PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Alcaraz, Djokovic, Zverev and Draper to play on Wednesday – Australian Open

ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev and Jack Draper are going to play on Wednesday at the Australian Open.

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Carlos Alcaraz vs. Yoshihito Nishioka

Head to head 1-0 for Alcaraz

Carlos Alcaraz will face Yoshihito Nishioka in the 2^nd round for the 2^nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 1:00 pm on Margaret Court Arena.

Carlos Alcaraz: ranking and results

Ranked no. 3, Carlos got to the 2^nd round after beating Alexander Shevchenko 6-1 7-5 6-1.

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

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

Yoshihito Nishioka: ranking and results

Ranked no. 65, the Japanese got to the 2^nd round after defeating Aziz Dougaz 3-6 6-4 7-6(3) 6-3.

Nishioka has a 4-2 win-loss record in 2025, 4-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open The Japanese surrendered in the 1^st round 6-2 4-6 7-6(3) 6-4 to Holger Rune.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2^nd time that Carlos Alcaraz and Yoshihito Nishioka play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.

The last time they played each other, Alcaraz won 6-4 6-4 in the 2^nd round in Paris back in 2022.

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 -> 1.027
Yoshihito Nishioka -> 12.5

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Novak Djokovic vs. Jaime Faria

Head to head 0-0

Novak Djokovic will fight against Jaime Faria in the 2^nd round for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 2:00 pm on Rod Laver Arena.

Novak Djokovic: ranking and results

Ranked no. 7, Djokovic reached the 2^nd round after defeating Nishesh Basavareddy 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-2.

Novak has a 3-1 win-loss record in 2025, 3-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open Novak had to surrender in the semifinal 6-1 6-2 6-7(6) 6-3 to Jannik Sinner. Novak conquered the title in Australian Open in 2008, 2012 and 2016.

Jaime Faria: ranking and results

Ranked no. 125, Faria got to the 2^nd round after defeating Gijs Brouwer 6-4 6-3, Dane Sweeny 6-2 6-2, Mark Lajal 6-4 2-6 6-4 and Pavel Kotov 6-1 6-1 7-5.

Faria has a 4-1 win-loss record in 2025, 4-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open The Portuguese didn’t play at the Australian Open in 2024.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Novak Djokovic and Jaime Faria since this will be the first time that they will clash against 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 -> 1.05
Jaime Faria -> 9.9

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Alexander Zverev vs. Pedro Martinez Portero

Head to head 1-0 for Zverev

Alexander Zverev will play Pedro Martinez Portero in the 2^nd round for the 2^nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 9:00 pm on Rod Laver Arena.

Alexander Zverev: ranking and results

Ranked no. 2 (career high), Alexander reached the 2^nd round after defeating Lucas Pouille 6-4 6-4 6-4.

Alexander has a 3-0 win-loss record in 2025, 3-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open Zverev lost in the semifinal 5-7 3-6 7-6(4) 7-6(5) 6-3 to Daniil Medvedev.

Pedro Martinez Portero: ranking and results

Ranked no. 44, Pedro reached the 2^nd round after defeating Luciano Darderi 6-3 4-1 ret..

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

Last year at the Australian Open The Spaniard lost in the qualifications 6-3 6-2 to Francesco Passaro.

Head to head analysis

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

Before, the last time they squared off, Zverev won 6-2 6-4 in the semifinal in Hamburg back in 2024.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alexander Zverev who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Alexander Zverev is the pick to win this match.
Alexander Zverev -> 1.01
Pedro Martinez Portero -> 15.75

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Jack Draper vs. Thanasi Kokkinakis

Head to head 1-1

Jack Draper will compete against Thanasi Kokkinakis in the 2^nd round for the 3^rd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 7:00 pm on John Cain Arena.

Jack Draper: ranking and results

Ranked no. 18, Draper reached the 2^nd round after beating Mariano Navone 4-6 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-2.

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

Last year at the Australian Open The Brit had to surrender in the 2^nd round 6-2 3-6 6-3 7-5 to Tommy Paul.

Thanasi Kokkinakis: ranking and results

Ranked no. 71, the Australian reached the 2^nd round after defeating Roman Safiullin 3-6 6-3 6-3 7-6(5).

