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Australian Open: Felix Auger-Aliassime vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 1/20/22 Tennis Prediction

Felix Auger-Aliassime vs Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
January 20, 2022 3:00 am EDT

Felix Auger-Aliassime faces Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the second round of the 2022 Australian Open on Thursday, January 20th 2022.

Which of these two youngsters will come out in better form in this tight and exciting matchup in the second round? Will it be the clay court loving, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, or the world no.9, Felix Auger-Aliassime?

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina did not have any issues in his first match against the wildcard, Alex Bolt, beating the Australian in 3 sets. Alejandro did not let any set go too far, always being in control. This is good to see from the Spaniard, who is not known to be always at his best on hard courts, as he usually plays more as if he is still on clay. With this good win under his belt, will he be able to be confident enough as he now aims to beat a top 10 player?

Felix Auger-Aliassime had to come through what was probably the second most entertaining match of the day as he went the distance against Emil Ruusuvuori. Felix Auger-Aliassime was able to maintain his composure in the very tight moments towards the end, which was very good for him even though it might have been tiring in the moment. Felix has the level of a top 5 player when he is at his best, but he often lets his guard down when things get tough. Can he change that in 2022?

This is going to be the 2nd meeting between both players, with Felix having won their only prior encounter. Although Alejandro came out convincingly in his opening match, Felix did have to play a much tougher opponent in his first round. Alejandro will keep things tight just because Felix might be a bit tired still physically after that match, but I still see the Canadian’s power and movement on hard courts being too much for the Spaniard.

Liam Elyes's Free Pick: Felix Auger-Aliassime (4 Sets)

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