I believe that Unicaja, who looks quite strong, will prove their superiority. In this season, Unicaja confidently won 22 points against the veteran team, Peru, at home in the ACB league. Juventut is an interesting team, but led by veterans, they do not seem as a very serious opponent for Unicaja even at home. Unicaja, aiming for their third title, realistically will not lose in the championship league, so I continue to hope that the streak will continue.

Greece is very difficult to play or even the most difficult in Europe. AEK has a very strong team this season and it is evidenced by their results and 6 consecutive wins and a clear victory in their Champions League group. Although it is not worth mentioning about the great AEK players, an important and noteworthy thing is that Nunnally is returning to the team. Having already played one game, James should now play more and clearly better. Alba is hard to predict and has weakened since the Euroleague times, and although the team's results are serious, they tend to struggle against weaker opponents, and their results are rarely positive when facing a serious challenge.

Perhaps statistically, these teams do not excel in the European Cup in terms of productivity, but they are capable of collecting solid numbers in their offense. The leaders of their group, Bourg, currently have 4 consecutive victories, and in these matches, they have scored a total of 96 points, with only 3 periods remaining and 19 overall points. The German club, as usual for clubs in this country, relies on offense and although they do not always manage to collect a lot of points, in this match it is likely that both teams will be running and collecting points, and I believe that the total line will be exceeded.

I think it will be a very fierce battle from Musetti's side. Plus, the handicap is worth its weight in gold, although I believe the Italian will still come out on top.

I support the opinion of my colleague who wrote before and I also follow the same path with Musseti. Why? Jocke is not in good condition. The Joker only remains a name and certainly is not in the same form as before and will not have healed all of his injuries. I remember the last match I took against him, I went with Vacheron and a 6 coefficient choice and I was not disappointed. I hope and I will not be disappointed now. Why Musetti? I watched him live during the tournament, he is in impressive form, I really liked his sharp slice, strong psychology, stable serves and resistance in stress points. I took him with Fritz without any doubt, and I will take a little risk with him in Paris, but hoping to catch a beautiful and very valuable coefficient. I believe he is ready to knock out the Joker tonight.

I believe that Djokovic is considered the heavy favorite today. He has reached the quarter-finals without facing any serious opponents, except for Mensik who I believe would have caused problems if he hadn't withdrawn from the tournament. Musetti has been playing well and has managed to defeat strong opponents. The high odds for Musetti are probably because he has never been an elite hard court player, but his game has greatly improved in these conditions. I think this match is 50/50, and if it goes to five sets, Musetti seems more prepared to play such matches, considering Djokovic's age as well.

Two American players, top 10 in their best form, meet each other, but this time I am going with Anisimova. I won't emphasize the results with Keys, as Keys' statistics were tragic. Meanwhile, Anisimova confidently defeated Pegula in Miami in two sets, and her opponents at this tournament are taken care of cleanly, maintaining a stable serve, which is rare for women.

I saw the entire Pegula match. It was not her victory, but Keys' defeat, where her failure and negative emotions helped her to end it herself, and Pegula was left to just represent. The same will not happen with Anisimova.

International Tennis Federation W Vero Beach, played on clay.

ITF in Fujairah, on a hard surface..

WTA Manila, hard.

WTA Manila, hard court.

The extremely poor form and difficulty in scoring goals does not give hope that Liverpool can crush the Qarabag team. Pre-season betting would have been very different, but Qarabag's impressive performance in the Champions League this season, not losing by more than 3 goals, makes it unlikely that Liverpool can change this statistical anomaly. Only managing to score 4 or more goals in a game once this entire season, Liverpool does not appear to be the strong favorite today.

With such poor form, Monaco shouldn't even stand a chance against Juventus. Monaco, looking very weak, will face a strong Juventus team, which has only lost twice in their last 19 matches. Juventus looks very good and when you see how the French play, it's worth choosing Juve.

Perhaps not the strongest, but solid Italian team Atalanta is known for their stability and good gameplay. Their opponent is easily overcome and realistically has no chance of advancing to the next stage. Showing one of the worst defenses in the Champions League, Royale club is a fairly strong underdog in this match and I believe Atalanta will need to prove their superiority.

Both Americans, Pegulas - 31 years old, Anisimovs - 24 years old. Both have significantly improved their game since 2025. Both show very beautiful tennis, of course the AO courts suit Anisimovs better, but judging from their head-to-head record and the fact that Amanda is younger, Pegula, who is known for her stability, could take advantage of that. The H2H record is 4:1 in favor of Pegula, and in their last exhibition tournament, Pegula showed her skills 😉

Rybakina Elena - 26-year-old from Kazakhstan. As far as I have been observing her, her confidence and stability began to decline at the end of 2025, when she needed to enter the final WTA top eight. Since then, her game has greatly improved, her confidence in her abilities has returned, and the Australian Open courts are practically Rybakina's. She serves a series of aces without even blinking. She wins points with her first and second serve so well that few can boast the same, against Mertens both serves are over 70%, against Valentova both serves are over 60%. Valenvtova, in my opinion, somewhat resembles Swiatek in her game, and I would even say she could give the Polish player a run for her money on hard courts.
Speaking of the Polish player, Swiatek is not suited to play on hard courts and other fast surfaces, and even at her WTA 2 ranking, she would drop 5-10 positions if she played on the popular hard court. Although the Polish player held the number one spot for a long time, she has never reached a semifinal in the Australian Open Grand Slam.
Overall, she has not faced any significant opponents in this tournament. When facing a tougher opponent on the hard court, her game completely falls apart, she can't even serve normally, it's a tragedy to watch. This has been the case on hard courts in all tournaments since the fall of 2025, and this year we can see the same in matches against Bencic without mercy, or against an unstable Gauff, where she has nothing to offer and just falls into despair.
This is a very risky bet.

Rybakina Elena - 26 years old from Kazakhstan. As far as I can tell, her confidence and stability started to return at the end of 2025, when she needed to qualify for the final stages of the WTA tour. Since then, her game has greatly improved and her confidence in her abilities has returned. And when it comes to the Australian Open, those are definitely Rybakina's cards. She serves aces without blinking. She is so good at winning points with her first and second serve that very few players can boast about it; against Mertens, both serves were above 70%, and against Valentova, both were above 60%. To me, Valentova's game somewhat resembles Swiatek's, and I would even say that she would give the Polish player a run for her money on a hard court.

Speaking of Swiatek, she cannot even think about playing on hard or other fast courts; she only reached the number 2 spot in the WTA rankings due to a mistake. In terms of her game on popular hard surfaces, she should stay in the top 5-10 at best. Even though she held the number one spot for a long time, she did not make it to the semi-finals of the Australian Open Grand Slam. Overall, she has not faced any serious competition in this tournament. When it comes to her game on hard courts, when faced with a tougher opponent who has a better serve, her game completely falls apart; she cannot even serve properly, and it becomes a tragedy. This has been the case on all hard courts since the fall of 2025, and we can see it in her matches against players like the relentless Bencic, or the unstable Gauff, who she cannot offer any resistance to and ultimately falls into despair.
A very big bet.

Although the dominant center and the defense against Rytas can do it boldly as he did in Manisa, the overrated line increases the desire for defense to fight more, even though they are players in different positions, but the main instruments play in the position of White, who started to dominate when Palemeris fell out, and when Palemeris returns, the selfishness in the defense will increase and I think they will not look for as much help in the front, where the advantage is not as clear as in defense. The talent may be similar to Gala in defense, but the height handicap should also influence the desire to punish Vilnius.