Arthur Cazaux vs Hubert Hurkacz Prediction: Will Cazaux get a win in the upcoming game?

In the Australian Open, Frenchman Arthur Cazaux, the 122nd ranked player in the world, will face Poland's Hubert Hurkacz, currently No. 9 in the world rankings. The guys have not crossed paths on Tour before, and bookmakers have little doubt that Hurkacz will win the upcoming game.

Cazaux's winning streak lasted for eight matches and started on January 2 at the Challenger in New Caledonia, which the Frenchman eventually won. In Melbourne, the Frenchman has three wins in three games, knocking out Serbian Dierre, Danish Rune, and Dutchman Griekspoor. The match against Griekspoor would turn out to be a fast-paced affair, defeating the world No. 31 in an hour and 48 minutes with scores of 6:3, 6:3, 6:1. Cazaux had 14 aces and three double faults, won 85% of his first-serve points and 58% of his second-serve points.

Hubert knocked out Australia's Jasica, Czech Mensik, and Frenchman Umbert. The match against Umbert lasted two hours and 49 minutes. The Frenchman won the first game 6:3 but lost the next three: 1:6, 6:7, 3:6. During the game, the Pole made 17 aces with three double faults, won 81% of points on the first serve and 43% on the second.

We doubt that the Pole will have an easy ride on Monday. The Frenchman has already achieved three victories at the Australian Open and knocked out a top-10 representative, and Dierre and Griekspoor can hardly be called weak opponents. We wouldn't be surprised if Cazaux wins this game and advances to the quarterfinals of his first Major of the season.