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As the ATP Australian Open approaches, the match between James McCabe and Nicolai Budkov Kjaer promises to be an intriguing clash. Scheduled for January 13, 2026, McCabe will have the advantage of playing at home, where he has shown strong form recently, achieving victory in four of his last five matches. His aggressive baseline play and ability to dictate rallies could prove pivotal in this encounter.
Conversely, Budkov Kjaer enters the match with a more mixed performance record, winning only two of his last five outings. While he has shown resilience and tactical adaptability in previous matches, he may need to elevate his game significantly to challenge McCabe effectively.
Bookmakers are favoring the away player slightly with odds of 1.73 for Budkov Kjaer compared to 2.0 for the home favorite, McCabe. Our model suggests a probability split of 47.1% for a home win and 52.9% for an away victory, indicating a closely contested match. The predicted scoreline reflects this tight competition, forecasting a 0:2 win for Budkov Kjaer.
As both players bring distinct strengths to the court, the outcome remains uncertain, making it an enticing matchup for fans and bettors alike.
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| McCabe 46% |
Budkov Kjaer 54% |
Prediction (the most likely score): 0:2
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Betting Odds
| 1 | X | 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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2.05 | 1.72 |
Latest Results
| 12.01.26 Pavle Marinkov – James McCabe – 0:2 08.01.26 Alexander Blockx – James McCabe – 2:1 07.01.26 Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera – James McCabe – 0:2 06.01.26 James McCabe – Jack Pinnington Jones – 2:0 05.01.26 James McCabe – Mark Lajal – 2:0 |
12.01.26 Yosuke Watanuki – Nicolai Budkov Kjaer – 1:2 04.01.26 Nicolai Budkov Kjaer – Alexander Blockx – 0:2 20.12.25 Alexander Blockx – Nicolai Budkov Kjaer – 3:0 19.12.25 Learner Tien – Nicolai Budkov Kjaer – 3:1 18.12.25 Nicolai Budkov Kjaer – Rafael Jodar – 3:1 |
Facts
Standings
Draw
2026
Quarter-finals
| 1 | Dodig M. (Alt) | Hassan B. | 1 : 2 |
| 2 | Faria J. | Mikrut L. | 2 : 0 |
| 3 | Reis Da Silva J. | Rocha H. | 0 : 2 |
| 4 | Sekulic P. (WC) | Trungelliti M. (18) | 1 : 2 |
| 5 | Burruchaga R. A. (2) | Peniston R. | |
| 6 | Kolar Z. | Gea A. | |
| 7 | Harris L. | Cina F. | |
| 8 | Pacheco Mendez R. | Vallejo D. (30) | 0 : 2 |
| 9 | Basilashvili N. (3) | Bueno G. | 0 : 2 |
| 10 | Herbert P. | Den Ouden G. | 2 : 1 |
| 11 | Marinkov P. (WC) | McCabe J. | 0 : 2 |
