ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev, Novak Djokovic and Tommy Paul are going to play on Friday at the Australian Open.

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Carlos Alcaraz vs. Nuno Borges

Head to head 1-0 for Alcaraz

Carlos Alcaraz will compete against Nuno Borges in the 3rd round for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 2:00 pm on Rod Laver Arena.

Carlos Alcaraz: ranking and results

Ranked no. 3, Carlos reached the 3rd round after defeating Alexander Shevchenko 6-1 7-5 6-1 and Yoshihito Nishioka 6-0 6-1 6-4.

The Spaniard has a 2-0 win-loss record in 2025, 2-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).

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

Nuno Borges: ranking and results

Ranked no. 33, Borges got to the 3rd round after defeating Alexandre Muller 6-7(2) 6-3 6-2 7-5 and Jordan Thompson 6-3 6-2 6-4.

Borges has a 6-2 win-loss record in 2025, 6-2 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Portuguese’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in Auckland.

Last year at the Australian Open Nuno lost in the 4th round 6-3 7-6(4) 5-7 6-1 to Daniil Medvedev.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2nd time that Carlos Alcaraz and Nuno Borges face off. Their record is 1-0 for Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.

Before, the last time they fought against each other, Alcaraz won 6-3 6-1 in the 2nd round in Barcelona back in 2023.

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 -> 1.025
Nuno Borges -> 13

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Alexander Zverev vs. Jacob Fearnley

Head to head 0-0

Alexander Zverev will compete against Jacob Fearnley in the 3rd round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 1:30 pm on Margaret Court Arena.

Alexander Zverev: ranking and results

Ranked no. 2 (career high), Zverev reached the 3rd round after beating Lucas Pouille 6-4 6-4 6-4 and Pedro Martinez Portero 6-1 6-4 6-1.

Zverev has a 4-0 win-loss record in 2025, 4-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).

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

Jacob Fearnley: ranking and results

Ranked no. 92, the Brit got to the 3rd round after defeating Nick Kyrgios 7-6(3) 6-3 7-6(1) and Arthur Cazaux 3-6 7-5 6-2 6-3.

The Brit has a 5-1 win-loss record in 2025, 5-1 on hard (See FULL STATS). Fearnley’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in the Canberra Challenger.

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

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Alexander Zverev and Jacob Fearnley 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 Alexander Zverev who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Alexander Zverev is the pick to win this match.
Alexander Zverev -> 1.074
Jacob Fearnley -> 8.2

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Novak Djokovic vs. Tomas Machac

Head to head 1-1

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

Novak Djokovic: ranking and results

Ranked no. 7, the Serbian got to the 3rd round after defeating Nishesh Basavareddy 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-2 and Jaime Faria 6-1 6-7(4) 6-3 6-2.

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

Last year at the Australian Open Novak lost 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.

Tomas Machac: ranking and results

Ranked no. 25 (career high), Tomas reached the 3rd round after beating Sumit Nagal 6-3 6-1 7-5 and Reilly Opelka 3-6 7-6(1) 6-7(5) 7-6(4) 6-4.

The Czech has a 4-2 win-loss record in 2025, 4-2 on hard (See FULL STATS). Tomas’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in Australia.

Last year at the Australian Open The Czech lost in the 3rd round 6-4 7-6(4) 4-6 7-6(5) to Karen Khachanov.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 3rd time that Novak Djokovic and Tomas Machac face off. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Djokovic on hard.

Previously, the last time they fought against each other, Machac won 6-4 0-6 6-1 in the semifinal in Geneva back in 2024.

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 -> 1.22
Tomas Machac -> 4.3

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Tommy Paul vs. Roberto Carballes Baena

Head to head 1-0 for Carballes Baena

Tommy Paul will face Roberto Carballes Baena in the 3rd round for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 1:00 pm on John Cain Arena.

Tommy Paul: ranking and results

Ranked no. 11 (career high), Paul got to the 3rd round after beating Christopher O Connell 6-2 3-6 6-1 6-7(5) 7-5

and Kei Nishikori 6-7(3) 6-0 6-3 6-1.

The American has a 4-1 win-loss record in 2025, 4-1 on hard (See FULL STATS). Paul’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in Adelaide.

Last year at the Australian Open Tommy lost in the 3rd round 6-4 3-6 2-6 7-6(7) 6-0 to Miomir Kecmanovic.

Roberto Carballes Baena: ranking and results

Ranked no. 57, the Spaniard got to the 3rd round after defeating Alejandro Tabilo 1-6 6-2 6-3 7-6(1) and James Duckworth 6-4 6-2 7-5.

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

Last year at the Australian Open The Spaniard lost in the 1st round 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-4 to Hugo Gaston.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2nd time that Tommy Paul and Roberto Carballes Baena clash against each other. Their record is 1-0 for Carballes Baena (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time they competed against each other, Carballes Baena won 7-6(5) 6-2 1-6 6-3 in the 1st

round in Us open back in 2021.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Tommy Paul who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Tommy Paul is the pick to win this match.
Tommy Paul -> 1.182
Roberto Carballes Baena -> 4.85

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