Jannik Sinner vs Jesper De Jong Prediction: Betting on the Italian player

In the Australian Open, Italy's Jannik Sinner, world No. 4, will face Dutchman Jesper De Jong, currently No. 161 in the world rankings. The guys have not crossed paths in the Tour before, and bookmakers have no doubts in the victory of the more titled and status Italian.

Before the start of the Australian Open, Jannik Sinner played two exhibition matches against Polmans and Ruud and won both of them in two sets. In the first round of the AO-2024, Sinner beat De Jong's compatriot Van de Zandschulp in three sets 6:4, 7:5, 6:3. The match lasted two hours and 35 minutes, Jannik had seven aces and two double faults, won 69% of points on first serve and 65% on second serve. It should be noted that Sinner's winning streak is already 6-matches, at the end of last year Sinner won all three matches at the Davis Cup and led his national team to victory in this tournament.

De Jong played qualifying in Melbourne and won three out of three matches, beating Brancaccio, Meligeni Rodriguez Alves and Hugo Carabelli one after the other. The Dutchman's opponent in the main draw was Pedro Cachin, the 74th-ranked player from Argentina. The match turned out to be a 4-set affair, with Cachin taking the first set 6:4 but losing the next three 2:6, 3:6, 4:6. For the game, De Jong had 11 aces with two double faults, won 75% of his points on first serve and 62% on second serve. 

Sinner last season was, along with Alcaraz, the most progressive tennis player on the planet. The Italian climbed to fourth place in the ATP rankings by the end of the season and won the Davis Cup with his national team. It should be noted that before the start of the AO, Jannik was listed as the third favorite, behind only Novak and Carlos Alcaraz. Sinner started the tournament in Melbourne very confidently, with a victory over Dutchman Botic in three sets. Given the excellent form of Jannik, we think that De Jong has no chance to win even one set, let alone the match as a whole. We offer bets on a resounding victory for the Italian.