Tennis Betting Tips: Davidovich Fokina heads Adelaide treble

We have reached the semi-finals of both the ATP and WTA Adelaide tournaments, with all four matches scheduled for Friday.

I have come up with three suggested bets to consider in the below Tennis Betting Tips for Friday, January 16.

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Alejandro Davidovich Fokina to beat Ugo Humbert @ 1/1

This is the fifth time these two players have met on the ATP Tour, with Davidovich Fokina currently 3-1 up over Humbert.

The Spaniard heads into this last-four battle having seen off the fifth-seed, Valentin Vacherot, in straight sets in the quarter-final.

Humbert only dropped three games in his quarter, but the Frenchman's task was considerably easier against qualifier Alexander Shevchenko.
Two of Davidovich Fokina's previous three wins over the Frenchman have been on a hard court, and the Spanish number two has played a round less than Humbert in this tournament.

Tomas Machac to beat Tommy Paul @ 5/4

Tommy Paul might be 14 places higher than his opponent in the world rankings, but Tomas Machac has been in fine form in Adelaide.

The Czech ace has not dropped a set in his three previous matches and has a 1st Serve Points Won percentage of 79% so far this year.

Machac now comes up against second-seed Paul, who is looking for his first tournament success since October 2024.

These two have met on three previous occasions, with Machac winning twice. Both victories for the world number 35 have been on hard courts, similar to Adelaide, with Paul's only success coming on clay.

Mirra Andreeva to beat Diana Shnaider 2-0 @ 23/20

Mirra Andreeva has played two matches to get to the semi-final stage in Adelaide, dropping just six games on the way.

The world number eight needed just 67 minutes to see off home favourite Maya Joint, who Andreeva had also beaten at junior level.

She now takes on a player 15 places below her in the world rankings, with Diana Shnaider having previously won a doubles tournament last year alongside Andreeva.

So both players know each other's game, with Andreeva winning their only previous WTA match-up two years ago.

That match was also on hard courts in Australia, with the teenager running out a 6-2 6-3 victor in Brisbane.

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