We’ve seen some incredible tennis on the first day of the Australian Open, and there’s much more to look forward to on Day 2. 32 men’s matches will be contested on Tuesday, and we’re predicting every single one of them. Predicting this group of matches is Jim Smith, Damian Kust, and myself (Yesh Ginsburg).<\/p>\n
Each set of predictions from us looks at four matches. That means the 32 matches will be split between eight articles. The other articles feature Alexei Popyrin vs David Goffin<\/a>, Daniil Medvedev vs Vasek Pospisil<\/a>, Fabio Fognini vs Pierre-Hugues Herbert<\/a>, Gilles Simon vs Stefanos Tsitsipas<\/a>, Matteo Berrettini vs Kevin Anderson<\/a>, Andrey Rublev vs Yannick Hanfmann<\/a>, and Rafael Nadal vs Laslo Djere<\/a>.<\/p>\n Jim:<\/em> Yesh:<\/em> Damian:<\/em>Australian Open Day 2 Men’s Predictions<\/h2>\n
Karen Khachanov vs Aleksandar Vukic<\/h4>\n
\nKaren Khachanov has not yet lived up to his potential, with one Grand Slam quarterfinal a poor return for a player of his ability. But the real tests for the Russian will come down the line. Aleksandar Vukic did well to claim his first ATP win last week, but Khachanov is a cut above the sort of opposition he is used to facing.
\nPrediction: Khachanov in 3<\/em><\/p>\n
\nKhachanov has a ton of potential but seemed to slowly regress the past few years. He’s just so close to breaking out, though, and is more than talented and consistent enough to get through Vukic without trouble.
\nPrediction: Khachanov in 3<\/em><\/p>\n
\nAleksandar Vukic can certainly be very dangerous to Karen Khachanov, especially as the Russian never made it to the fourth round at this Slam. He\u2019s also never lost in the first one, though, and was looking quite well at the Great Ocean Road Open. Potentially an upset alert but only if Khachanov is far from his best.
\nPrediction: Khachanov in 4<\/em><\/p>\n