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In an intriguing first-round matchup at the 2026 Australian Open, Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera takes on rising talent Michael Zheng. Set to unfold on January 13, the match promises to showcase contrasting styles and recent performances that could heavily influence the outcome.
Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera enters the tournament with a solid track record, having secured victories in 3 of his last 5 matches. His serve-and-volley game, paired with an effective baseline strategy, has proven successful on hard courts, but he’ll need to elevate his performance against a formidable opponent.
Michael Zheng, on the other hand, has displayed exceptional form lately, winning 4 of his last 5 matches. Known for his agility and aggressive baseline play, Zheng’s ability to construct points meticulously may pose difficulty for Barrios Vera. The bookmakers have made Zheng the favorite at 1.65, while Barrios Vera’s odds are set at 2.11.
According to models, there is a 44% probability of a home win for Barrios Vera, with 56% favoring Zheng for an away victory, leading to a predicted scoreline of 0-2. As both players prepare, fans can expect a competitive encounter where form and tactical acumen will be crucial.
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| Barrios Vera 43.9% |
Zheng 56.1% |
Prediction (the most likely score): 0:2
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Betting Odds
| 1 | X | 2 | ||
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2.11 | 1.65 | ||
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2.09 | 1.63 | Watch and Bet |
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2.12 | 1.63 |
Latest Results
| 12.01.26 Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera – Sascha Gueymard Wayenburg – 2:0 07.01.26 Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera – James McCabe – 0:2 06.01.26 Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera – Ugo Blanchet – 2:1 05.01.26 Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera – Philip Sekulic – 2:0 17.11.25 Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera – Sebastian Gima – Canceled |
12.01.26 Cruz Hewitt – Michael Zheng – 0:2 09.01.26 Michael Zheng – Arthur Gea – 1:2 08.01.26 Michael Zheng – Clement Tabur – 2:1 06.01.26 Michael Zheng – Dan Added – 2:0 05.01.26 Michael Zheng – Omar Jasika – 2:0 |
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. | 2 : 0 |
| 6 | Kolar Z. | Gea A. | 0 : 2 |
| 7 | Harris L. | Cina F. | 1 : 2 |
| 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) | 0 : 2 |
| 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 | Burruchaga R. A. (2) | Gea A. | |
| 4 | Cina F. | 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. | Draxl L. (20) | |
| 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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