Reilly Opelka vs Alejandro Davidovich Fokina predictions, Jan 20, 2026

Yuriy Borshchenko

8 months ago

ATP Australian Open, on Tuesday, 7:00 pm ET

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In an intriguing clash at the 2026 Australian Open, Reilly Opelka faces Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in what promises to be an entertaining encounter. Both players come into this match with similar recent forms, each having won 3 of their last 5 matches. Opelka’s unique advantage lies in his towering serve, which can pose significant challenges on fast surfaces, particularly on home ground. However, Davidovich Fokina presents a contrasting style; his agility and baseline consistency allow him to dictate play and exploit openings, particularly on hard courts.

Bookmakers favor Davidovich Fokina at odds of 1.46, reflecting a 61.3% probability of an away victory according to our model. Conversely, Opelka’s chances are rated at 38.7%, with odds of 2.71 for a home win, underscoring the uphill battle he faces against the Spaniard’s tactical finesse.

As both players strive for dominance, the match will likely pivot on crucial serve-return scenarios. While Opelka’s serve can be a game-changer, Davidovich Fokina’s ability to neutralize big serves and transition swiftly into counterattacks could tilt the match in his favor. As such, fans can expect a closely contested showdown, but outcomes remain uncertain.

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Opelka
29.4%

Davidovich Fokina
70.6%

Prediction (the most likely score): 0:3

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Betting Odds

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3.15	1.36
3.1	1.38	Watch and Bet
3.50	1.30
3.25	1.33

Latest Results

18.01.26 Nicolai Budkov Kjaer – Reilly Opelka – 0:3
13.01.26 Reilly Opelka – Tommy Paul – 0:2
11.01.26 Reilly Opelka – Alexei Popyrin – 2:0
07.01.26 Kamil Majchrzak – Reilly Opelka – 2:1
05.01.26 Reilly Opelka – Dane Sweeny – 2:0

18.01.26 Filip Misolic – Alejandro Davidovich Fokina – 0:3
16.01.26 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina – Ugo Humbert – 1:2
15.01.26 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina – Valentin Vacherot – 2:0
14.01.26 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina – Rinky Hijikata – 2:0
05.01.26 Brandon Nakashima – Alejandro Davidovich Fokina – 2:0

Facts

Opelka is ranked ATP: 62. Davidovich Fokina is ranked ATP: 15.

Both players are showing inconsistent performances lately.

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

In this match, Davidovich Fokina is considered a favorite.

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

Latest Head To Head

25.07.24 Reilly Opelka – Alejandro Davidovich Fokina – 0:2

Standings

Draw

Singles – Main

1/64-finals

1	Alcaraz C. (1)	Walton A.	3 : 0
2	Hanfmann Y.	Svajda Z. (Q)	3 : 1
3	Zheng M. (Q)	Korda S.	3 : 2
4	Schoolkate T.	Moutet C. (32)	0 : 3
5	Paul T. (19)	Kovacevic A.	3 : 0
6	Tirante T. A.	Vukic A.	3 : 0
7	Budkov Kjaer N. (Q)	Opelka R.	0 : 3
8	Misolic F.	Davidovich Fokina A. (14)	0 : 3
9	Bublik A. (10)	Brooksby J.	3 : 0
10	Ugo Carabelli C.	Fucsovics M.	0 : 3
11	Kecmanovic M.	Etcheverry T. M.	2 : 3
12	Fery A. (Q)	Cobolli F. (20)	3 : 0
13	Tiafoe F. (29)	Kubler J. (Q)	3 : 0
14	Kypson P. (WC)	Comesana F.	1 : 3
15	Navone M.	Medjedovic H.	1 : 3
16	McDonald M. (LL)	De Minaur A. (6)	0 : 3
17	Zverev A. (3)	Diallo G.	3 : 1
18	Popyrin A.	Muller A.
19	Nava E.	Jacquet K. (WC)	3 : 2
20	Bonzi B.	Norrie C. (26)	2 : 3
21	Cerundolo F. (18)	Zhang Z.	3 : 0
22	Draxl L. (Q)	Dzumhur D.	0 : 3
23	Blockx A. (LL)	Faria J. (Q)	1 : 3
24	Arnaldi M.	Rublev A. (13)	0 : 3
25	Medvedev D. (11)	De Jong J.	3 : 0
26	Halys Q.	Tabilo A.	3 : 0
27	Majchrzak K.	Fearnley J.	3 : 1
28	Marozsan F.	Rinderknech A. (24)	3 : 1
29	Tien L. (25)	Giron M.	3 : 2
30	Ymer E. (Q)	Shevchenko A.	1 : 3
31	Cerundolo J. M.	Thompson J. (WC)	1 : 3
32	Borges N.	Auger-Aliassime F. (RET.) (7)	2 : 1
33	Musetti L. (5)	Collignon R.
34	Sonego L.	Taberner C.
35	Dimitrov G.	Machac T.
36	Mochizuki S.	Tsitsipas S. (31)
37	Lehecka J. (17)	Gea A. (Q)	0 : 3
38	Djere L.	Wawrinka S. (WC)	1 : 3
39	Kopriva V.	Struff J-L.
40	Royer V.	Fritz T. (9)
41	Mensik J. (16)	Carreno-Busta P.
42	Sakamoto R. (Q)	Jodar R. (Q)
43	Hurkacz H.	Bergs Z.
44	Quinn E.	Griekspoor T. (23)
45	Nakashima B. (27)	Van De Zandschulp B.	1 : 3
46	Shang J.	Bautista-Agut R.	3 : 1
47	Atmane T.	Maestrelli F. (Q)	2 : 3
48	Martinez P.	Djokovic N. (4)
49	Shelton B. (8)	Humbert U.
50	Sweeny D. (Q)	Monfils G.
51	Mannarino A.	Hijikata R. (WC)	0 : 3
52	Damm M. (Q)	Vacherot V. (30)	0 : 3
53	Shapovalov D. (21)	Bu Y. (WC)	3 : 0
54	Altmaier D.	Cilic M.	0 : 3
55	Munar J.	Svrcina D.	3 : 2
56	Bellucci M.	Ruud C. (12)
57	Khachanov K. (15)	Michelsen A.
58	O’Connell C. (WC)	Basavareddy N. (Q)
59	Mpetshi Perricard G.	Baez S.
60	Garin C.	Darderi L. (22)
61	Fonseca J. (28)	Spizzirri E.
62	Nardi L.	Wu Y. (Q)
63	Duckworth J. (WC)	Prizmic D. (LL)
64	Gaston H.	Sinner J. (2)