| 12 | Watanuki Y. | Budkov Kjaer N. (23) | 1 : 2 |
| 13 | Barrios Vera T. (4) | Gueymard Wayenburg S. | 2 : 0 |
| 14 | Hewitt C. (WC) | Zheng M. | 0 : 2 |
| 15 | Crawford O. | Merida Aguilar D. | 1 : 2 |
| 16 | Piros Z. | Klein L. (28) | 0 : 2 |
| 17 | Holt B. (5) | Neumayer L. | 2 : 1 |
| 18 | Zeppieri G. | Added D. | 2 : 0 |
| 19 | Sakamoto R. | Evans D. | 2 : 0 |
| 20 | Pavlovic L. | Smith C. (32) | 0 : 2 |
| 21 | McDonald M. (6) | Popko D. | 2 : 1 |
| 22 | Galan D. E. (RET.) | Grenier H. | 0 : 1 |
| 23 | Sachko V. | Durasovic V. (Alt) | 2 : 0 |
| 24 | Bouzige M. (WC) | Draxl L. (20) | |
| 25 | Blockx A. (7) | Cecchinato M. | 2 : 0 |
| 26 | Shimabukuro S. | Molcan A. | 1 : 2 |
| 27 | Kubler J. | Mayot H. | 2 : 0 |
| 28 | Moreno De Alboran N. | Gaubas V. (17) | 0 : 2 |
| 29 | Nishioka Y. (8) | Fatic N. | 2 : 0 |
| 30 | Engel J. | Loffhagen G. | 0 : 2 |
| 31 | Galarneau A. | Basavareddy N. | 0 : 2 |
| 32 | Holmgren A. | Ofner S. (19) | 0 : 2 |
| 33 | Moller E. (9) | Polmans M. (WC) | 2 : 0 |
| 34 | Bolt A. | Ymer E. | 0 : 2 |
| 35 | Llamas Ruiz P. | Bernet H. (WC) | 2 : 1 |
| 36 | Wong C. | Blanchet U. (31) | 2 : 0 |
| 37 | Tseng C. H. (10) | Landaluce M. | 0 : 2 |
| 38 | Ellis B. (WC) | Travaglia S. | 1 : 2 |
| 39 | Kym J. | Prado Angelo J. C. | 2 : 0 |
| 40 | Sweeny D. | Pellegrino A. (26) | 2 : 1 |
| 41 | Choinski J. (11) | Riedi L. | 0 : 2 |
| 42 | Coppejans K. | Jasika O. (Alt) | 2 : 0 |
| 43 | Ficovich J. P. | Rodionov J. | 0 : 2 |
| 44 | Habib H. | Svajda Z. (29) | 0 : 2 |
| 45 | Virtanen O. (12) | Mejia N. | 1 : 2 |
| 46 | Wu Y. | Krueger M. | 2 : 0 |
| 47 | Boyer T. | Barrena A. | 2 : 1 |
| 48 | Lajal M. | Passaro F. (27) | 0 : 2 |
| 49 | Lajovic D. (13) | Diaz Acosta F. | 2 : 1 |
| 50 | Cassone M. | Hsu Y. H. | 2 : 1 |
| 51 | Guillen Meza A. | Seyboth Wild T. | 0 : 2 |
| 52 | Giustino L. | Maestrelli F. (24) | 0 : 2 |
| 53 | Prizmic D. (14) | Olivieri G. A. | 2 : 0 |
| 54 | Heide G. | Clarke J. | 2 : 0 |
| 55 | Fery A. | Winter E. (WC) | 2 : 0 |
| 56 | Tomic B. | Dellien H. (25) | 2 : 0 |
| 57 | Harris B. (15) | Rodesch C. | 0 : 2 |
| 58 | Tu L. (WC) | Jodar R. | 0 : 2 |
| 59 | Glinka D. | Tabur C. | 2 : 1 |
| 60 | van Assche L. | Echargui M. (22) | 2 : 0 |
| 61 | Carballes Baena R. (16) | Bouquier A. | 2 : 0 |
| 62 | Pinnington Jones J. | Bailly G. A. | 0 : 2 |
| 63 | Damm M. | Onclin G. | 2 : 1 |
| 64 | Droguet T. | Jarry N. (21) | 2 : 0 |
Semi-finals
| 1 | Hassan B. | Faria J. | |
| 2 | Rocha H. | Trungelliti M. (18) | |
| 3 | TBD #5 | TBD #6 | |
| 4 | TBD #7 | Vallejo D. (30) | |
| 5 | Bueno G. | Herbert P. | |
| 6 | McCabe J. | Budkov Kjaer N. (23) | |
