Tennis Tips - Australian Open Day 2 Tips

Plenty of Australians in action on Day 2 of the Australian Open, but veteran Storm Hunter who came through qualifying might find this matchup a bit tricky in her first-round.

Best Bet

Jessica Bouzas Maneiro -3.5

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Completely shocked to see a line this short for the Spaniard against Australian Storm Hunter.

Hunter is now ranked 363 in the world, and although she’s won four matches leading in, none of them were against opposition inside the top 100.

Ranked 40 in the world, Bouzas Maneiro beat Coco Gauff in the United Cup and had some deep-runs in WTA-1000 events last year at Montreal and Cincinnati. She should be far too good in this.

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Quentin Halys

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$1.72

The conditions are perfect for the Frenchman who has been in great form to start 2026.

Big serve suited to the quick courts, Halys reached the Round of 16 in both Brisbane and Adelaide in the lead-up.

As for his Chilean opponent Alejandro Tabilo, he’s 1-4 at the Australian Open across his career despite being ranked inside the top-50 the last two years – clearly a surface he has trouble with.

Ann Li -2.5

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The American had a really solid back-end of 2025, going 15-8 since August moving inside the top-40.

The pair have faced off four times across their career, which is tied two apiece, but it was Li that took the honours in their most recent hit-out winning in straight sets in Guangzhou in October.

Osorio is much better equipped on clay, with a 10-13 hard court record over the last 52 weeks, winning just two of her last eight hard court matches.

Elias Ymer +1.5 Sets

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Played well in qualifying, so has the match fitness on the board ahead of this clash with Alexander Shevchenko.

Ymer beat Australian Alex Bolt – never easy here at Melbourne Park, plus Coleman Wong who reached the third-round of last year’s US Open.

Shevchenko is the higher ranked player, but he’s never been good enough to win matches like these convincingly. Played well in Adelaide in the lead-up, but prior to this lost six of his last seven matches.

I like the Swede in this – at least to force this to five sets.

Value Bet

Dalma Galfi

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$2.78

Dalma Galfi is no pushover, reaching the third-round of Wimbledon last year where she really challenged eventual Finalist Amanda Anisimova.

She faces Clara Tauson in the first-round, with the Dane clearly injured heading into the Australian Open, retiring in Adelaide in the first-round against Tomljanovic.

Her form has also been highly questionable since the US Open where she’s won just three of her last ten matches, including being smashed by Sasnovich in Brisbane.

Really keen on the match line price for the Hungarian as underdog.

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Medjedovic (M) / Vukic (M) / Munar (M) / Li (W) / Bouzas Maneiro (W) / Jovic (W) = $7.22

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