Will Novak move into the fourth round?

Novak is still in the race for the title in Melbourne. However, he faces a difficult hurdle in the third round. The “Djoker” will face Tomas Machac, who defeated Reilly Opelka in five sets in the previous round. The record Grand Slam winner is favored against the world number 25 from the Czech Republic. Our Novak Djokovic vs. Tomas Machac betting tip also favors the Serbian tennis star.

All that remains is to wait and see how Novak will prevail this time. In the two previous rounds, the world number seven from Serbia lost a set in each. However, his progress to the next round was never really in jeopardy. It is quite possible that the “Djoker” will even reach the next round without losing a set this time.

Tomas Machac has at least played a draining match against Reilly Opelka. The five-set thriller was surprising, as the 24-year-old had to withdraw due to injury just two weeks ago. It is difficult to say in advance of the match what shape the world number 25 will be in against Novak.

Novak Djokovic – Statistics & current form

Novak Djokovic is on course for the 25th Grand Slam title of his current career. Last year, the 37-year-old missed out on the coup and not only failed in the semi-finals of the AO 2024, but also missed out on winning the title in the final at Wimbledon. In Melbourne, Jannik Sinner became the final opponent. At Wimbledon, on the other hand, it was Carlos Alcaraz.

The consolation for this was the victory at the 2024 Olympics. This was another important title for Novak in his career. Now the focus is only on the Grand Slams. In Melbourne, the record-breaking Grand Slam winner started with two lackluster performances. The “Djoker” lost a set each to players like Basavareddy and Faria.

However, both players were also defeated in four sets. Now he faces the difficult hurdle of Tomas Machac in the third round. Last year, Novak Djokovic and Tomas Machac already met at the ATP tournament in Geneva. The Czech youngster won the clay court duel 2-1 – although it should be noted that the second set was lost 0-6.

Is the next victory beckoning for the Djoker?

Nevertheless, the favorite role in the upcoming encounter is understandable. Novak has had easier hurdles to overcome so far and is in better physical condition going into the match than the challenger from the Czech Republic. Tomas Machac even played a five-set thriller against Reilly Opelka.

In the first two rounds of the AO 2025, the “Djoker” was particularly convincing in his own service games. He won over 76% of the points on his first serve against Basavareddy and Faria. It is quite possible that Novak will also underpin this rate against a strong return player like Tomas Machac.

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Tomas Machac – statistics & current form

Tomas Machac is in the third round of the Australian Grand Slam for the second year in a row. The 24-year-old was also in the third round of the AO 2024 last year. Tomas Machac lost 1-3 to Karen Khachanov that time, however, and thus missed out on the quarter-final showdown against Jannik Sinner.

In the following three Grand Slams, however, the best result was the fourth round at the US Open 2024. For the world number 25, the adventure in New York only ended against Jack Draper. Tomas Machac lost the match against the British youngster, who had a strong serve, in three sets: 3-6, 1-6 and 2-6.

Since then, the 24-year-old has had to deal with a number of setbacks due to injury. Tomas Machac has had to throw in the towel twice due to injury in the last eight matches. This year, among others, Tomas Machac also had to throw in the towel due to injury after leading 1-0 against Taylor Fritz in the United Cup 2025.

Does the five-set thriller also have an effect against Novak?

After beating Sumit Nagal 3-0 in the first round of the 2025 AO, Tomas Machac also beat Reilly Opelka in the next round. However, the decision was only made in the fifth set. At one point, the world no. 25 was already trailing 1-2. He managed the comeback with a victory in the tiebreak of the fourth set and a 6-4 win in the deciding set.

Tomas Machac served well throughout the match, with an 84% success rate on his first serve. The young Czech defended seven of the American’s eight break points. Tomas Machac, on the other hand, only managed a single break.

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Novak Djokovic – Tomas Machac Direct comparison / H2H record

The two players have met twice in the past. Novak Djokovic won the first duel almost 2 years ago with 2:1 in Dubai. Last year, Tomas Machac evened out the head-to-head and won 2:1 against the record Grand Slam winner from Serbia at the clay court tournament in Geneva.

Novak Djokovic – Tomas Machac Tip

Last year, Novak missed out on the 25th Grand Slam title of his current career. However, the 37-year-old did get some consolation in the form of the gold medal at the 2024 Olympic Games. Now there are four more chances to get to number 25. In Melbourne, Novak has so far benefited greatly from the luck of the draw.

After beating Nishesh Basavareddy 3-1 in the first round, he followed that up with another 3-1 victory over Jaime Faria in the second round. Now, in the third round of the 2025 AO, he faces a showdown against Tomas Machac. The 24-year-old is a tough opponent with his strong return game and has already beaten Novak once in the past.

After the five-set thriller against Reilly Opelka, we think it would be risky to place a bet on Tomas Machac winning a set this time. Instead, we are going for a 3-0 victory for Novak Djokovic against Tomas Machac and are betting four units on it.