Kokkinakis has a 3-0 win-loss record in 2025, 3-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open Thanasi lost in the 2^nd round 6-3 6-2 4-6 6-4 to Grigor Dimitrov.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 3^rd time that Jack Draper and Thanasi Kokkinakis square off. Their current record is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Kokkinakis on hard.

Previously, the last time they fought against each other, Draper won 6-3 3-6 7-5 in the 1^st round in Madrid back in 2024.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jack Draper who should win in 4 sets.

As per the initial odds, Jack Draper is the pick to win this match.
Jack Draper -> 1.44
Thanasi Kokkinakis -> 2.79

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Last Results

These are the last results of the Australian Open

• Mitchell KruegerKrueger – Rinky HijikataHijikata (6-4 6-4 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Taylor FritzFritz – Jenson BrooksbyBrooksby (6-2 6-0 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini – Cameron NorrieNorrie (6-7⁴ 6-4 6-1 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Learner TienTien – Camilo Ugo CarabelliUgo Carabelli (4-6 7-6³ 6-3 5-7 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor (7-5 6-4 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Facundo Diaz AcostaDiaz Acosta – Zizou BergsBergs (6-7⁵ 6-4 1-6 6-3 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Gael MonfilsMonfils – Giovanni Mpetshi PerricardMpetshi Perricard (7-6⁷ 6-3 6-7⁶ 6-7⁵ 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Adam Pavlasek/Jean-Julien RojerPavlasek/Jean-Julien Rojer – Romain Arneodo/Arthur CazauxArneodo/Arthur Cazaux (6-3 6-7⁴ 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Alexander BublikBublik (7-6¹ 6-3 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Joao FonsecaFonseca – Andrey RublevRublev (7-6¹ 6-3 7-6⁵) – Score progression – Stats
• Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Kasidit SamrejSamrej (6-2 4-6 3-6 6-1 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry – Flavio CobolliCobolli (6-7⁸ 6-3 7-5 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
• Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut (3-6 6-4 6-4 7-6⁸) – Score progression – Stats
• Tristan BoyerBoyer – Federico CoriaCoria (6-3 6-7³ 4-6 7-5 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
• Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Adrian MannarinoMannarino (7-6⁵ 6-3 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp (6-1 7-5 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Matteo ArnaldiArnaldi (7-6⁴ 4-6 7-6⁵ 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Cristian GarinGarin – Borna CoricCoric (7-5 6-1 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Marcos GironGiron – Yannick HanfmannHanfmann (2-6 7-5 6-1 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
• Lorenzo SonegoSonego – Stan WawrinkaWawrinka (6-4 5-7 7-5 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
• Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta – Kamil MajchrzakMajchrzak (6-4 6-4 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Corentin MoutetMoutet – Alexei PopyrinPopyrin (4-6 6-3 6-4 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Gabriel DialloDiallo – Luca NardiNardi (6-7¹ 7-6³ 5-7 6-1 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic – Dusan LajovicLajovic (7-5 3-6 6-3 3-6 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Holger RuneRune – Zhizhen ZhangZhang (4-6 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Ben SheltonShelton – Brandon NakashimaNakashima (7-6³ 7-5 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
• Daniel AltmaierAltmaier – Francisco Comesana
  Comesana (6-2 3-6 7-6⁴ 4-6 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• James DuckworthDuckworth – Dominic StrickerStricker (6-2 6-4 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Jordan ThompsonThompson – Dominik KoepferKoepfer (7-6³ 6-4 4-6 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Tristan SchoolkateSchoolkate – Taro DanielDaniel (6-7⁶ 7-6⁴ 6-1 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Jaime FariaFaria – Pavel KotovKotov (6-1 6-1 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
• Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz – Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko (6-1 7-5 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
• Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena – Alejandro TabiloTabilo (1-6 6-2 6-3 7-6¹) – Score progression – Stats
• Nuno BorgesBorges – Alexandre MullerMuller (6-7² 6-3 6-2 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
• Felix Auger-AliassimeAuger-Aliassime – Jan-Lennard StruffStruff (6-3 6-0 4-6 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
• Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Arthur RinderknechRinderknech (7-6² 6-3 4-6 6-7⁴ 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Alex MichelsenMichelsen – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (7-5 6-3 2-6 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – Aziz DougazDougaz (3-6 6-4 7-6³ 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Francesco PassaroPassaro – Grigor DimitrovDimitrov (7-5 2-1 ret.) – Score progression – Stats
• Fabian MarozsanMarozsan – Thiago Seyboth WildSeyboth Wild (6-3 6-7⁵ 7-5 5-7 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
• Sebastian KordaKorda – Lukas KleinKlein (6-3 0-6 6-3 7-6⁶) – Score progression – Stats
• Jack DraperDraper – Mariano NavoneNavone (4-6 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• James McCabeMcCabe – Martin LandaluceLandaluce (6-4 6-3 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Nishesh BasavareddyBasavareddy (4-6 6-3 6-4 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Arthur CazauxCazaux – Sebastian BaezBaez (6-3 5-7 3-6 6-0 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis – Roman SafiullinSafiullin (3-6 6-3 6-3 7-6⁵) – Score progression – Stats
• Jacob FearnleyFearnley – Nick KyrgiosKyrgios (7-6³ 6-3 7-6¹) – Score progression – Stats
• Tommy PaulPaul – Christopher O ConnellO Connell (6-2 3-6 6-1 6-7⁵ 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
• Jannik SinnerSinner – Nicolas JarryJarry (7-6² 7-6⁵ 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
• Jakub MensikMensik – Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili (6-1 6-7³ 6-3 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Aleksandar VukicVukic – Damir DzumhurDzumhur (6-7³ 6-0 3-6 6-3 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Benjamin BonziBonzi – David GoffinGoffin (6-1 6-2 7-6⁷) – Score progression – Stats
• Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Juncheng ShangShang (7-6¹ 5-2 ret.) – Score progression – Stats
• Hady HabibHabib – Bu YunchaoketeYunchaokete (7-6⁴ 6-4 7-6⁶) – Score progression – Stats
• Alexander ZverevZverev – Lucas PouillePouille (6-4 6-4 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Ugo HumbertHumbert – Matteo GiganteGigante (7-6⁵ 7-5 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Hugo GastonGaston – Omar JasikaJasika (6-2 3-6 6-2 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Li TuTu (6-1 3-6 6-3 7-6¹) – Score progression – Stats
• Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero – Luciano DarderiDarderi (6-3 4-1 ret.) – Score progression – Stats
• Quentin HalysHalys – Adam WaltonWalton (4-6 4-6 6-4 7-6⁴ 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
• Kei NishikoriNishikori – Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro (4-6 6-7⁴ 7-5 6-2 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Reilly OpelkaOpelka – Gauthier OnclinOnclin (3-6 7-6⁴ 6-3 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Casper RuudRuud – Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar (6-3 1-6 7-5 2-6 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
• Arthur FilsFils – Otto VirtanenVirtanen (3-6 7-6⁴ 6-4 6-4) – 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

