Ugo Humbert vs Matteo Gigante Prediction & Picks - ATP Australian Open

Prediction published on 1/10/25, 4:20 AM  by Tyler Doty | Modified on 1/10/25 at 4:27 AM in Tennis Picks

In the first round of the Australian Open Grand Slam, top 15 Frenchman Ugo Humbert takes on Italian Matteo Gigante. Ugo Humbert, seeded number 14, began his season by taking part in the United Cup, where he won his duel with Dominic Stricker before losing to Flavio Cobolli. Concluding his 2024 season with a series of 5 consecutive victories at the Paris-Bercy Masters, the Frenchman pulled off a surprise by eliminating world number 3 Carlos Alcaraz and top 20 Karen Khachanov in the semi-finals to reach the final against Alexander Zverev. The author of a very promising 2024 season, he should be keen to kick off his 2025 season with an expeditious victory.

Matteo Gigante, for his part, entered this tournament through the qualifying rounds. He won his 3 matches in just 2 sets against Nick Hardt (201st in the world), Lukas Neumayer (216th in the world) and Henrique Rocha (174th in the world). These victories must have reassured the Italian player, who had suffered 3 consecutive defeats at the end of last season. But Matteo Gigante is likely to have his work cut out in this match, as his opponent seems to be in fine form of late.