Alex De Minaur vs Tommy Paul Prediction: Tommy Paul to earn a win against the odds

Alex De Minaur meets Tommy Paul for the 3rd time. He has all the bragging rights coming into this clash and he looks set to extend his dominance against a familiar opponent. Alex De Minaur is currently on a 2 game win streak, same as Tommy Paul. Who will seize the opportunity to make it 3 in 3?

Alex De Minaur has not been in such great form lately. He has managed 3 wins and 2 losses in his last 5 games. He responded to his last loss against Davidovich Fokina with 2 wins in a row. His last match against Lorenzo Sonego ended in a win for De Minaur. His stats were: 0 aces, 4 double faults, 29/38 first serve points won, 11/20 second serve points won, 9 service games won, 3 break points converted and 71 points won in total.

Tommy Paul enters this clash with a more solid record than his opponent. In his last 5 games, he had 4 wins and 1 loss. He's also on a 2 win streak and looking for a third here. He won his last match against Jannik Sinner (6-3,3-6,6-3). He maintained the following stat: 0 aces, 2 double faults, 43/53 first serve points won, 20/38 second serve points won, 13 service games won, 2 break points converted, 86 points won in total.

Both players have met twice and on both occasions De Minaur won in straight sets

De Minaur has the records on his side but we can't write off Tommy in this clash

• Tommy to win by handicap (2.5) for 1.73
• over 22.5 games for 1.83 odds
• Tommy Paul to win for 2.0 odds