In the first round of the Australian Open, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Alexander Bublik will play against each other. The match will start on January 17 at 01:30.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (+2) for Bublik – 1.816.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Over 39 – 1.90.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #3 – 1st Set Games Under 9.5 – 2.035.
Bublik started the season poorly, but even so, he is capable of pulling himself together and putting in a decent performance in the Australian Open. A strong serve is no match for the Kazakhstani player. We believe that he will be able to outplay Davidovich Fokina in the upcoming match.
The two opponents are on the whole equal in strength, so it makes sense to expect a protracted struggle in their head-to-head encounter. We believe that three sets will not be enough to sort things out for Bublik and Davidovich-Fokina.
Davidovich Fokina played the week before the Australian Open in Adelaide.
He reached the quarter-finals, where he lost to compatriot Roberto Bautista-Agut (3-6, 2-6).
However, before that Alejandro scored big wins over Brandon Nakashima (6-2, 7-6) and John Millman (6-3, 6-3).
Last year, Davidovich Fokina lost in the second round of the Australian Open to Felix Auger Aliassime. In that match, it came down to a tie-break in all four sets.
Davidovich Fokina has won seven of the previous ten meetings as a favourite.
Bublik played his first matches of the new season at the United Cup. In one of them, he lost to Hubert Hurkacz (6-7, 6-4, 3-6).
Before that, Alexander lost to Stan Wawrinka (3-6, 6-7). This time in two sets, although here too it was a serious struggle.
The real disappointment, however, was his loss to David Goffin in the first round of the tournament in Oakland (3-6, 4-6).
Bublik played poorly on the first serve, winning only 60% of points (30% on the second serve).
Bublik had never won more than one match at the Australian Open.
He has been unable to pick up a win over the last five matches.
Type of Court – Hard
Speed of Court – 8/10
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina’s Rating – 32
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina Wins/Losses in 2022 – 2/1
Alexander Bublik’s Rating – 36
Alexander Bublik Wins/Losses in 2022 – 0/3
In 4 of Bublik’s last 5 matches, less than 9.5 games have been played in the first set. We offer to bet on “1st Set Games Under 9.5” with odds of 2.035.
Bublik leads with a score of 1-0 in the head-to-head encounters. The only time they met was at the Barcelona Open in 2021. In that match, Bublik defeated Davidovich-Fokina (2-6, 7-5, 6-2) in three sets.
The match will be played in Court 16, Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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