Paire vs Tsitsipas: prediction for the Australian Open match
Benoit Paire takes on Stefanos Tsitsipas in the third round of the Australian Open on Saturday, January 22. Who will win this match? Our prediction is in the article below.

Command Analysis

Benoit Paire

Benoit Paire didn't take tennis very seriously last year. He appeared at different tournaments only to lose in the first round. At the start of the new tour, the French tennis player has looked much better. Paire prevailed over Thiago Monteiro in the opening match (6:4, 3:6, 7:5, 5:6, 7:5), and then ousted Grigor Dimitrov (6:4, 6:4, 6:7, 7:6).

Stefanos Tsitsipas

Stefanos Tsitsipas will strive to defend his last year's result. In 2021, the Greek lost to Daniil Medvedev in the semi-final. In the current edition of the Australian Open, Tsitsipas confidently defeated Mikael Ymer in three straight sets (6:2, 6:4, 6:3) before getting the upper hand over Sebastian Baez (7:6, 6:7, 6:3, 6:4).
Trends
СтавкаTie-break - no
In 3 the last 4 matches, Paire didn't play tie-breaks.

Ставка1st set: total over 9.5 games
At least 10 games were played in the first set in the last 4 matches of Paire.

Tip and bets
We don't think that Paire has a chance to defeat Tsitsipas. As good as the Frenchman is, Tsitsipas is younger, faster, and more hungry for trophies.
Our prediction - handicap (-7) to Tsitsipas
In the previous fixture, Tsitsipas lost a set to Baez, but we believe he will not allow that to happen in the upcoming match and will close his opponent in straight sets.
Second bet - total under 35.5 games