

What Time Will Tommy Paul Play Against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina?
Paul and Fokina are on the Day 8 Schedule at Australian Open 2025 on Sunday 19 January. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.
Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?
NO. 12 Tommy Paul from the USA will be facing Alejandro Davidovich Fokina from Spain in their fourth meeting. Paul currently leads their head-to-head record 3-0. All three of their previous matches took place on hard courts in 2023, with Paul emerging victorious on all three occasions, including a five-set win in the second round of the Australian Open.
In the previous round, Paul defeated Roberto Carballes Baena from Spain. He has won all three matches he has played against Spanish players at the Australian Open, with an 8-2 win-loss record against Spanish players at Grand Slams and a 22-10 win-loss record against Spanish players overall at the Tour-level.
On the other hand, Davidovich Fokina is aiming to defeat a Top 20 player at the Australian Open for the first time. He has lost his previous two matches against Top 20 players at the Australian Open, with his highest-ranked victory being against No. 23 Felix Auger-Aliassime in the second round of this year’s tournament. He has a 2-10 win-loss record against Top 20 players at Grand Slams and a 17-46 win-loss record against Top 20 players overall at the Tour-level.
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If both Paul and Davidovich Fokina reach the quarterfinals, it will be the first time in a while that multiple Spanish men have reached the quarterfinals at the Australian Open. The last time it happened was in 2019, with Roberto Bautista Agut and Rafael Nadal. Moreover, this will be Paul’s second time reaching the quarterfinals at the Australian Open, while Davidovich Fokina aims to achieve his best Grand Slam result.
In terms of their career records, Paul has 4 titles and a 36-21 record at Grand Slams, while Davidovich Fokina is yet to win a title and has a 26-18 record at Grand Slams. Paul has a higher ranking at No. 11 compared to Davidovich Fokina’s No. 66.
Overall, the match between Paul and Davidovich Fokina promises to be an exciting encounter with Paul aiming to continue his winning streak against the Spaniard and Davidovich Fokina looking to secure his first victory over a Top 20 player at the Australian Open.
My Conclusion / Prediction:
My pick is that Paul will win.
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