De Minaur vs Djokovic: prediction for the Australian Open match
Alex De Minaur takes on Novak Djokovic in the 4th round of the Australian Open. Who will progress to the quarterfinals? Here's our prediction.

Command Analysis

Alex de Minaur

Alex De Minaur defeated Yu Hsiou Hsu, Adrian Mannarino, and Benamin Bonzi to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open. In the third-round match, the home favourite hit eight aces and won eight break points out of 22. Last year, De Minaur also made it into the last 16, where he lost to Jannik Sinner.

Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic won the tournament in Adelaide just before the start of the Melbourne Major, but he got problems with hamstring and there were some concerns about that injury at the start of the Australian Open. Nevertheless, Djokovic confidently defeated all of his opponents on the way to the last 16. He ousted Roberto Carballes Baena, Enzo Couacaud, and Grigor Dimitrov.
Trends
Ставка1st set: total under 9.5
Djokovic played fewer than 10 games in the first set in 3 of his last 5 matches.

СтавкаTie-break - yes
In the last 5 matches, De Minaur played 2 tie-breaks.

Tip and bets
It looks like Djokovic is in fine physical shape and that his injury is not that serious. The Serb got a confident victory over Dimitrov in the third-round match, and we expect him to defeat De Minaur, too.
Our prediction - handicap (-6) to Djokovic
Djokovic got a straight set victory over Dimitrov in the previous match. He has gained momentum and will be very hard to stop in the upcoming match. We predict another three-set win for the Serb.
Second wager - total under 36 games