AUSTRALIAN OPEN FREE TIP: Andy Murray vs. Roberto Bautista Agut

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Former world no. 1 Andy Murray is 66. in the ATP rankings in the moment. He is 4-1 for the season and is the hottest story in the Australian Open. 

The Scot survived two five-seters to find his way to the third round in Melbourne.

In the opening match, Murray defeated Matteo Berretini in the tie-break in the decisive set. In the second round, Murray came from back from 2-0 to beat the Aussie hope Tanasi Kokkinakis.

Murray has played in 5 Australian Open Finals but never won.

Roberto Bautista Agut is 25. in the ATP rankings with his best one being at no. 9.

He is 6-2 for the season and just like Murray, he turned things around in the previous match. Brandon Holt had a 2-0 lead and the Spaniard turned things around from that point on. In the opening round, Bautista Agut defeated Joao Sousa in straight sets.

Bautista Agut has been playing in Melbourne since 2010 and his best result came in 2019 when he reached the quarterfinal.

Key facts

• The head-to-head between these two is tied 3-3
• The last time these two played, Bautista Agut won 6-3, 6-2 in Basel in 2022
• Bautista Agut defeated Murray 3-2 in the opening round of the 2019 Australian Open
• Murray is 404-134 on hard while Bautista Agut is 300-145

Whatever happens with Andy Murray by the end of the tournament, he is one of the heroes in Melbourne. The veteran proved that he is a great fighter coming back from 2-0 down against Kokkinakis. The bad news about that is the fact that he spent 5 hours and 50 minutes on the court. Given his medical condition and playing with an implanted hip, Murray has not much left in the tank. Bautista Agut also needed 5 sets to advance to this match but he is not exhausted like Murray. The Scot is simply not in shape to recover from the previous match and Bautista Agut will know how to take advantage of it and win. Murray may win a set somehow but nothing more than that.

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