Jannik Sinner vs Stefanos Tsitsipas Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Australian Open

Prediction published on 25/01/2022, 09:13  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 25/01/2022 at 10:14 in Tennis Predictions

11th seeded Jannik Sinner takes on the fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in the quarter final of the Australian Open. Sinner is the 11th seed but now up to tenth since the seedings were announced. A win here and defeat for Felix Auger-Aliassime can see him move up to ninth. This time last year he was ranked 36th so it's been a big 12 months for him. Four titles were won last year, though only one was at ATP 500 level. 2022 has started well for him with three wins out of three in the ATP Cup, though the highest ranked player beaten was 58th. This is only his second Grand Slam quarter final, the other being in Paris two years ago. Previously, he'd never made it past the second round of the Australian Open but that's all changed this year. He's only dropped one set (to Taro Daniel) so far in this tournament. The last round saw him beat home hope Alex de Minaur in straight sets.

Stefanos Tsitsipas had a great first half of last year but then faded a bit after that. He's bidding to reach his third Grand Slam semi-final, the other two being in Paris, where he lost in the 2021 final. This run to the last eight in Australia hasn't been an easy ride though. His form wasn't that great coming into this event with his only win in the ATP Cup being when Nikoloz Basilashvili retired in the first set. He's already lost four sets in this tournament. He had to go to four sets to beat Sebastian Baez and Benoit Paire. It was even more difficult in the last 16 as the Greek player found himself trailing Taylor Fritz by two sets to one. Tsitsipas has won two of his three previous matches against Sinner but all have been played on clay. This could be another tight battle, go for Sinner to get the win.