against each other. Their actual record is 2-0 for Medvedev (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.

Before, the last time they competed against each other, Medvedev won 6-4 6-2 in the 2^nd round in Rome back in 2023.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Daniil Medvedev who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Daniil Medvedev is the pick to win this match.
Daniil Medvedev -> 1.041
Emil Ruusuvuori -> 11

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Last Results

These are the last results of the Australian Open

• Luca Van AsscheVan Assche – Lorenzo MusettiMusetti (6-3 3-6 6-7⁵ 6-3 6-0) – Score progression – Stats
• Andrey RublevRublev – Christopher EubanksEubanks (6-4 6-4 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry – Gael MonfilsMonfils (6-4 6-4 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Matteo ArnaldiArnaldi (6-3 6-0 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Flavio CobolliCobolli – Pavel KotovKotov (7-5 6-3 5-7 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Fabian MarozsanMarozsan – Francisco CerundoloCerundolo (7-6⁵ 6-4 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Ben SheltonShelton – Christopher O ConnellO Connell (6-4 6-1 3-6 7-6⁵) – Score progression – Stats
• Adrian MannarinoMannarino – Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar (6-3 6-3 1-6 2-6 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Alexei PopyrinPopyrin (6-3 4-6 7-6⁴ 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Tomas MachacMachac – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (6-4 6-4 7-6⁵) – Score progression – Stats
• Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Jordan ThompsonThompson (4-6 7-6⁶ 6-2 7-6⁴) – Score progression – Stats
• Taylor FritzFritz – Hugo GastonGaston (6-0 6-3 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
• Jannik SinnerSinner – Jesper De JongDe Jong (6-2 6-2 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic (6-4 6-3 4-6 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Sebastian KordaKorda – Quentin HalysHalys (6-4 6-4 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Sebastian BaezBaez – Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan (7-5 2-6 6-2 6-4) – Score progression – Stats

Upcoming matches

These are the upcoming matches of the Australian Open

• Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry (2-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Adrian MannarinoMannarino – (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Alexander ZverevZverev – Lukas KleinKlein (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Sumit NagalNagal – (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Cameron NorrieNorrie – Giulio ZeppieriZeppieri (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Max PurcellPurcell – Casper RuudRuud (1-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Fabian MarozsanMarozsan (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Tommy PaulPaul – Jack DraperDraper (0-2) – H2H – Prediction
• Lorenzo SonegoSonego – Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Nuno BorgesBorges – Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic – Jan-Lennard StruffStruff (0-2) – H2H – Prediction
• Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (0-2) – H2H – Prediction
• Ugo HumbertHumbert – Zhizhen ZhangZhang (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Flavio CobolliCobolli (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime – Hugo GrenierGrenier (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Sebastian KordaKorda – Andrey RublevRublev (0-2) – H2H – Prediction
• Jannik SinnerSinner – Sebastian BaezBaez (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Tomas MachacMachac – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune – (0-0) – H2H – Prediction