Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alex Michelsen will play each other in the 1st round of the Australian Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 11:00 am on John Cain Arena. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Stefanos Tsitsipas who should win in 5 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Stefanos Tsitsipas is the pick to win this match.
Stefanos Tsitsipas -> 1.47
Alex Michelsen -> 2.68

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Prediction and head to head Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Alex Michelsen

This will be the 2nd time that Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alex Michelsen play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Michelsen (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they competed against each other, Michelsen won 4-6 6-1 6-2 in the 1st round in Tokyo back in 2024.

Highlights Alex Michelsen vs Stefanos Tsitsipas – Tokyo 26-September-2024

Stefanos Tsitsipas

Stefanos Tsitsipas

1 - 1win/loss

Hard
1-1
I Hard
0-0
Rank
29
High
3
LWLLLWLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 20-15 10-7 7-5 2-1 1-2 0-0
2024 45-22 13-11 22-6 8-3 2-2 0-0
2023 51-24 19-9 17-5 11-6 4-4 0-0
2022 61-24 18-8 17-4 18-9 8-3 0-0
2021 55-19 26-8 23-5 6-5 0-1 0-0

Ranked no. 11, Tsitsipas will start his run at the Australian Open after he played his last match in Perth Sydney where he lost 6-4 7-6(0) to Shevchenko in the round robin on the 30th of December.

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

Talking about his overall career, Stefanos has an overall 490-226 record. He has a positive 182-97 record on hard.

Previously at the Australian Open

Previously, his best result was reaching the final in 2023. See his history.

Australian Open
Tsitsipas's Record

Alex Michelsen

Alex Michelsen

3 - 2win/loss

Hard
3-2
I Hard
0-0
Rank
33
High
30
LWLWWWLLLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 26-20 14-10 6-5 1-1 5-4 0-0
2024 45-34 26-14 4-9 8-5 7-6 0-0
2023 61-27 30-13 4-3 19-7 8-4 0-0
2022 23-10 14-8 0-1 9-1 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 41 (career-high), Michelsen will start his run at the Melbourne after he played his last match in Auckland where he lost 2-6 6-2 6-4 to Basavareddy in the quarter on the 9th of January.

Alex has a composed 3-2 win-loss record in 2025, 3-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

In terms of his career, Michelsen has an overall 132-73 record. He has a positive 73-37 record on hard.

Previously at the Australian Open

Previously, his best result was reaching the 3rd round in 2024. See his history.

Australian Open
Michelsen's Record

Tennis Scores – Australian Open

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