Tommy Paul vs Aleksandar Kovacevic predictions, Jan 17, 2026

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In an intriguing first-round matchup at the 2026 ATP Australian Open, Tommy Paul is set to face off against Aleksandar Kovacevic. Taking place on January 17, 2026, this clash will see Paul playing on home turf, which may offer him a significant advantage.

Tommy Paul has shown solid form recently, managing to secure victories in 2 of his last 3 matches. Known for his athleticism and strong baseline game, Paul will look to dictate play with his powerful groundstrokes and variety in shot selection. His ability to handle pressure situations could be pivotal in this encounter.

Conversely, Aleksandar Kovacevic has experienced a mixed bag of results, winning 3 of his last 5 matches. His game is characterized by a strong serve and the capability to transition forward, which could challenge Paul if he manages to apply early pressure. While Kovacevic has displayed resilience on the court, he will need to bring his A-game, particularly in the face of Paul’s home-court advantage.

With bookmakers favoring Paul significantly at odds of 1.14, the predicted final score highlights a potential 3:0 outcome. However, in tennis, surprises are always on the cards, and Kovacevic will certainly look to capitalize on any lapses from his opponent.

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Paul 82.8%

Kovacevic 17.2%

Prediction (the most likely score): 3:0

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Betting Odds

	1	X	2
	1.14		5.5

Latest Results

15.01.26 Aleksandar Vukic – Tommy Paul – 0:2 13.01.26 Reilly Opelka – Tommy Paul – 0:2 05.01.26 Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard – Tommy Paul – 2:1 30.08.25 Alexander Bublik – Tommy Paul – 3:2 28.08.25 Nuno Borges – Tommy Paul – 2:3

12.01.26 Hamad Medjedovic – Aleksandar Kovacevic – 2:1 09.01.26 Aleksandar Kovacevic – Brandon Nakashima – 0:2 08.01.26 Aleksandar Kovacevic – Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard – 2:1 07.01.26 Cameron Norrie – Aleksandar Kovacevic – 1:2 05.01.26 Nick Kyrgios – Aleksandar Kovacevic – 0:2

Facts

Paul is ranked ATP: 21. Kovacevic is ranked ATP: 58.

Kovacevic has been playing with ups and downs recently (in the last 5 games, wins – 3).

Paul may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.

In this match, Paul is the obvious favorite.

Recently, the players have not faced each other.

Standings

Draw

Singles – Qualification

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.	0 : 2
2	Rocha H.	Trungelliti M. (18)	1 : 2
3	Burruchaga R. A. (2)	Gea A.	0 : 2
4	Cina F.	Vallejo D. (30)	1 : 2
5	Bueno G.	Herbert P.	0 : 2
6	McCabe J.	Budkov Kjaer N. (23)	1 : 2
7	Barrios Vera T. (4)	Zheng M.	1 : 2
8	Merida Aguilar D.	Klein L. (28)	1 : 2
9	Holt B. (5)	Zeppieri G.	1 : 2
10	Sakamoto R.	Smith C. (32)	2 : 0
11	McDonald M. (6)	Grenier H.	2 : 0
12	Sachko V.	Draxl L. (20)	1 : 2
13	Blockx A. (7)	Molcan A.	2 : 0
14	Kubler J.	Gaubas V. (17)	2 : 0
15	Nishioka Y. (RET.) (8)	Loffhagen G.	0 : 1
16	Basavareddy N.	Ofner S. (19)	2 : 1
17	Moller E. (9)	Ymer E.	1 : 2
18	Llamas Ruiz P.	Wong C.	0 : 2
19	Landaluce M.	Travaglia S.	1 : 2
20	Kym J.	Sweeny D.	0 : 2
21	Riedi L.	Coppejans K.	1 : 2
22	Rodionov J.	Svajda Z. (29)	0 : 2
23	Mejia N.	Wu Y.	0 : 2
24	Boyer T.	Passaro F. (27)	2 : 1
25	Lajovic D. (13)	Cassone M.	2 : 0
26	Seyboth Wild T.	Maestrelli F. (24)	0 : 2
27	Prizmic D. (14)	Heide G.	2 : 0
28	Fery A.	Tomic B.	2 : 0
29	Rodesch C.	Jodar R.	0 : 2
30	Glinka D.	van Assche L.	0 : 2
31	Carballes Baena R. (16)	Bailly G. A.	1 : 2
32	Damm M.	Droguet T.	2 : 0