• Novak DjokovicDjokovic – (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Kei NishikoriNishikori – Tommy PaulPaul (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Marcos GironGiron – Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena – James DuckworthDuckworth (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Jordan ThompsonThompson – Nuno BorgesBorges (0-2) – H2H – Prediction
• Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Quentin HalysHalys – (1-2) – H2H – Prediction
• Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (1-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero – Alexander ZverevZverev (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Reilly OpelkaOpelka – Tomas MachacMachac (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Aleksandar VukicVukic – Sebastian KordaKorda (1-2) – H2H – Prediction
• Benjamin BonziBonzi – Francesco PassaroPassaro (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Daniel AltmaierAltmaier – Gael MonfilsMonfils (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini – Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune (1-3) – H2H – Prediction
• Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Christian GarinGarin (2-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Lorenzo MusettiMusetti (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Casper RuudRuud – (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Corentin MoutetMoutet – Mitchell KruegerKrueger (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime (0-4) – H2H – Prediction
• Ugo HumbertHumbert – Hady HabibHabib (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Jannik SinnerSinner – Tristan SchoolkateSchoolkate (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Fabian MarozsanMarozsan – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Facundo Diaz AcostaDiaz Acosta (2-2) – H2H – Prediction
• Tristan BoyerBoyer – Alex De MinaurDe Minaur (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Hugo GastonGaston (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Jack DraperDraper – Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis (2-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Gabriel DialloDiallo – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (0-2) – H2H – Prediction