1/32-finals

1	Alcaraz C. (1)	Hanfmann Y.
2	Zheng M.	Moutet C. (32)
3	Paul T. (19)	Tirante T. A.
4	Opelka R.	Davidovich Fokina A. (14)
5	Bublik A. (10)	Fucsovics M.
6	Etcheverry T. M.	Fery A.
7	Tiafoe F. (29)	Comesana F.
8	Medjedovic H.	De Minaur A. (6)
9	Zverev A. (3)	TBD #18
10	Nava E.	Norrie C. (26)
11	Cerundolo F. (18)	Dzumhur D.
12	Faria J.	Rublev A. (13)
13	Medvedev D. (11)	Halys Q.
14	Majchrzak K.	Marozsan F.
15	Tien L. (25)	Shevchenko A.
16	Thompson J.	Borges N.
17	TBD #33	TBD #34
18	TBD #35	TBD #36
19	Gea A.	Wawrinka S.
20	TBD #39	TBD #40
21	TBD #41	TBD #42
22	TBD #43	TBD #44
23	Van De Zandschulp B.	Shang J.
24	Maestrelli F.	TBD #48
25	TBD #49	TBD #50
26	Hijikata R.	Vacherot V. (30)
27	Shapovalov D. (21)	Cilic M.
28	Munar J.	TBD #56
29	TBD #57	TBD #58
30	TBD #59	TBD #60
31	TBD #61	TBD #62
32	TBD #63	TBD #64

