Tennis Predictions

Alcaraz – De Minaur: Australia will be roaring! Carlos Alcaraz and Alex De Minaur meet in the Australian Open quarter-finals. Neither has reached the semis in Melbourne before. A rare chance — and a proper test for both. Alcaraz moves on untroubled Alcaraz is still yet to drop a set. In the last 16 against…

Alcaraz v Moutet: a third round set for fireworks Carlos Alcaraz keeps hunting his first Australian Open title on Friday, facing Corentin Moutet in round three. On paper it looks one-sided, but Moutet has the quirks to make this far more entertaining than it seems. Alcaraz cruises — without really trying So far in Melbourne,…

Maestrelli v Djokovic: Is Nole in for an easy second round? Novak Djokovic keeps rolling at the Australian Open. For his 19th trip into a second round in Melbourne, the Serb faces Italy’s Francesco Maestrelli, a surprise qualifier in what looks on paper like a very one-sided match. Maestrelli — already a tournament to remember…

Carlos Alcaraz – Yannick Hanfmann: keep it short Carlos Alcaraz is cruising in Melbourne. After a tidy first round, the world No.1 meets Yannick Hanfmann in round two — dangerous in bursts, but starting with a big handicap against the Spaniard. Alcaraz: solid foundation, still tweaking On his opener, Alcaraz did the job. A three-set…

Ben Shelton – Ugo Humbert: a rare lefty showdown! Some first-rounds slip by unnoticed. Then there are the ones you circle as soon as the draw lands. This Humbert–Shelton is clearly one of those. Barely back from his Adelaide final, the Frenchman draws one of the most explosive players on tour straight away at the…