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In what promises to be an intriguing clash at the 2026 Australian Open, Luka Pavlovic will face Colton Smith in a match that could sway either way. Pavlovic, known for his strong baseline game and agility, will be looking to find form at home, although he has not played any recent matches to gauge his current level.
On the other hand, Colton Smith enters this matchup with limited recent activity, having secured a victory in his only match during this stretch. Smith’s game is characterized by powerful serves and aggressive net play, which could put pressure on Pavlovic’s return game.
The bookmakers have placed Smith as a significant favorite, with odds of 1.22 for an away win compared to 4.02 for Pavlovic at home, reflecting Smith’s perceived advantage in both experience and recent performance.
Both players will need to effectively exploit their tactical strengths; for Pavlovic, establishing control from the baseline will be critical, while Smith will aim to dominate with quick points and net play.
As the match unfolds, spectators can expect a competitive encounter, though recent form and betting odds suggest an edge for the visitor. Nonetheless, tennis can often produce surprises, making this matchup one to watch.
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| Pavlovic 23.3% |
Smith 76.7% |
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Betting Odds
| 1 | X | 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.02 | 1.22 |
Latest Results
| 10.11.25 Luka Pavlovic – Arthur Fery – 0:2 10.11.25 Luka Pavlovic – Jan Choinski – Canceled 16.10.25 Luka Pavlovic – Pablo Carreno-Busta – 1:2 13.10.25 Alexis Galarneau – Luka Pavlovic – 0:2 08.10.25 Luka Pavlovic – Carlos Taberner – 0:2 |
05.01.26 Roberto Carballes Baena – Colton Smith – 2:0 27.10.25 Colton Smith – Tristan Schoolkate – 0:2 21.10.25 Colton Smith – Arthur Fery – 1:2 20.10.25 Colton Smith – Clement Tabur – 0:2 19.10.25 Colton Smith – Evan Furness – 2:1 |
Facts
Standings
Draw
2026
Quarter-finals
| 1 | Hanfmann Y. (1) | Hassan B. | |
| 2 | Faria J. | Mikrut L. | |
| 3 | Reis Da Silva J. | Rocha H. | |
| 4 | Sekulic P. (WC) | Trungelliti M. (18) | |
| 5 | Burruchaga R. A. (2) | Peniston R. | |
| 6 | Kolar Z. | Gea A. | |
| 7 | Harris L. | Cina F. | |
| 8 | Pacheco Mendez R. | Vallejo D. (30) | |
| 9 | Basilashvili N. (3) | Bueno G. | |
| 10 | Herbert P. | Den Ouden G. | |
| 11 | Marinkov P. (WC) | McCabe J. | |
| 12 | Watanuki Y. | Budkov Kjaer N. (23) | |
| 13 | Barrios Vera T. (4) | Gueymard Wayenburg S. | |
| 14 | Hewitt C. (WC) | Zheng M. | |
| 15 | Crawford O. | Merida Aguilar D. | |
| 16 | Piros Z. | Klein L. (28) | |
| 17 | Holt B. (5) | Neumayer L. | |
| 18 | Zeppieri G. | Added D. | |
| 19 | Sakamoto R. | Evans D. | |
| 20 | Pavlovic L. | Smith C. (32) | |
| 21 | McDonald M. (6) | Popko D. | |
| 22 | Galan D. E. | Grenier H. | |
| 23 | Sachko V. | Mmoh M. | |
| 24 | Bouzige M. (WC) | Draxl L. (20) | |
