Mark Lajal vs Francesco Passaro predictions, Jan 11, 2026

Yuriy Borshchenko

8 months ago

ATP Australian Open, Melbourne Park (Melbourne) on Sunday, 10:30 pm ET

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As Mark Lajal faces Francesco Passaro in their upcoming match at the ATP Australian Open on January 11, 2026, this clash draws attention for its competitive edge. Lajal, playing at home, has struggled recently, securing victory in only 1 of his last 5 matches. This downturn poses a challenge for him as he seeks to regain his footing on the court.

Conversely, Passaro has shown a slight improvement, winning 2 of his last 5 encounters. His recent form suggests he may be building momentum, which could play a pivotal role in this matchup. With bookmakers indicating odds of 1.73 for a Lajal win and 2.05 for a Passaro victory, the contest appears finely balanced, reflecting the competitive nature expected in the early stages of a Grand Slam.

Tactically, Lajal will need to leverage his home advantage and harness the support of local fans to boost his confidence. Passaro, on the other hand, may benefit from his recent form, offering a resilient performance that could exploit any vulnerabilities in Lajal’s game.

Overall, with our model predicting a almost even split in probabilities (50.1% home win versus 49.9% away win), this matchup promises to be a closely contested encounter with no guaranteed outcomes.

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Lajal
53.7%

Passaro
46.3%

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Betting Odds

1	2
1.71	1.98	Watch and Bet
1.75	2.02
1.72	2

Latest Results

05.01.26 James McCabe – Mark Lajal – 2:0
20.11.25 Mark Lajal – Justin Engel – Engel J. walkover
19.11.25 Mark Lajal – Alexey Vatutin – 2:1
17.11.25 Mark Lajal – Luka Mikrut – Canceled
12.11.25 Jan-Lennard Struff – Mark Lajal – 2:0

21.11.25 Francesco Passaro – Marko Topo – 0:2
19.11.25 Francesco Passaro – Lorenzo Sciahbasi – 2:0
18.11.25 Francesco Passaro – Michele Ribecai – 2:0
18.11.25 Francesco Passaro – Marco Cecchinato – Canceled
11.11.25 Liam Broady – Francesco Passaro – 2:0

Facts

Lajal is ranked ATP: 149. Passaro is ranked ATP: 140.

Each of the players is struggling with stability in their game.

Passaro may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.

The chances of victory for both players are nearly identical in this match.

In the last 1 head-to-head match, Lajal won 1 match, drew 0 matches, lost 0 matches, and goals 2:1.

Latest Head To Head

24.06.24 Mark Lajal – Francesco Passaro – 2:1

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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