Roberto Carballes Baena vs Tommy Paul tips and prediction

Forecast posted 01/16/25, 3:58am
by Tyler Doty

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Modified on 01/16/25
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ATP Australian Open tips

In this round of 16 of the Australian Open Grand Slam, Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena will face American Tommy Paul in a fight for a place in the last 16. Roberto Carballes Baena scored a fine first-round win over No. 23 seed Alejandro Tabilo He came back to end the match in the 4th set tiebreak. He had an easier time against James Duckworth, who is ranked 89th in the world, and won all three sets. Also victorious in his duel with Francisco Cerundolo, 31st in the world rankings, in the round of 16 in Auckland at the beginning of the year, the Spaniard, who has now reached the quarter-finals of this tournament, seems to be in good form at the start of the season.

But his opponent, Tommy Paul, is seeded number 12 here. After reaching the semifinals of the Adelaide tournament last week against Felix Auger-Aliassime (ranked 23 in the world), the American put up a good fight in the first round of this Australian Open, needing five sets to beat local hero Christopher O’Connell to defeat. He then came back to defeat former world No. 5 Kei Nishikori in the second round, albeit by a difficult score of 6-7 (3-7), 6-0, 6-3, 6-1 . He should be determined to continue his progress in this major tournament.