Expect plenty of entertaining tennis on day one at the Australian Open with a number of star names in action in Melbourne. As ever, we here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for every match on the slate, including Alexander Bublik vs Jenson Brooksby, Carlos Alcaraz vs Adam Walton, and Frances Tiafoe vs Jason Kubler.
Fery – Cobolli: 18.01.2026 01:00 CEST H2H: first meeting Arthur Fery has won four of his last five matches. This week in Australia, Fery qualified for the main draw tournament without dropping a single set.
Diallo – Bergs: 07.10.2025 06:30 CEST H2H: 3-0 Gabriel Diallo has won three of his last five matches. Last week in Tokyo, Diallo lost in the opening round against Fritz in three tight sets.
Can you name every women's Australian Open tennis champion in the Open Era?Note: The Open was moved from January to December in 1977, so there were two Opens played in that year. It was moved again in 1986 from December to January, so there was no Open played in 1986.
Taylor Fritz got a scare in his Japan Open debut in Tokyo against Gabriel Diallo but managed to secure a hard-fought 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(3) victory, allowing him to advance to the second round at the start of his Asian swing.
Former champion Taylor Fritz will get his ATP Tokyo campaign underway on Thursday in a tricky opening match against power-hitting Gabriel Diallo. That is one of a handful of interesting matches on the schedule.
Canada will play against Israel in their upcoming World Group 1 tie at the Davis Cup, but tennis hasn't been the main story surrounding this tie. Canada and Israel both played in the 2025 Davis Cup Qualifiers.
Diallo – Dzumhur: 25.08.2025 22:00 CEST H2H: first meeting Gabriel Diallo has lost three of his last five matches. Last week in Winston-Salem, Diallo lost against Medjedovic in the 1/8-Finals.
Mpetshi Perricard – Muller: 20.08.2025 21:30 CEST H2H: first meeting Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard has lost four of his last five matches. Last week in Cincinnati, the Frenchman was upset by Wong in the opening round, losing in straight sets.
Nishesh Basavareddy has finally found some form this week and has looked deadly in the first three matches. The question is whether he can maintain that when facing the No.
The third round in Cincinnati has thrown up some intriguing matchups, with players coming in from very different trajectories. Some have built confidence with strong showings in recent weeks, while others are still looking for the spark to turn their summer around.
America’s Taylor Fritz is going through a great phase in his career. The 27-year-old is currently the highest-ranked American player in the ATP rankings and has won 13 out of his last 15 matches across different competitions.
Day 6 at ATP Toronto will see the last Canadian standing, Gabriel Diallo, in action against second seed Taylor Fritz in a match that promises fireworks.
No. 4 seed Ben Shelton needed just 61 minutes to defeat Canadian No. 15 Gabriel Diallo 6-3, 6-2 in the Round of 16 at the Mubadala Citi D.C. Open on Thursday in Washington.