PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Djokovic, Etcheverry, Tsitsipas and Van Assche to play on Rod Laver Arena on Friday – Australian Open

MELBOURNE ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Novak Djokovic, Tomas Martin Etcheverry, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Luca Van Assche will play on Friday

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ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Novak Djokovic, Tomas Martin Etcheverry, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Luca Van Assche are going to play on Friday at the Australian Open on Rod Laver Arena.

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Novak Djokovic vs. Tomas Martin Etcheverry Australian Open

Novak Djokovic vs. Tomas Martin Etcheverry

Head to head 2-0 for Djokovic

Novak Djokovic will play Tomas Martin Etcheverry in the 3rd round for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 7:00 pm on Rod Laver Arena.

Novak Djokovic: ranking and results

Currently world no. 1 Djokovic got to the 3rd round after beating Dino Prizmic 6-2 6-75 6-3 6-4 and Alexei Popyrin 6-3 4-6 7-64 6-3.

Djokovic has a 4-1 win-loss record in 2024, 4-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open Djokovic won the title last year in Australian-open after ousting Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 7-6(4) 7-6(5). Djokovic conquered the title in Australian Open in 2008, 2011, 2012 and 2019.

Tomas Martin Etcheverry: ranking and results

Ranked no. 32, Etcheverry reached the 3rd round after defeating Andy Murray 6-4 6-2 6-2 and Gael Monfils 6-4 6-4 6-4.

Tomas Martin has a 2-2 win-loss record in 2024, 2-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open The Argentine capitulated in the 2nd round 6-3 6-2 6-2 to Jannik Sinner.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 3rd time that Novak Djokovic and Tomas Martin Etcheverry play each other. Their actual head to head record is 2-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.

The last time they squared off, Djokovic won 6-3 6-2 in the 2nd round in Paris back in 2023.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Novak Djokovic who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Novak Djokovic is the pick to win this match.
Novak Djokovic -> 1.041
Tomas Martin Etcheverry -> 11

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Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Luca Van Assche Australian Open

Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Luca Van Assche

Head to head 0-0

Stefanos Tsitsipas will square off with Luca Van Assche in the 3rd round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 2:00 pm on Rod Laver Arena.

Stefanos Tsitsipas: ranking and results

Ranked no. 7, Tsitsipas reached the 3rd round after defeating Zizou Bergs 5-7 6-1 6-1 6-3 and Jordan Thompson 4-6 7-66 6-2 7-64.

Tsitsipas has a 3-1 win-loss record in 2024, 3-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open Stefanos lost in the final 6-3 7-6(4) 7-6(5) to Novak Djokovic.

Luca Van Assche: ranking and results

Ranked no. 79, Van reached the 3rd round after defeating James Duckworth 6-72 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-3 and Lorenzo Musetti 6-3 3-6 6-75 6-3 6-0.

Van has a 5-2 win-loss record in 2024, 5-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open The French player lost in the 1st round 7-6(3) 6-0 6-3 to Cameron Norrie.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Stefanos Tsitsipas and Luca Van Assche since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Stefanos Tsitsipas who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Stefanos Tsitsipas is the pick to win this match.
Stefanos Tsitsipas -> 1.24
Luca Van Assche -> 4.1

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