In one of the best looking round two matches, Novak Djokovic takes on Gael Monfils in a battle between the 14^th seed, and an unseeded but dangerous player in Monfils. Both players came through their first-round matches with ease, and that game will have especially done Djokovic good, as he continues to fight his way back to fitness. The Australian Open predictions for this game expect to see Djokovic record another comfortable victory as he begins his title bid and continues to grow in fitness. Let's see our best Australian Open bets and overall tennis predictions!

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His first-round victory over Donald Young was the first time we have seen Djokovic on the court in a competitive game since he retired from Wimbledon last summer due to injury. We have seen him play exhibitions, but nothing serious and it was great to see him back on the court looking so good. He loves the Australian Open and has won the tournament six times in the past, this is the ideal situation for him to return to the court and you wouldn’t bet against him returning with a fairytale victory. Next, we cover Gael Monfils predictions and Novak Djokovic betting tips.

Gael Monfils found his way past the Spaniard Jaume Munar in the first round with ease, eventually closing the game to seal a straight sets victory. That will have given him confidence coming into the second round, although the draw could not have been much tougher for Monfils, with Djokovic now standing in his way. One thing Monfils does have is a fitness and match sharpness advantage, and he will have to try his best to use that against Djokovic and get him moving around the court. Let's now see the tennis odds.

Novak Djokovic vs Gael Monfils Betting Tips

In his prime, the odds on a Djokovic 3-0 victory would have been much shorter than this. He may begin to tire as the tournament develops but after playing just a handful of games in his quick victory over Donald Young in round one, Djokovic should still be relatively fresh here. He won’t want to let games drag out to five-set battles, so expect to see Djokovic come out hard and try to win this one in three again, which he looks capable of doing. There are two main reasons for betting on a smooth win by Novak Djokovic in this game. On the one hand, he leads the H2H clash (15-0). The second argument is the performance of both parties in Round 1. Djokovic delivered a solid performance from the first to the last point and showed few weaknesses. Monfils, on the other hand, had a great deal of trouble finding his rhythm, especially at his own serve. If he can not significantly improve on that, he will lose out to Djokovic again and we think a 3-0 should be the most likely outcome for the favourite. Ladbrokes offer the best odds!

As mentioned above, Djokovic will not want to let his early games drag out into five-set battles and because of that, he is sure to start strong. He won the first set against Donald Young 6-1 after a hugely impressive start and can do the same here, another quick start will give him the first set victory. Monfils' performance is solid, but above all the service is a bit worrisome. 13 double mistakes are clearly too many and so Monfils also allowed six break balls in his latest much. This must change on Thursday if he wants to have a chance, but our tennis bet of the day is on Djokovic.