Final

1	Faria J.	Trungelliti M. (18)	2 : 0
2	Gea A.	Vallejo D. (30)	2 : 0
3	Herbert P.	Budkov Kjaer N. (23)	0 : 2
4	Zheng M.	Klein L. (28)	2 : 1
5	Zeppieri G.	Sakamoto R.	0 : 2
6	McDonald M. (6)	Draxl L. (20)	1 : 2
7	Blockx A. (RET.) (7)	Kubler J.	1 : 1
8	Loffhagen G.	Basavareddy N.	1 : 2
9	Ymer E.	Wong C.	2 : 1
10	Travaglia S.	Sweeny D.	0 : 2
11	Coppejans K.	Svajda Z. (29)	0 : 2
12	Wu Y.	Boyer T.	2 : 0
13	Lajovic D. (13)	Maestrelli F. (24)	1 : 2
14	Prizmic D. (14)	Fery A.	0 : 2
15	Jodar R.	van Assche L.	2 : 1
16	Bailly G. A.	Damm M.	0 : 2

ATP Australian Open Outrights

1. Sinner Jannik: 1.94 (29.36%)

2. Alcaraz Carlos: 2.64 (21.55%)

3. Djokovic Novak: 12.33 (4.62%)

4. Draper Jack: 20 (2.85%)

5. Zverev Alexander: 20.67 (2.76%)

6. Medvedev Daniil: 20.67 (2.76%)

7. Fritz Taylor: 38.33 (1.49%)

8. Shelton Ben: 40.67 (1.4%)

9. De Minaur Alex: 40.67 (1.4%)

10. Fonseca Joao: 47.33 (1.2%)

11. Auger-Aliassime Felix: 49 (1.16%)

12. Bublik Alexander: 62.33 (0.91%)

13. Musetti Lorenzo: 70.67 (0.81%)

14. Mpetshi Perricard Giovanni: 70.67 (0.81%)

15. Tsitsipas Stefanos: 76 (0.75%)

16. Mensik Jakub: 77.67 (0.73%)

17. Rublev Andrey: 80.67 (0.71%)

18. Hurkacz Hubert: 82.67 (0.69%)

19. Dimitrov Grigor: 87.33 (0.65%)

20. Korda Sebastian: 89.33 (0.64%)

21. Paul Tommy: 94 (0.61%)

22. Berrettini Matteo: 100.67 (0.57%)

23. Ruud Casper: 100.67 (0.57%)

24. Tiafoe Frances: 109 (0.52%)

25. Machac Tomas: 109 (0.52%)

26. Khachanov Karen: 125.67 (0.45%)

27. Lehecka Jiri: 125.67 (0.45%)

28. Tien Learner: 134 (0.43%)

29. Sonego Lorenzo: 134 (0.43%)

30. Humbert Ugo: 134 (0.43%)

31. Shapovalov Denis: 134 (0.43%)

32. Cobolli Flavio: 142.33 (0.4%)

33. Popyrin Alexei: 150.67 (0.38%)

34. Zhang Zhizhen: 159 (0.36%)

35. Norrie Cameron: 159 (0.36%)

36. Michelsen Alex: 160.67 (0.35%)

37. Cerundolo Francisco: 167.33 (0.34%)

38. Davidovich Fokina Alejandro: 167.33 (0.34%)

39. Cazaux Arthur: 184 (0.31%)

40. Thompson Jordan: 184 (0.31%)

41. Nakashima Brandon: 200.5 (0.28%)

42. Rinderknech Arthur: 200.5 (0.28%)

43. Altmaier Daniel: 200.5 (0.28%)

44. Monfils Gael: 200.5 (0.28%)

45. Kokkinakis Thanasi: 234 (0.24%)

46. Fearnley Jacob: 234 (0.24%)

47. Vacherot Valentin: 234 (0.24%)

48. Misolic Filip: 250 (0.23%)

49. Shang Juncheng: 250 (0.23%)

50. Borges Nuno: 250 (0.23%)

51. Bonzi Benjamin: 250.67 (0.23%)

