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Australian Open Tips today – Matches today from 17.01.
The starting signal in Down Under, it has been given. The Australian Open has started with the main draw, in the night from Monday to Tuesday or in the early morning of the second day of the week more stars will enter the tournament.
Of course, we are paying special attention to the first appearance of Alexander Zverev, who is returning to the big stage after a long injury. He has to get into the rhythm quickly to avoid embarrassment.
Of course, he is not the only one on court, we are also very curious about the match between Dominic Thiem and Andrey Rublev. Can the Austrian repeat his performance from the end of last year?
In the women’s singles, we are hoping for a similarly strong tournament from the German point of view as the last one in Wimbledon. Tatjana Maria and Laura Siegemund will be put to the test on Tuesday, both of whom have been given tricky tasks.
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For Dominic Thiem, things should go similarly well at this Australian Open as 2022 ended. Now the draw has sent him straight to Andrey Rublev, an opponent against whom he is logically only the underdog.
Matteo Berrettini against Andy Murray, and right in the 1st round! Two strong players will be facing each other here, the Italian will have to really stretch himself to be able to put the veteran in his place.
For Jan-Lennard Struff, the AO should not be over right away. If the German wants to avoid a first-round exit, he will have to knock out the strong US player Tommy Paul, which would be quite a surprise.
What Alexander Zverev can show in Melbourne is still a big question mark. The Olympic champion is finally back, but he still lacks a lot to reach top form. Juan Pablo Varillas hopes to take advantage of the lack of rhythm.
Among the German women, Laura Siegemund is considered a specialist on clay. The match will now be played on hard court, so it will be quite difficult for the Swabian to prevail against Lucia Bronzetti on Tuesday.
Tatjana Maria’s expectations have risen after her semi-final at Wimbledon. Her 1st round match at the Australian Open will be against Lucrezia Stefanini, and Maria is the favourite here.
Tennis tips today broadcast: Where are the matches on 17.01.?
The Australian Open 2023 has once again chosen Eurosport as its home in terms of TV channels, you can also get to the broadcast via DAZN. Various rallies, expert interviews as well as a highlight show by Boris Becker, Eurosport offers the complete package again this year.
Australian Open tips today 17.01.: Andrey Rublev – Dominic Thiem (01:00 h)
Dominic Thiem enjoyed some highlights in 2022, felt the gap to the world’s best was getting smaller and smaller. He was able to climb to 98th place, which also saved him from qualifying at the Australian Open.
All the more disappointing was his performance in Adelaide at the preparatory tournament, when he lost 4-6, 1-6 very clearly to Kwon Soon-woo. Is this a sign that he will not be able to convince in the first round of Melbourne either?
2015 was the last time he failed in the 1st round at the AO, whether Andrey Rublev will now ensure a repeat? The two have already met six times, with the trend pointing more in the Russian direction at 4:2.
Rublev has won four times in a row recently, and always without losing a set. The 25-year-old failed to win either tournament in Adelaide, losing to both Thanasi Kokkinakis and Roberto Bautista-Agut in three sets.
He is ahead with odds of 1.25 to 3.60 with the bookmakers, although he was already out of form towards the end of 2022. By the way, Rublev last failed in the first round of a Grand Slam at the French Open 2021.
Our Rublev Thiem expert tip: Win Rublev & Over 3.5 sets
Australian Open tips today 17.01: Matteo Berrettini – Andy Murray (03:30)
Matteo Berrettini hasn’t played a match since late October, injuries riddled his entire 2022. Strong performances, the Corona cancellation before Wimbledon, bad news and good news alternated.
The Roman wants to score with his service in Down Under, a year ago he made it to the semi-finals with it. The Italian should still know how difficult it is to hold his own against Andy Murray.
He is ahead at 1.25 to 3.85 with the bookmakers, but it will not be easy. At the US Open almost half a year ago, Berrettini narrowly won in four sets, and in Stuttgart 2022 he also fought over three sets.
