Pavel Kotov vs Arthur Rinderknech Prediction: the Russian will be closer to success

Prediction for the ATP Australia Pavel Kotov vs Arthur Rinderknech match which will take place on January 14th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

In the new season, Pavel played only one tournament in Hong Kong, where he played three games. The Russian defeated Borges and Musetti in two sets, and in two sets, he lost to Ruusuvuori. In general, Kotov has been practicing his game, and last season, Pavel made significant progress, so it is the Russian, and not the Frenchman, who is the favorite in the first round of the Australian Open.

Arthur played four games in two tournaments in 2024. In Canberra, the Frenchman lost to Dzumhur in three sets. In Adelaide, he knocked out Bradshaw and McCabe in qualifying. In the first round of the main draw, he was weaker than another representative of the Fifth Continent, O'Connell. It means that once Arthur gets into the tournament's main draw, he has problems with the results.

Kotov has shown himself to be better than Rinderknech, which can be seen in the rating of future opponents. So we are not surprised and believe that the Russian will be closer to success than the French. At the same time, we doubt that Kotov will be able to beat Artur very quickly, as there is no big class difference between the opponents. So we expect a tough match in which Pavel will achieve the final success.