| 25 | Blockx A. (7) | Cecchinato M. | |
| 26 | Shimabukuro S. | Molcan A. | |
| 27 | Kubler J. | Mayot H. | |
| 28 | Moreno De Alboran N. | Gaubas V. (17) | |
| 29 | Nishioka Y. (8) | Fatic N. | |
| 30 | Engel J. | Loffhagen G. | |
| 31 | Galarneau A. | Basavareddy N. | |
| 32 | Holmgren A. | Ofner S. (19) | |
| 33 | Moller E. (9) | Polmans M. (WC) | |
| 34 | Bolt A. | Ymer E. | |
| 35 | Llamas Ruiz P. | Bernet H. (WC) | |
| 36 | Wong C. | Blanchet U. (31) | |
| 37 | Tseng C. H. (10) | Landaluce M. | |
| 38 | Ellis B. (WC) | Travaglia S. | |
| 39 | Kym J. | Prado Angelo J. C. | |
| 40 | Sweeny D. | Pellegrino A. (26) | |
| 41 | Choinski J. (11) | Riedi L. | |
| 42 | Coppejans K. | Nishikori K. | |
| 43 | Ficovich J. P. | Rodionov J. | |
| 44 | Habib H. | Svajda Z. (29) | |
| 45 | Virtanen O. (12) | Mejia N. | |
| 46 | Wu Y. | Krueger M. | |
| 47 | Boyer T. | Barrena A. | |
| 48 | Lajal M. | Passaro F. (27) | |
| 49 | Lajovic D. (13) | Diaz Acosta F. | |
| 50 | Cassone M. | Hsu Y. H. | |
| 51 | Guillen Meza A. | Seyboth Wild T. | |
| 52 | Giustino L. | Maestrelli F. (24) | |
| 53 | Prizmic D. (14) | Olivieri G. A. | |
| 54 | Heide G. | Clarke J. | |
| 55 | Fery A. | Winter E. (WC) | |
| 56 | Tomic B. | Dellien H. (25) | |
| 57 | Harris B. (15) | Rodesch C. | |
| 58 | Tu L. (WC) | Jodar R. | |
| 59 | Glinka D. | Tabur C. | |
| 60 | van Assche L. | Echargui M. (22) | |
| 61 | Carballes Baena R. (16) | Bouquier A. | |
| 62 | Pinnington Jones J. | Bailly G. A. | |
| 63 | Damm M. | Onclin G. | |
| 64 | Droguet T. | Jarry N. (21) |
Semi-finals
| 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 | |
| 17 | TBD #33 | TBD #34 | |
| 18 | TBD #35 | TBD #36 | |
| 19 | TBD #37 | TBD #38 | |
| 20 | TBD #39 | TBD #40 | |
| 21 | TBD #41 | TBD #42 | |
| 22 | TBD #43 | TBD #44 | |
| 23 | TBD #45 | TBD #46 | |
| 24 | TBD #47 | TBD #48 | |
| 25 | TBD #49 | TBD #50 | |
| 26 | TBD #51 | TBD #52 | |
| 27 | TBD #53 | TBD #54 | |
| 28 | TBD #55 | TBD #56 | |
| 29 | TBD #57 | TBD #58 | |
| 30 | TBD #59 | TBD #60 | |
| 31 | TBD #61 | TBD #62 | |
| 32 | TBD #63 | TBD #64 |
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 (29.15%)
2. Alcaraz Carlos: 2.5 (22.8%)
3. Djokovic Novak: 9.75 (5.85%)
4. Zverev Alexander: 17 (3.35%)
5. Medvedev Daniil: 19.25 (2.96%)
6. Fritz Taylor: 33.75 (1.69%)
7. Shelton Ben: 39 (1.46%)
8. Fonseca Joao: 41.25 (1.38%)
9. De Minaur Alex: 41.5 (1.37%)
10. Auger-Aliassime Felix: 59 (0.97%)
11. Bublik Alexander: 62 (0.92%)
12. Musetti Lorenzo: 65 (0.88%)
13. Mpetshi Perricard Giovanni: 67.5 (0.84%)
14. Tsitsipas Stefanos: 67.5 (0.84%)
15. Rublev Andrey: 68.25 (0.84%)
16. Mensik Jakub: 76 (0.75%)
17. Dimitrov Grigor: 82.5 (0.69%)
18. Korda Sebastian: 85 (0.67%)
19. Hurkacz Hubert: 85 (0.67%)
20. Kyrgios Nick: 90 (0.63%)
21. Paul Tommy: 90 (0.63%)
22. Berrettini Matteo: 92.5 (0.62%)
23. Ruud Casper: 95.5 (0.6%)
24. Seyboth Wild Thiago: 100 (0.57%)
25. Tiafoe Frances: 102.5 (0.56%)
