Australian Open-2023: schedule and predictions for matches involving Russians on January 16

Athletistic/Tennis. Already today, January 16, one of the main events of this year in tennis begins. We are, of course, talking about the Australian Open. It is a Grand Slam tournament that takes place in Melbourne, the city of Australia, on a hard surface. Russian tennis players will also participate in the tournament this year. We offer you to study the schedule of matches of the first round of men’s singles with the participation of Russians and the predictions for these matches.

Tallon Grikspor (Netherlands) – Pavel Kotov (Russia)

January 16, 04:30 Moscow time

Tallon Grikspor recently became the winner of a tournament in Pune, a city in India. The Dutchman beat Spaniard Juame Munara, Italian Marco Cecchinato, Croatian Marina Cilic, Russian Aslan Karatsev and Frenchman Benjamin Bonzi. For Pavel Kotov, the Australian Open is the first tournament of the season. The bookmakers consider Grikspor as the favorite for the match with Kotov. The probability of his victory is 75%.

Karen Khachanov (Russia) – Bernabé Zapata Miralles (Spain)

January 16, 05:00 Moscow time

Karen Khachanov has already organized two tournaments this year. Both took place in Adelaide, a city in Australia. For the first time, Karen Khachanov left in the first round and reached the 1/4 finals. The Russians beat Argentinian Pedro Cachin and Briton Jack Draper, then lost to compatriot Daniil Medvedev. In the second tournament in Adelaide, Khachanov started from the second round and then also stopped in the quarter-finals. He beats the Swiss Marc-Andrea Huesler and loses against the Briton Jack Draper. Bernabé Zapata-Miralles played in a tournament in Pune (India) and lost in the first round to his compatriot Roberto Carballes-Baena. The bookmakers consider Khachanov the undisputed favorite of the game. The probability of his victory is 95%.

Marcos Giron (USA) – Daniil Medvedev (Russia)

January 16, 12:30 p.m. Moscow time

Marcos Giron has already organized two tournaments this year. In Adelaide, he beat Frenchman Richard Gasquet in the first round, but then lost to Australian representative Alexei Popyrin. In Auckland, Marcos Giron reached the quarter-finals. He beat Argentinian Federico Kokoria and his compatriot Jeffrey-John Wolfe. In the quarter-finals, Giron lost to Britain’s Cameron Norrie. Daniil Medvedev performed at a tournament in Adelaide and reached the semi-finals. The Russian finished ahead of the Italian Lorenzo Sonego, the Serbian Miomir Ketsmanovich and his compatriot Karen Khachanov. In the semifinals, Medvedev lost to famous Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic. In the upcoming game, bookmakers expect Daniil Medvedev to win. The probability of such an outcome is 97%.

Yaroslav Pyatikh, Athletistic