Murray, the world number 66, worked his way up the rankings, even annoying many of the greats. In Adelaide, the veteran failed directly to Sebastian Korda, which is probably why he is only the underdog on Tuesday morning.
Our Berrettini Murray expert tip: Over 37.5 Games
Australian Open tips today 17.01.: Jan-Lennard Struff – Tommy Paul (03:30 h)
It’s been a tough few months for Jan-Lennard Struff, who has plummeted to 167th in the world rankings. After the turn of the year, he reached the semi-finals at the Challenger in Canberra and was able to gain some self-confidence.
He promptly took that with him to Melbourne, where he quite confidently survived the qualifiers. He did not drop a single set in the three matches, but now has to increase the number of strokes to get rid of a real top star in the form of Tommy Paul.
Once before, five years ago, he made it past the 1st round at the Australian Open, but with odds of 1.40 to 3.00, his underdog status is still not too clear. Is the US American out of form?
In Adelaide, he definitely could not build on the strong performances he had shown in 2022. Twice, both times in 2021, he has already been able to compete with Jan-Lennard Struff.
Both duels went to him without losing a set. Whenever he was able to start directly in the main draw here in Down Under, he also won his opening match, which is not good news from a German perspective.
Our Struff Paul expert tip: Over 0.5 tiebreaks
Australian Open tips today 17.01.: Juan Pablo Varillas – Alexander Zverev (07:00 h)
The pictures of Alexander Zverev’s terrible injury during the last French Open, they went around the world. Germany’s best tennis player had to watch for a long time, but now he is finally allowed back on the court.
Nobody knows exactly what he will achieve in Melbourne, but the bookmakers are incredibly optimistic. In his 1st round match against Juan Pablo Varillas, odds of 1.06 to 8.00 can be seen.
Zverev has never played against the current world number 103. In the last few days, the Peruvian has had a tough time in qualifying, collecting wins against Roberto Marcora, Alexis Galarneau and Yosuke Watanuki.
Twice he had to go into a tiebreak, so he must have lost a lot of energy. Only once did he appear in the main draw of a Grand Slam, and how: In Paris a year ago, he forced Felix Auger-Aliassime into five sets!
Our Varillas Zverev expert tip: Set win Varillas
Australian Open tips today 17.01.: Lucia Bronzetti – Laura Siegemund (04:15 h)
What are the performances of the German ladies at this year’s Australian Open? Laura Siegemund, only ranked 158 in the world, now prefers to compete in doubles. Her favourite surface is red clay anyway.
At her only preparatory tournament, she promptly won the title with her partner Kirsten Flipkens, but was eliminated early without her. In five appearances in Australia, she was eliminated twice in the first round, and that was also the case in 2022.
Perhaps that’s why she’s the underdog on Tuesday, but the odds of 2.00 to 1.80 are very close. The Italian has never played against Siegemund, in Hobart a few days ago she didn’t manage anything.
Against Anna Blinkova she failed in two sets and only managed one of seven break chances. At least she made it to the second round exactly one year ago, something Siegemund was not able to do.
Our Bronzetti Siegemund expert tip: 3 sets
Australian Open tips today 17.01.: Lucrezia Stefanini – Tatjana Maria (05:00 h)
She was the big sensation at Wimbledon: Tatjana Maria stormed through to the semi-finals, thrilling the whole of tennis Germany! She kept her good form for some time and would like to show that her career does not have to end in 2023.
The Australian Open is by no means her favourite tournament, she has only twice avoided elimination in the first round. This time, however, she is favoured, with average odds of 1.60 to 2.30.
Her performances in the two preparatory tournaments were less strong with one win in three matches. What about her opponent, Lucrezia Stefanini? The 24-year-old had to qualify and fought her way through to the main draw.
Since she almost only took part in Challenger tournaments in 2022 and went down in the qualifiers in New Zealand a few days ago, it is extremely difficult to assess her current form correctly.
Our Stafanini Maria expert tip: Win Maria
