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In an intriguing first-round clash at the 2026 ATP Australian Open, Yosuke Watanuki faces Nicolai Budkov Kjaer. The match will take place on January 12, 2026, in what promises to be a competitive contest on home soil for Watanuki.
Watanuki enters this match in solid form, having secured victories in four out of his last five outings. His aggressive baseline game and strong serve have been pivotal to his recent success, allowing him to control the pace and rhythm of his matches effectively. This assertive playing style will serve him well on the hard courts of Melbourne.
On the other hand, Budkov Kjaer has experienced a more challenging recent period, notching just two wins in his last five matches. Known for his strategic shot placement and ability to rally, he will aim to leverage his tactical awareness to exploit any weaknesses in Watanuki’s game. The odds reflect a tight matchup, with bookmakers offering 1.87 for a home win and 1.88 for an away victory.
According to statistical predictions, Watanuki has a 52.2% chance of winning, while Budkov Kjaer is at 47.8%. With both players capable of exceptional performances, this matchup could go either way, making it one to watch as the tournament progresses.
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| Watanuki 50.1% |
Budkov Kjaer 49.9% |
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Betting Odds
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1.83 | 1.83 | Watch and Bet |
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1.87 | 1.88 |
Latest Results
| 03.01.26 Yosuke Watanuki – Mitchell Krueger – 1:2 15.11.25 Yosuke Watanuki – Elias Ymer – 2:1 14.11.25 Chun Hsin Tseng – Yosuke Watanuki – 1:2 13.11.25 Yosuke Watanuki – Hugo Grenier – 2:0 12.11.25 Yosuke Watanuki – Frederico Ferreira Silva – 2:0 |
04.01.26 Nicolai Budkov Kjaer – Alexander Blockx – 0:2 20.12.25 Alexander Blockx – Nicolai Budkov Kjaer – 3:0 19.12.25 Learner Tien – Nicolai Budkov Kjaer – 3:1 18.12.25 Nicolai Budkov Kjaer – Rafael Jodar – 3:1 17.12.25 Martin Landaluce – Nicolai Budkov Kjaer – 1:3 |
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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