PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Sinner, Djokovic, Alcaraz and Medvedev to play on Monday – Australian Open

ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev are going to play on Monday at the Australian Open.

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Jannik Sinner vs. Nicolas Jarry

Head to head 1-1

Jannik Sinner will fight against Nicolas Jarry in the 1^st round for the 3^rd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 2:00 pm on Rod Laver Arena.

Jannik Sinner: ranking and results

Currently world no. 1 will start his run in Melbourne after he played his last match in 0 where he beat to Griekspoor in the Rubber 2 on the 24^th of November.

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

This will be the first match of the year on hard.

Last year at the Australian Open Sinner conquered the title last year in Australian-open after ousting Daniil Medvedev 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-3. Jannik won the title at the Australian Open in 2024.

Nicolas Jarry: ranking and results

Ranked no. 34, Jarry will start his run in Melbourne after he played his last match in Brisbane where he lost to in the quarter on the 3^rd of January.

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

Last year at the Australian Open The Chilean had to surrender in the 1^st round 6-4 3-6 6-3 2-6 7-5 to Flavio Cobolli.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 3^rd time that Jannik Sinner and Nicolas Jarry clash against each other. Their current head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Sinner on hard.

Previously, the last time they locked horns, Sinner won 4-6 6-3 6-1 in the 1^st round in Beijing back in 2024.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jannik Sinner who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Jannik Sinner is the pick to win this match.
Jannik Sinner -> 1.027
Nicolas Jarry -> 12.5

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Novak Djokovic vs. Nishesh Basavareddy

Head to head 0-0

Novak Djokovic will face Nishesh Basavareddy in the 1^st round for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 7:00 pm on Rod Laver Arena.

Novak Djokovic: ranking and results

Ranked no. 7, Novak will start his run in Melbourne after he played his last match in Brisbane where he lost to Opelka in the quarter on the 3^rd of January.

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

Last year at the Australian Open The Serbian lost in the semifinal 6-1 6-2 6-7(6) 6-3 to Jannik Sinner. Novak won the title at the Australian Open in 2008, 2012, 2013 and 2016.

Nishesh Basavareddy: ranking and results

Ranked no. 133 (career high), Nishesh will start his run in Melbourne after he played his last match in Auckland where he lost to Monfils in the semifinal on the 10^th of January.

Basavareddy has a 7-2 win-loss record in 2025, 7-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Basavareddy’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in Auckland.

Last year at the Australian Open Nishesh didn’t compete at the Australian Open in 2024.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Novak Djokovic and Nishesh Basavareddy 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 Novak Djokovic who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Novak Djokovic is the pick to win this match.
Novak Djokovic -> 1.027
Nishesh Basavareddy -> 12.5

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Carlos Alcaraz vs. Alexander Shevchenko

Head to head 1-0 for Alcaraz

Carlos Alcaraz will come up against Alexander Shevchenko in the 1^st round for the 2^nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 7:00 pm on Margaret Court Arena.

Carlos Alcaraz: ranking and results

Ranked no. 3, will start his run in Melbourne after he played his last match in Davis Cup, World Group, QF, NED ESP 2 where he defeated to Griekspoor in the Rubber 2 on the 19^th of November.

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

This will be the first match of the season on hard.

Last year at the Australian Open Alcaraz lost in the quarter 6-1 6-3 6-7(2) 6-4 to Alexander Zverev.

Alexander Shevchenko: ranking and results

Ranked no. 72, Alexander will start his run in Melbourne after he played his last match in Perth Sydney where he lost to Hurkacz in the semifinal on the 4^th of January.

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

The Kazakhstani’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in Australia.

Last year at the Australian Open Shevchenko lost in the 1^st round 6-3 6-3 6-1 to Jaume Antoni Munar Clar.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2^nd time that Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Shevchenko face off. Their actual head to head record is 1-0 for Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.

Before, the last time they played each other, Alcaraz won 6-2 6-1 in the 2^nd round in Madrid back in 2024.

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 -> 1.01
Alexander Shevchenko -> 15.75

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Daniil Medvedev vs. Kasidit Samrej

Head to head 0-0

Daniil Medvedev will compete against Kasidit Samrej in the 1^st round for the 1^st time in their career.

Daniil Medvedev: ranking and results

Ranked no. 5, will start his run in Melbourne after he played his last match in Nitto Atp Finals where he defeated to De Minaur in the round robin on the 12^th of November.

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

This will be the first match of the year on hard.

Last year at the Australian Open Medvedev surrendered in the final 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-3 to Jannik Sinner.

