Cherundolo - Bagel. Prediction for the Australian Open match
Cherundolo and Bublik will meet in the first round of the Australian Open on January 14. A series of 15 matches, in which Bublik has won only two victories, indicates serious problems in his game. The opponents he beat are not among the leaders of the tour, which further emphasizes Alexander crisis in form. What bets should you pay attention to in the upcoming match? - find out in our betting tip

Command Analysis

Francisco Cerundolo

Current form
At the start of the season, Cerundolo played only at the tournament in Auckland, where he was unable to do anything with Roberto Carballes Baena in the first round. Last season, let us recall, Francisco had only five wins and 11 losses on open hard.
Professional qualities
Cerundolo is a typical representative of athletic tennis, which relies on powerful and aggressive forehand strikes. The Argentine stands out for his speed and endurance, which allows him to maintain a high tempo on the court for a long time. Francisco forehand is stable and dangerous, but his backhand is his weak point, which is often exploited by more experienced opponents. Nevertheless, the Argentine periodically shows a high level and is capable of defeating top players.
Current indicators in the tour
Francisco Cerundolo is the 31st racket in the world. In total, he has won 16 trophies in his career, three of which are ATP categories. Last year, the Argentine won the trophy on the clay courts of Umag - in the final of that tournament he beat Lorenzo Musetti.
Interesting facts for betting
Since 2023, Cerundolo has shown consistency at Grand Slam tournaments, consistently making it past the opening round.

Alexander Bublik

Current form
Bublik started the new season at the tournament in Adelaide. In the first round of that competition, Alexander met Miomir Kecmanovic, to whom he lost in two sets. Last year, the representative of Kazakhstan had ten wins and 14 losses on open hard courts.
Professional qualities
Bublik is one of the most unconventional players on tour. His main calling card is a powerful serve and unexpected tactical decisions, such as overhand serves and clever rallies at the net. However, Alexander often lacks consistency and fortitude. He is dangerous on fast surfaces, where his attacking style pays off. However, at the moment, Bublik is going through a crisis phase of his career and does not look ready to consistently show good play.
Current indicators in the tour
Bublik is the 37th racket in the world. Alexander finished last season with one trophy. At the beginning of the year, he became the triumphant of the indoor competition in Montpellier, in the final of which he beat Borna Coric. In total, Bublik has won 14 trophies in his career, four of which are ATP categories.
Interesting facts for betting
Bublik has lost more than half of his matches against top-50 players at hard-court Grand Slam tournaments.
Trends
Bet Tie-break in the match - no
This bet has played in 3 of Bublik 5 previous matches
2.21Rate Set Result: 1>2
In 3 of Cerundolo last 5 matches, events on the court have unfolded according to this scenario
2.31Tip and bets
Bublik has won only two of his last 15 matches. It is obvious that the representative of Kazakhstan is not in the best shape at the moment. Therefore, we should not expect him to perform well at the Australian Open. In this pair, we give preference to Cherundolo.
Our betting tip is Cherundolo to win with a handicap of (-3) games at odds of 1.98
Bet on total
Bublik is not in shape now, so the favorite in this pair is Cherundolo. However, the upcoming match is unlikely to be easy for the Argentine. We believe that the duel will go beyond three sets.
The second betting tip is total over 38 games for odds of 1.88
Bet on the first set
Three of Bublik last five matches have seen more than 9.5 games played in the first set. We believe that the upcoming match against Cherundolo will also start with a high first set.
Betting Tip - total over 9.5 games in the first set for odds of 1.77