52. Etcheverry Tomas Martin: 250.67 (0.23%)

53. Struff Jan-Lennard: 250.67 (0.23%)

54. Arnaldi Matteo: 250.67 (0.23%)

55. Van De Zandschulp Botic: 250.67 (0.23%)

56. Kecmanovic Miomir: 250.67 (0.23%)

57. Tabilo Alejandro: 250.67 (0.23%)

58. Vukic Aleksandar: 250.67 (0.23%)

59. Muller Alexandre: 250.67 (0.23%)

60. Marozsan Fabian: 250.67 (0.23%)

61. Diallo Gabriel: 275.5 (0.21%)

62. Royer Valentin: 275.5 (0.21%)

63. Munar Jaume: 275.5 (0.21%)

64. Griekspoor Tallon: 275.5 (0.21%)

65. Comesana Francisco: 275.5 (0.21%)

66. Brooksby Jenson: 275.5 (0.21%)

67. Giron Marcos: 275.5 (0.21%)

68. Collignon Raphael: 275.5 (0.21%)

69. Cilic Marin: 275.5 (0.21%)

70. Mannarino Adrian: 275.5 (0.21%)

71. Fucsovics Marton: 275.5 (0.21%)

72. Bautista-Agut Roberto: 275.5 (0.21%)

73. Spizzirri Eliot: 275.5 (0.21%)

74. Opelka Reilly: 275.5 (0.21%)

75. Medjedovic Hamad: 275.5 (0.21%)

76. Majchrzak Kamil: 275.5 (0.21%)

77. Wawrinka Stan: 275.5 (0.21%)

78. O’Connell Christopher: 275.5 (0.21%)

79. Hanfmann Yannick: 275.5 (0.21%)

80. Bergs Zizou: 317.33 (0.18%)

81. Djere Laslo: 317.33 (0.18%)

82. Halys Quentin: 317.33 (0.18%)

83. Gaston Hugo: 317.33 (0.18%)

84. Ugo Carabelli Camilo: 317.33 (0.18%)

85. Navone Mariano: 317.33 (0.18%)

86. Hijikata Rinky: 317.33 (0.18%)

87. Darderi Luciano: 375.5 (0.15%)

88. Kovacevic Aleksandar: 375.5 (0.15%)

89. De Jong Jesper: 375.5 (0.15%)

90. Kopriva Vit: 375.5 (0.15%)

91. Cerundolo Juan Manuel: 375.5 (0.15%)

92. Nardi Luca: 375.5 (0.15%)

93. Mochizuki Shintaro: 375.5 (0.15%)

94. Bellucci Mattia: 375.5 (0.15%)

95. Martinez Pedro: 375.5 (0.15%)

96. Bu Yunchaokete: 375.5 (0.15%)

97. Shevchenko Alexander: 375.5 (0.15%)

98. Nava Emilio: 375.5 (0.15%)

99. Baez Sebastian: 375.5 (0.15%)

100. Taberner Carlos: 375.5 (0.15%)

101. Svrcina Dalibor: 375.5 (0.15%)

102. Duckworth James: 375.5 (0.15%)

103. Jacquet Kyrian: 375.5 (0.15%)

104. Carreno-Busta Pablo: 375.5 (0.15%)

105. Atmane Terence: 375.5 (0.15%)

106. Kypson Patrick: 375.5 (0.15%)

107. Tirante Thiago Agustin: 375.5 (0.15%)

108. Schoolkate Tristan: 375.5 (0.15%)

109. Buse Ignacio: 375.5 (0.15%)

110. Dzumhur Damir: 375.5 (0.15%)

111. Quinn Ethan: 375.5 (0.15%)

112. Walton Adam: 375.5 (0.15%)

113. Garin Cristian: 375.5 (0.15%)

114. Nishikori Kei: 517.33 (0.11%)

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