Kasidit Samrej: ranking and results

Ranked no. 414, Kasidit will start his run in Melbourne after he played his last match in the Nonthaburi 1 Challenger where he lost to in the 1^st round on the 31^st of December.

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

Last year at the Australian Open Samrej didn’t compete at the Australian Open in 2024.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Daniil Medvedev and Kasidit Samrej since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Last Results

These are the last results of the Australian Open

• Arthur FilsFils – Otto VirtanenVirtanen (3-6 7-6⁴ 6-4 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Casper RuudRuud – Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar (6-3 1-6 7-5 2-6 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
• Hady HabibHabib – Bu YunchaoketeYunchaokete (7-6⁴ 6-4 7-6⁶) – Score progression – Stats
• Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Li TuTu (6-1 3-6 6-3 7-6¹) – Score progression – Stats
• Ugo HumbertHumbert – Matteo GiganteGigante (7-6⁵ 7-5 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Quentin HalysHalys – Adam WaltonWalton (4-6 4-6 6-4 7-6⁴ 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
• Alexander ZverevZverev – Lucas PouillePouille (6-4 6-4 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Reilly OpelkaOpelka – Gauthier OnclinOnclin (3-6 7-6⁴ 6-3 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Hugo GastonGaston – Omar JasikaJasika (6-2 3-6 6-2 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero – Luciano DarderiDarderi (6-3 4-1 ret.) – Score progression – Stats
• Kei NishikoriNishikori – Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro (4-6 6-7⁴ 7-5 6-2 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Tomas MachacMachac – Sumit NagalNagal (6-3 6-1 7-5) – Score progression – Stats

Upcoming matches

These are the upcoming matches of the Australian Open

• Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (0-3) – H2H – Prediction
• Fabio FogniniFognini – Grigor DimitrovDimitrov (2-5) – H2H – Prediction
• Gael MonfilsMonfils – (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Novak DjokovicDjokovic – (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Adrian MannarinoMannarino – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (1-4) – H2H – Prediction
• David GoffinGoffin – Benjamin BonziBonzi (3-0) – H2H – Prediction
• James DuckworthDuckworth – (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Damir DzumhurDzumhur – Aleksandar VukicVukic (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Jan-Lennard StruffStruff – Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime (2-2) – H2H – Prediction
• Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta – Kamil MajchrzakMajchrzak (0-2) – H2H – Prediction
• Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili – (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Marcos GironGiron – Yannick HanfmannHanfmann (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis – Roman SafiullinSafiullin (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Jordan ThompsonThompson – Dominik KoepferKoepfer (3-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – Aziz DougazDougaz (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp – Alex De MinaurDe Minaur (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Christopher O ConnellO Connell – Tommy PaulPaul (1-2) – H2H – Prediction
• Borna CoricCoric – Christian GarinGarin (2-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Quentin HalysHalys – (1-2) – H2H – Prediction
• Zhizhen ZhangZhang – Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor (2-2) – H2H – Prediction
• Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero – Alexander ZverevZverev (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Reilly OpelkaOpelka – Tomas MachacMachac (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Alexandre MullerMuller – Nuno BorgesBorges (1-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Arthur RinderknechRinderknech – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Andrey RublevRublev – (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini – Cameron NorrieNorrie (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Jenson BrooksbyBrooksby (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Alejandro TabiloTabilo – Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Lorenzo SonegoSonego – Stan WawrinkaWawrinka (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Corentin MoutetMoutet (1-3) – H2H – Prediction
• Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic – Dusan LajovicLajovic (0-2) – H2H – Prediction
• Thiago Seyboth WildSeyboth Wild – Fabian MarozsanMarozsan (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Lukas KleinKlein – Sebastian KordaKorda (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry – Flavio CobolliCobolli (3-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Ugo HumbertHumbert – Hady HabibHabib (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Camilo Ugo CarabelliUgo Carabelli – (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Jannik SinnerSinner – Nicolas JarryJarry (1-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Alexander BublikBublik (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Sebastian BaezBaez – (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Kasidit SamrejSamrej – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Tristan BoyerBoyer – Federico CoriaCoria (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Rinky HijikataHijikata – Mitchell KruegerKrueger (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Hugo GastonGaston (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Francisco ComesanaComesana – Daniel AltmaierAltmaier (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Jack DraperDraper – Mariano NavoneNavone (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Facundo Diaz AcostaDiaz Acosta – Zizou BergsBergs (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko – Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Tristan SchoolkateSchoolkate – Taro DanielDaniel (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Jacob FearnleyFearnley – Nick KyrgiosKyrgios (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Gabriel DialloDiallo – (0-0) – H2H – Prediction