PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Djokovic, Tiafoe, Opelka and Mensik to play on Thursday – Brisbane International

BRISBANE ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Novak Djokovic, Frances Tiafoe, Reilly Opelka and Jakub Mensik will play on Thursday

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ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Novak Djokovic, Frances Tiafoe, Reilly Opelka and Jakub Mensik are going to play on Thursday at the Brisbane International.

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Novak Djokovic vs. Gael Monfils Brisbane International

Novak Djokovic vs. Gael Monfils

Head to head 18-1 for Djokovic

Novak Djokovic will fight against Gael Monfils in the 2nd round for the 20th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 6:30 pm on PAT RAFTER ARENA.

Novak Djokovic: ranking and results

Ranked no. 7, the Serbian got to the 2nd round after beating Rinky Hijikata 6-3 6-3.

The Serbian has a 1-0 win-loss record in 2025, 1-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Brisbane The Serbian didn’t play in Brisbane in 2024.

Gael Monfils: ranking and results

Ranked no. 55, Gael got to the 2nd round after beating Nishesh Basavareddy 6-4 4-6 6-1.

Gael has a 1-0 win-loss record in 2025, 1-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Brisbane Monfils didn’t play in Brisbane in 2024.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 20th time that Novak Djokovic and Gael Monfils play each other. The head to head is 18-1 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 13-0 on hard.

The last time they played, Djokovic won 6-3 6-2 in the 3rd round in Cincinnati back in 2023.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Novak Djokovic who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Novak Djokovic is the pick to win this match.
Novak Djokovic -> 1.119
Gael Monfils -> 6.25

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Frances Tiafoe vs. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard Brisbane International

Frances Tiafoe vs. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard

Head to head 1-0 for Mpetshi

Frances Tiafoe will square off with Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in the 2nd round for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 2:00 pm on PAT RAFTER ARENA.

Frances Tiafoe: ranking and results

Ranked no. 18, Tiafoe reached the 2nd round after defeating Adam Walton 7-6(5) 6-3.

Tiafoe has a 1-0 win-loss record in 2025, 1-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Brisbane Tiafoe didn’t compete in Brisbane in 2024.

Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard: ranking and results

Ranked no. 31, Giovanni reached the 2nd round after beating Nick Kyrgios 7-6(2) 6-7(4) 7-6(3).

Giovanni has a 1-0 win-loss record in 2025, 1-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Brisbane Mpetshi didn’t play in Brisbane in 2024.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2nd time that Frances Tiafoe and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard clash against each other. Their record is 1-0 for Mpetshi (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.

The last time they played, Mpetshi won 6-7(5) 7-6(4) 6-3 in the 1st round in Paris back in 2024.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Frances Tiafoe who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Frances Tiafoe is the pick to win this match.
Frances Tiafoe -> 1.81
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard -> 2

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Reilly Opelka vs. Matteo Arnaldi Brisbane International

Reilly Opelka vs. Matteo Arnaldi

Head to head 0-0

Reilly Opelka will square off with Matteo Arnaldi in the 2nd round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 1:30 pm on SHOW COURT 1.

Reilly Opelka: ranking and results

Ranked no. 293, the American reached the 2nd round after defeating Federico Agustin Gomez 7-5 6-4.

Reilly has a 1-0 win-loss record in 2025, 1-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Brisbane The American didn’t play in Brisbane in 2024.

Matteo Arnaldi: ranking and results

Ranked no. 37, Arnaldi got to the 2nd round after beating Alexei Popyrin 6-3 6-2.

The Italian has a 1-0 win-loss record in 2025, 1-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Brisbane Arnaldi lost in the quarter 7-6(4) 6-2 to Roman Safiullin.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Reilly Opelka and Matteo Arnaldi 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 Matteo Arnaldi who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Matteo Arnaldi is the pick to win this match.
Matteo Arnaldi -> 2.3
Reilly Opelka -> 1.62

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Jakub Mensik vs. Dusan Lajovic Brisbane International

Jakub Mensik vs. Dusan Lajovic

Head to head 1-0 for Mensik

Jakub Mensik will square off with Dusan Lajovic in the 2nd round for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 11:00 am on SHOW COURT 1.

Jakub Mensik: ranking and results

Ranked no. 48 (career high), the Czech reached the 2nd round after defeating Mikhail Kukushkin 7-6(3) 6-4.

Jakub has a 1-0 win-loss record in 2025, 1-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Brisbane The Czech didn’t compete in Brisbane in 2024.

Dusan Lajovic: ranking and results

Ranked no. 81, Lajovic reached the 2nd round after beating Casey Hoole 5-7 7-5 2-0 ret. and Arthur Cazaux 6-4 6-4.

The Serbian has a 2-1 win-loss record in 2025, 2-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Brisbane Dusan didn’t compete in Brisbane in 2024.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2nd time that Jakub Mensik and Dusan Lajovic square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Mensik (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.

The last time they squared off, Mensik won 7-6(4) 1-6 6-4 in the qualifications in Paris back in 2024.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jakub Mensik who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Jakub Mensik is the pick to win this match.
Jakub Mensik -> 1.29
Dusan Lajovic -> 3.6

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