In the second round of the Australian Open, Taro Daniel and Denis Shapovalov will play against each other. The match will start on January 18 at 00:00.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-6) for Shapovalov – 1.81.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Under 36 – 1.83.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #3 – 1st Set Games Under 9.5 – 2.14.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #3 – Tie – Break – Yes – 1.86.
Shapovalov leads 2-0 in their head-to-head encounters with Daniel. The last meeting took place last year at the tournament in Dubai and ended with a convincing victory of the Canadian tennis player in two sets. We expect Denis to beat Taro again in his next match.
The last head-to-head encounter between the two players ended in two sets. We expect that the upcoming match will follow a similar scenario and will be played in a minimum number of sets. We believe that Shapovalov will once again take on Daniel rather quickly.
Daniel defeated Ernesto Escobedo (7-5, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3) in the first round of the Australian Open.
Despite losing one set, the Japanese player dominated the whole match.
Taro failed to qualify for the Adelaide and Oakland tournaments in early January, losing to Kwon Soon-woo (6-7, 6-4, 6-7) and Ajeet Rai (5-7, 6-0, 3-6) respectively.
Last season, Daniel reached the third round at the Australian Open. The Japanese tennis player defeated Andy Murray in the second round.
Daniel has won six of his last seven matches at the Australian Open.
Shapovalov also got through the opening round without too much trouble. Denis defeated Dusan Lajovic (6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1) on Monday.
With the exception of the second set which went to Lajovic, Shapovalov played at a good level.
Shapovalov won 82% of his points on the first serve and 51% on the second serve. These are pretty solid numbers even for a match like this.
Shapovalov reached the quarter-finals in Melbourne last year.
Shapovalov has won eight of the last ten meetings against lower-ranked opponents.
Type of Court – Hard
Speed of Court – 7/10
Taro Daniel’s Rating – 94
Taro Daniel Wins/Losses in 2023 – 2/2
Denis Shapovalov’s Rating – 22
Denis Shapovalov Wins/Losses in 2023 – 3/1
In 3 of Shapovalov’s last 5 matches, less than 9.5 games have been played in the first set. We offer to bet on “1st Set Games Under 9.5” with odds of 2.14.
Daniel has played two tie-breaks in his last five matches. We offer to bet on “Tie-Break – Yes” with odds of 1.86.
Shapovalov leads with a score of 2-0 in the head-to-head encounters. The last time they met was at the Dubai Tennis Championships in 2022. In that match, Shapovalov defeated Daniel (6-4, 6-3) in two sets.
The match will be played in Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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