| 7 | Barrios Vera T. (4) | Zheng M. | |
| 8 | Merida Aguilar D. | Klein L. (28) | |
| 9 | Holt B. (5) | Zeppieri G. | |
| 10 | Sakamoto R. | Smith C. (32) | |
| 11 | McDonald M. (6) | Grenier H. | |
| 12 | Sachko V. | TBD #24 | |
| 13 | Blockx A. (7) | Molcan A. | |
| 14 | Kubler J. | Gaubas V. (17) | |
| 15 | Nishioka Y. (8) | Loffhagen G. | |
| 16 | Basavareddy N. | Ofner S. (19) | |
| 17 | Moller E. (9) | Ymer E. | |
| 18 | Llamas Ruiz P. | Wong C. | |
| 19 | Landaluce M. | Travaglia S. | |
| 20 | Kym J. | Sweeny D. | |
| 21 | Riedi L. | Coppejans K. | |
| 22 | Rodionov J. | Svajda Z. (29) | |
| 23 | Mejia N. | Wu Y. | |
| 24 | Boyer T. | Passaro F. (27) | |
| 25 | Lajovic D. (13) | Cassone M. | |
| 26 | Seyboth Wild T. | Maestrelli F. (24) | |
| 27 | Prizmic D. (14) | Heide G. | |
| 28 | Fery A. | Tomic B. | |
| 29 | Rodesch C. | Jodar R. | |
| 30 | Glinka D. | van Assche L. | |
| 31 | Carballes Baena R. (16) | Bailly G. A. | |
| 32 | Damm M. | Droguet T. |
Final
| 1 | TBD #1 | TBD #2 | |
| 2 | TBD #3 | TBD #4 | |
| 3 | TBD #5 | TBD #6 | |
| 4 | TBD #7 | TBD #8 | |
| 5 | TBD #9 | TBD #10 | |
| 6 | TBD #11 | TBD #12 | |
| 7 | TBD #13 | TBD #14 | |
| 8 | TBD #15 | TBD #16 | |
| 9 | TBD #17 | TBD #18 | |
| 10 | TBD #19 | TBD #20 | |
| 11 | TBD #21 | TBD #22 | |
| 12 | TBD #23 | TBD #24 | |
| 13 | TBD #25 | TBD #26 | |
| 14 | TBD #27 | TBD #28 | |
| 15 | TBD #29 | TBD #30 | |
| 16 | TBD #31 | TBD #32 |
ATP Australian Open Outrights
1. Sinner Jannik: 1.96 (29.95%)
2. Alcaraz Carlos: 2.57 (22.82%)
3. Djokovic Novak: 10.75 (5.45%)
4. Zverev Alexander: 17 (3.44%)
5. Medvedev Daniil: 20.25 (2.89%)
6. Fritz Taylor: 35.75 (1.64%)
7. Shelton Ben: 39.75 (1.47%)
8. De Minaur Alex: 41.5 (1.41%)
9. Fonseca Joao: 42.5 (1.38%)
10. Bublik Alexander: 46.5 (1.26%)
11. Auger-Aliassime Felix: 59 (0.99%)
12. Musetti Lorenzo: 63.5 (0.92%)
13. Mpetshi Perricard Giovanni: 67.25 (0.87%)
14. Tsitsipas Stefanos: 67.25 (0.87%)
15. Rublev Andrey: 68.5 (0.85%)
16. Mensik Jakub: 76 (0.77%)
17. Dimitrov Grigor: 82 (0.71%)
18. Korda Sebastian: 85 (0.69%)
19. Hurkacz Hubert: 85 (0.69%)
20. Paul Tommy: 88.5 (0.66%)
21. Berrettini Matteo: 92 (0.64%)
22. Ruud Casper: 97 (0.6%)
23. Tiafoe Frances: 103.5 (0.57%)
24. Machac Tomas: 103.5 (0.57%)
25. Lehecka Jiri: 109 (0.54%)
26. Tien Learner: 123.5 (0.47%)
27. Humbert Ugo: 123.5 (0.47%)
28. Sonego Lorenzo: 126 (0.46%)
29. Khachanov Karen: 128.5 (0.46%)
30. Cobolli Flavio: 131 (0.45%)
31. Popyrin Alexei: 141 (0.42%)
32. Michelsen Alex: 147 (0.4%)
33. Zhang Zhizhen: 151 (0.39%)
34. Shapovalov Denis: 151 (0.39%)
35. Cerundolo Francisco: 176 (0.33%)
