Day Five Australian Open Tennis Picks, Odds & Best Bet | Pickswise

The Australian Open continues on Thursday with the conclusion of second-round comPetition. On the women’s side, Iga Swiatek had a tough opener against former Aussie Open champion Sofia Kenin and now faces former Aussie Open runner-up Danielle Collins. As for the men, Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev are back on the court.  

Let’s take a look at the best bets to be made on the Day 5 schedule for the season’s first Grand Slam. 

Parlay: Holger Rune -1.5 sets over Arthur Cazaux and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina -1.5 sets over Nuno Borges (-108)

Both of these matches will likely be routine affairs. In fact, my guess is that both Holger Rune and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina will get the job done in 3 sets. Taking them both with -1.5 set spreads should provide more than enough cushion. It is true that Rune had some trouble in the heat during his opening match on Tuesday, but at the same time he wore down Yoshihito Nishioka on the way to a 4-set victory. Conditions will be cooler on Thursday, so weather won’t be a factor and Rune should be fine. Cazaux is ranked #122 in the world and needed 5 sets to defeat Laslo Djere in round 1. Davidovich Fokina is also on a much different level from his opponent. He comes in at 24th in the rankings, while Nuno Borges is 69th. The Portuguese baseline is more comfortable on clay than hard courts, too.