Shintaro Mochizuki vs Stefanos Tsitsipas Prediction & Picks - ATP Australian Open

Prediction published on 1/20/26, 1:41 AM  by Bradley Gibbs in ATP Australian Open Picks

The third and final men's match that I'm interested in (from a betting point of view) at the Australian Open on Tuesday is the one between Shintaro Mochizuki and Stefanos Tsitsipas. On paper, this should be reasonably straightforward for the Greek player, who is easily ranked above his opponent and who is no stranger to the big occasion. What's more, when these two players met in the United Cup recently, Tsitipas won in straight sets, winning 6-3, 6-4. Therefore, this should be easy for the higher-ranked player, right? 

Unfortunately, all too often, Tsitsipas, despite being a hugely talented player, struggled to cope with the pressure in Grand Slam matches, even against lower-ranked players. We saw him exit the US Open to a much lower-ranked player not that long ago, while he went out in the first round of this tournament a year ago, losing in four sets to a lower-ranked player. On this occasion, sure, he should make it through, but don't be too surprised if the man now ranked at 35 in the world makes hard work of it.