36. Cazaux Arthur: 176 (0.33%)
37. Norrie Cameron: 201 (0.29%)
38. Thompson Jordan: 201 (0.29%)
39. Davidovich Fokina Alejandro: 201 (0.29%)
40. Nakashima Brandon: 201 (0.29%)
41. Rinderknech Arthur: 201 (0.29%)
42. Altmaier Daniel: 201 (0.29%)
43. Monfils Gael: 201 (0.29%)
44. Vacherot Valentin: 206 (0.28%)
45. Kokkinakis Thanasi: 213.5 (0.27%)
46. Fearnley Jacob: 226 (0.26%)
47. Nishikori Kei: 301 (0.19%)
48. Diallo Gabriel: 301 (0.19%)
49. Royer Valentin: 301 (0.19%)
50. Munar Jaume: 301 (0.19%)
51. Griekspoor Tallon: 301 (0.19%)
52. Comesana Francisco: 301 (0.19%)
53. Brooksby Jenson: 301 (0.19%)
54. Giron Marcos: 301 (0.19%)
55. Bonzi Benjamin: 301 (0.19%)
56. Collignon Raphael: 301 (0.19%)
57. Etcheverry Tomas Martin: 301 (0.19%)
58. Struff Jan-Lennard: 301 (0.19%)
59. Cilic Marin: 301 (0.19%)
60. Arnaldi Matteo: 301 (0.19%)
61. Mannarino Adrian: 301 (0.19%)
62. Fucsovics Marton: 301 (0.19%)
63. Bautista-Agut Roberto: 301 (0.19%)
64. Van De Zandschulp Botic: 301 (0.19%)
65. Kecmanovic Miomir: 301 (0.19%)
66. Tabilo Alejandro: 301 (0.19%)
67. Vukic Aleksandar: 301 (0.19%)
68. Muller Alexandre: 301 (0.19%)
69. Spizzirri Eliot: 301 (0.19%)
70. Opelka Reilly: 301 (0.19%)
71. Medjedovic Hamad: 301 (0.19%)
72. Majchrzak Kamil: 301 (0.19%)
73. Marozsan Fabian: 301 (0.19%)
74. Wawrinka Stan: 301 (0.19%)
75. O’Connell Christopher: 301 (0.19%)
76. Hanfmann Yannick: 301 (0.19%)
77. Darderi Luciano: 501 (0.12%)
78. Bergs Zizou: 501 (0.12%)
79. Kovacevic Aleksandar: 501 (0.12%)
80. De Jong Jesper: 501 (0.12%)
81. Kopriva Vit: 501 (0.12%)
82. Cerundolo Juan Manuel: 501 (0.12%)
83. Djere Laslo: 501 (0.12%)
84. Nardi Luca: 501 (0.12%)
85. Halys Quentin: 501 (0.12%)
86. Mochizuki Shintaro: 501 (0.12%)
87. Ruusuvuori Emil: 501 (0.12%)
88. Bellucci Mattia: 501 (0.12%)
89. Martinez Pedro: 501 (0.12%)
90. Bu Yunchaokete: 501 (0.12%)
91. Shevchenko Alexander: 501 (0.12%)
92. Nava Emilio: 501 (0.12%)
93. Baez Sebastian: 501 (0.12%)
94. Taberner Carlos: 501 (0.12%)
95. Svrcina Dalibor: 501 (0.12%)
96. Gaston Hugo: 501 (0.12%)
97. Duckworth James: 501 (0.12%)
98. Jacquet Kyrian: 501 (0.12%)
99. Ugo Carabelli Camilo: 501 (0.12%)
100. Carreno-Busta Pablo: 501 (0.12%)
101. Atmane Terence: 501 (0.12%)
102. Navone Mariano: 501 (0.12%)
103. Kypson Patrick: 501 (0.12%)
104. Hijikata Rinky: 501 (0.12%)
105. Tirante Thiago Agustin: 501 (0.12%)
106. Schoolkate Tristan: 501 (0.12%)
107. Buse Ignacio: 501 (0.12%)
108. Dzumhur Damir: 501 (0.12%)
109. Quinn Ethan: 501 (0.12%)
110. Walton Adam: 501 (0.12%)
111. Garin Cristian: 501 (0.12%)
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