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Lauren Davis vs Danka Kovinic Prediction and Odds: Australian Open

America’s Lauren Davis brings some good form from the Hobart International into the Australian Open Firrst Round. With big momentum under her belt already, will she win this duel between two unseeded players?

These odds from Ladbrokes were correct at the time of writing.

Lauren Davis vs Danka Kovinic – Match Predictions

The Australian Open First Round action on Day 2 features this interesting clash in the Women’s singles. Here are our tennis predictions for this fixture.

Over 21.5 Games

Lauren Davis does appear to have a favourable First Round tie in the match, but this could be a little trickier than it looks on paper. There has already been a meeting between her and Kovinic that went to three sets.

The last two meetings have actually needed a deciding set to be settled. So this is a fascinating clash, with Davis as odds-on favourite, but it could be tight.

Lauren Davis -1.5 Handicap

We do think that the greater experience and slightly better form from Davis will get her across the line and into the next round of the Australian Open draw.

However, running with the theme that is going to be a tight match, and Kovinic is more than capable of sneaking a set, a narrow Lauren Davis handicap line is the next selection.

Lauren Davis vs Danka Kovinic Preview

We have set out our top tennis predictions for the Lauren Davis vs Danka Kovinic above, but how is the respective form of the two players shaping up?

Lauren Davis

America’s Lauren Davis doesn’t have a great pedigree in the Grand Slams. She has never been beyond the Third Round in any. But there was a good run to the Hobart International title by her earlier this month, recording a good couple of wins along the way against Sloane Stephens and Anna Blinkova. That form may just carry her through.

Danka Kovinic

The year started with a Semi-final appearance at the ASB Classic for Kovinic. She was demolished by Cori Gauff at that stage. But rewinding to the Second Round of that tournament, Kovinic fought from a set down to beat Lauren Davis. The Montenegrin already reached the Third Round at last year’s Australian Open.

Lauren Davis vs Danka Kovinic Head to Head

The last meeting was in Auckland earlier this year. Kovinic, who was 7th seed in the fourth event, staged a big fightback to win after dropping the first set. She rattled off her two sets for victory quickly as well. That put Kovinic 2-1 up in the head-to-head and on a two-match winning streak against Davis. The last two have each gone to a deciding set.

Lauren Davis vs Danka Kovinic Match Details

Lauren Davis vs Danka Kovinic

  • When will the match start? The match will start at 02:00 am GMT on Tuesday, January 17th.
  • On which court will the match be played? The match will be played on Court 17 in Melbourne.
  • Where to watch AO 2023 in UK? You can watch Australian Open on Eurosport broadcast and online, or stream it on Discovery +.


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Lee Jackson

Lee has been a freelance sports writer for over a decade and is a massive sports fan, following Chelsea in the Premier League and Gloucester in Premiership Rugby. Few sports events get him more excited than Ashes cricket, however.

Lee has followed darts since the good old days of Eric Bristow and John Lowe producing highlight moments at the World Championships on dark winter nights.