{"id":78038,"date":"2025-01-13T01:01:35","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T06:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=78038"},"modified":"2025-01-12T21:54:58","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T02:54:58","slug":"australian-open-day-3-mens-predictions-medvedev-samrej","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2025\/01\/13\/australian-open-day-3-mens-predictions-medvedev-samrej\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian Open Day 3 Men’s Predictions Including Daniil Medvedev vs Kasidit Samrej"},"content":{"rendered":"

We wrap up the first round of the Australian Open on Day 3, with 20 men’s matches on the schedule. As always, our writers here at LastWordOnTennis share their thoughts on every single match with you. We split the 20 matches between five articles, with the other four featuring Gael Monfils vs Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard<\/a>, Taylor Fritz vs Jenson Brooksby<\/a>, Daniil Medvedev vs Kasidit Samrej<\/a>, and Andrey Rublev vs Joao Fonseca<\/a>. Predicting these matches are Damian Kust, Shane Black, and Andreas Pelekis. Who do you think will advance?<\/p>\n

Australian Open Day 3 Men’s Predictions<\/h2>\n

Alexander Bublik vs Francisco Cerundolo<\/h4>\n

Damian:<\/em>
\nCerundolo is usually the more up-and-down player on the court, but certainly not in this case. You never know what to expect from Bublik and best you can do is take an educated guess. Mine is that the Kazakh seems to be in one of his poor patches right now and if Cerundolo can play a bit more solidly than usual, he\u2019s probably going to take it.
\nPrediction: Cerundolo in 4<\/em><\/p>\n

Shane:<\/em>
\nIn one of the most intriguing first round matches on the men\u2019s side, not much separates Bublik and Cerundolo. The speed of the courts should benefit the Kzach, but his lack of focus has never led to success at the Australian Open. Cerundolo, who battles every point, should outlast Bublik.
\nPrediction: Cerundolo in 4<\/em><\/p>\n

Andreas:<\/em>
\nBublik has struggled lately on the ATP Tour, and he is 2-8 since Wimbledon last summer. The two are similarly ranked, and Cerundolo hasn\u2019t been playing too well either, losing in his only 2025 match thus far. However, Cerundolo\u2019s big forehand should be enough against Bublik, who hasn\u2019t been able to focus and stay mentally tough as of late.
\nPrediction: Cerundolo in 4<\/em><\/p>\n

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