1/16-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

1/8-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

Quarter-finals

1	TBD #1	TBD #2
2	TBD #3	TBD #4
3	TBD #5	TBD #6
4	TBD #7	TBD #8

Semi-finals

1	TBD #1	TBD #2
2	TBD #3	TBD #4

Final

TBD #1

TBD #2

ATP Australian Open Outrights

1. Sinner Jannik: 1.67 (38.93%)

2. Alcaraz Carlos: 2.5 (25.93%)

3. Djokovic Novak: 13 (4.99%)

4. Medvedev Daniil: 19 (3.41%)

5. Zverev Alexander: 26 (2.49%)

6. Bublik Alexander: 41 (1.58%)

7. De Minaur Alex: 51 (1.27%)

8. Fritz Taylor: 51 (1.27%)

9. Shelton Ben: 67 (0.97%)

10. Auger-Aliassime Felix: 67 (0.97%)

11. Fonseca Joao: 74 (0.88%)

12. Musetti Lorenzo: 101 (0.64%)

13. Mensik Jakub: 101 (0.64%)

14. Lehecka Jiri: 101 (0.64%)

15. Hurkacz Hubert: 101 (0.64%)

16. Rublev Andrey: 151 (0.43%)

17. Tsitsipas Stefanos: 151 (0.43%)

18. Khachanov Karen: 176 (0.37%)

19. Paul Tommy: 176 (0.37%)

20. Ruud Casper: 201 (0.32%)

21. Tien Learner: 226 (0.29%)

22. Davidovich Fokina Alejandro: 251 (0.26%)

23. Humbert Ugo: 251 (0.26%)

24. Machac Tomas: 251 (0.26%)

25. Vacherot Valentin: 276 (0.23%)

26. Tiafoe Frances: 351 (0.18%)

27. Fery Arthur: 351 (0.18%)

28. Norrie Cameron: 376 (0.17%)

29. Dimitrov Grigor: 376 (0.17%)

30. Zheng Michael: 401 (0.16%)

31. Munar Jaume: 426 (0.15%)

32. Baez Sebastian: 426 (0.15%)

33. Cerundolo Francisco: 476 (0.14%)

34. Sonego Lorenzo: 501 (0.13%)

35. Mpetshi Perricard Giovanni: 501 (0.13%)

36. Thompson Jordan: 501 (0.13%)

37. Fearnley Jacob: 501 (0.13%)

38. Shapovalov Denis: 501 (0.13%)

39. Michelsen Alex: 501 (0.13%)

40. Popyrin Alexei: 501 (0.13%)

41. Royer Valentin: 501 (0.13%)

42. Nakashima Brandon: 501 (0.13%)

43. Griekspoor Tallon: 501 (0.13%)

44. Darderi Luciano: 501 (0.13%)

45. Rinderknech Arthur: 501 (0.13%)

46. Bergs Zizou: 501 (0.13%)

47. Comesana Francisco: 501 (0.13%)

48. Kovacevic Aleksandar: 501 (0.13%)

49. Altmaier Daniel: 501 (0.13%)

50. De Jong Jesper: 501 (0.13%)

51. Kopriva Vit: 501 (0.13%)

52. Giron Marcos: 501 (0.13%)

53. Cerundolo Juan Manuel: 501 (0.13%)

54. Djere Laslo: 501 (0.13%)

55. Nardi Luca: 501 (0.13%)

56. Halys Quentin: 501 (0.13%)

57. Mochizuki Shintaro: 501 (0.13%)

58. Collignon Raphael: 501 (0.13%)

59. Etcheverry Tomas Martin: 501 (0.13%)

60. Bellucci Mattia: 501 (0.13%)

61. Martinez Pedro: 501 (0.13%)

62. Struff Jan-Lennard: 501 (0.13%)

63. Cilic Marin: 501 (0.13%)

64. Arnaldi Matteo: 501 (0.13%)

65. Bu Yunchaokete: 501 (0.13%)

66. Shevchenko Alexander: 501 (0.13%)

67. Mannarino Adrian: 501 (0.13%)

68. Fucsovics Marton: 501 (0.13%)

69. Nava Emilio: 501 (0.13%)

70. Taberner Carlos: 501 (0.13%)

71. Svrcina Dalibor: 501 (0.13%)

72. Gaston Hugo: 501 (0.13%)

73. Bautista-Agut Roberto: 501 (0.13%)

74. Duckworth James: 501 (0.13%)

75. Van De Zandschulp Botic: 501 (0.13%)

76. Carreno-Busta Pablo: 501 (0.13%)

77. Atmane Terence: 501 (0.13%)

78. Navone Mariano: 501 (0.13%)

79. Hijikata Rinky: 501 (0.13%)

80. Tirante Thiago Agustin: 501 (0.13%)

81. Tabilo Alejandro: 501 (0.13%)

82. Vukic Aleksandar: 501 (0.13%)

83. Muller Alexandre: 501 (0.13%)

84. Spizzirri Eliot: 501 (0.13%)

85. Opelka Reilly: 501 (0.13%)

86. Dzumhur Damir: 501 (0.13%)

87. Quinn Ethan: 501 (0.13%)

88. Medjedovic Hamad: 501 (0.13%)

89. Majchrzak Kamil: 501 (0.13%)

90. Garin Cristian: 501 (0.13%)

91. Monfils Gael: 501 (0.13%)

92. Marozsan Fabian: 501 (0.13%)

93. Wawrinka Stan: 501 (0.13%)

94. O’Connell Christopher: 501 (0.13%)

95. Faria Jaime: 501 (0.13%)

96. McDonald Mackenzie: 501 (0.13%)

97. Moutet Corentin: 501 (0.13%)

98. Hanfmann Yannick: 501 (0.13%)

99. Misolic Filip: 501 (0.13%)

100. Shang Juncheng: 501 (0.13%)

101. Borges Nuno: 501 (0.13%)

102. Basavareddy Nishesh: 501 (0.13%)

103. Ymer Elias: 501 (0.13%)

104. Sakamoto Rei: 501 (0.13%)

105. Maestrelli Francesco: 501 (0.13%)

106. Budkov Kjaer Nicolai: 501 (0.13%)

107. Gea Arthur: 501 (0.13%)

108. Prizmic Dino: 501 (0.13%)

109. Wu Yibing: 501 (0.13%)

110. Damm Martin (2003): 501 (0.13%)

111. Jodar Rafael: 501 (0.13%)

112. Sweeny Dane: 501 (0.13%)

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