26. Machac Tomas: 102.5 (0.56%)
27. Lehecka Jiri: 117 (0.49%)
28. Tien Learner: 124 (0.46%)
29. Humbert Ugo: 124 (0.46%)
30. Sonego Lorenzo: 125.5 (0.45%)
31. Khachanov Karen: 127.5 (0.45%)
32. Cobolli Flavio: 128 (0.45%)
33. Popyrin Alexei: 135.5 (0.42%)
34. Zhang Zhizhen: 138 (0.41%)
35. Shapovalov Denis: 138 (0.41%)
36. Michelsen Alex: 145.5 (0.39%)
37. Cerundolo Francisco: 163 (0.35%)
38. Cazaux Arthur: 163 (0.35%)
39. Thompson Jordan: 175.5 (0.32%)
40. Davidovich Fokina Alejandro: 175.5 (0.32%)
41. Vacherot Valentin: 193 (0.3%)
42. Diallo Gabriel: 200.5 (0.28%)
43. Royer Valentin: 200.5 (0.28%)
44. Norrie Cameron: 201 (0.28%)
45. Nakashima Brandon: 201 (0.28%)
46. Rinderknech Arthur: 201 (0.28%)
47. Altmaier Daniel: 201 (0.28%)
48. Monfils Gael: 201 (0.28%)
49. Kokkinakis Thanasi: 207 (0.28%)
50. Fearnley Jacob: 213 (0.27%)
51. Nishikori Kei: 261 (0.22%)
52. Cerundolo Juan Manuel: 300.5 (0.19%)
53. Munar Jaume: 301 (0.19%)
54. Griekspoor Tallon: 301 (0.19%)
55. Comesana Francisco: 301 (0.19%)
56. Brooksby Jenson: 301 (0.19%)
57. Giron Marcos: 301 (0.19%)
58. Bonzi Benjamin: 301 (0.19%)
59. Collignon Raphael: 301 (0.19%)
60. Etcheverry Tomas Martin: 301 (0.19%)
61. Struff Jan-Lennard: 301 (0.19%)
62. Cilic Marin: 301 (0.19%)
63. Arnaldi Matteo: 301 (0.19%)
64. Mannarino Adrian: 301 (0.19%)
65. Fucsovics Marton: 301 (0.19%)
66. Bautista-Agut Roberto: 301 (0.19%)
67. Van De Zandschulp Botic: 301 (0.19%)
68. Kecmanovic Miomir: 301 (0.19%)
69. Tabilo Alejandro: 301 (0.19%)
70. Vukic Aleksandar: 301 (0.19%)
71. Muller Alexandre: 301 (0.19%)
72. Spizzirri Eliot: 301 (0.19%)
73. Opelka Reilly: 301 (0.19%)
74. Medjedovic Hamad: 301 (0.19%)
75. Majchrzak Kamil: 301 (0.19%)
76. Marozsan Fabian: 301 (0.19%)
77. Wawrinka Stan: 301 (0.19%)
78. O’Connell Christopher: 301 (0.19%)
79. Darderi Luciano: 501 (0.11%)
80. Bergs Zizou: 501 (0.11%)
81. Kovacevic Aleksandar: 501 (0.11%)
82. De Jong Jesper: 501 (0.11%)
83. Kopriva Vit: 501 (0.11%)
84. Djere Laslo: 501 (0.11%)
85. Nardi Luca: 501 (0.11%)
86. Halys Quentin: 501 (0.11%)
87. Mochizuki Shintaro: 501 (0.11%)
88. Ruusuvuori Emil: 501 (0.11%)
89. Bellucci Mattia: 501 (0.11%)
90. Martinez Pedro: 501 (0.11%)
91. Bu Yunchaokete: 501 (0.11%)
92. Shevchenko Alexander: 501 (0.11%)
93. Nava Emilio: 501 (0.11%)
94. Baez Sebastian: 501 (0.11%)
95. Taberner Carlos: 501 (0.11%)
96. Svrcina Dalibor: 501 (0.11%)
97. Gaston Hugo: 501 (0.11%)
98. Duckworth James: 501 (0.11%)
99. Jacquet Kyrian: 501 (0.11%)
100. Ugo Carabelli Camilo: 501 (0.11%)
101. Carreno-Busta Pablo: 501 (0.11%)
102. Atmane Terence: 501 (0.11%)
103. Navone Mariano: 501 (0.11%)
104. Kypson Patrick: 501 (0.11%)
105. Hijikata Rinky: 501 (0.11%)
106. Tirante Thiago Agustin: 501 (0.11%)
107. Schoolkate Tristan: 501 (0.11%)
108. Buse Ignacio: 501 (0.11%)
109. Dzumhur Damir: 501 (0.11%)
110. Quinn Ethan: 501 (0.11%)
111. Walton Adam: 501 (0.11%)
112. Garin Cristian: 501 (0.11%)
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