Novak Djokovic vs Tomas Martin Etcheverry Prediction: The upcoming match will be easier for Novak

In the Australian Open, Serbian Novak Djokovic, world No. 1, will face Argentine Tomas Martin Etcheverry, currently No. 32 in the world rankings. The guys have crossed paths twice before on Tour, both matches won by the Balkan in two sets.

As we expected, Alexey Popyrin created problems for Djokovic in the second round of the Australian Open. The match against the Australian lasted three hours and 12 minutes; Novak won it with the score 6:3, 4:6, 7:6, 6:3. During the game, Novak had 11 aces and zero double faults, won 82% of points on his first serve, and 59% on his second serve. Djokovic knocked Croatia's Prizmic out of the tournament before knocking out Popyrin.

Before the Australian Open, Etcheverry lost to Machac and Shevchenko in Brisbane and Adelaide. Still, at the Australian Open, the Argentine made two minor sensations by knocking out two legendary veterans, Murray and Monfils, in three games. The second round match against Monfils lasted two hours and 15 minutes, 6:4, 6:4, 6:4 in favor of the South American. Etcheverry had five aces and zero double faults and won 68% of his first-serve points and 59% of his second-serve points.

Djokovic is certainly determined to win the title again in Melbourne. For that, the Serbian could do with stopping losing sets and starting to save his energy before the deciding matches. Etcheverry is like an open book for Djokovic; the Serb beat the Argentine twice in 2023, on different surfaces, and both times very confidently. We believe the upcoming match will be easier and more comfortable for Novak than the previous two.