Two young American players J.J. Wolf and Michael Mmoh will face each other in the third round of the 2023 Australian Open on Saturday.
The 24-year-old has already produced a few upsets so far in the season. In the first round of the ASB Classic, J.J. Wolf got the better of 8th seed Adrian Mannarino.
Wolf opened his Australian Open campaign with a win in four sets against Jordan Thompson in four sets 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5. Both men fired in a combined total of 36 aces with Thompson registering 19 of them. In the second match, Wolf produced a huge upset as he got the better of 23rd seed Diego Schwartzman in straight sets 6-1, 6-4, 6-4. The thumping performance was studded with 16 aces and a win percentage of 85 on the first serve.
The world No. 107 began the season by playing in the Maharasthra Open. He defeated Manas Dhamne in the first round before going down to Filip Krajinovic in the second round.
At the Australian Open, Mmoh registered wins against Bruno Kuzuhara, Benoit Paire, and Aleksandar Vukic to make it to the main draw. In the first round, Mmoh defeated Laurent Lokoli in a five-set thriller after dropping the first two sets. He used the momentum from this win to produce a huge victory in the second round against 12th seed Alexander Zverev. The German star won the first set but couldn’t capitalize as Mmoh won the match 6-7 (1-7), 6-4, 6-3, 6-2.
The two players have never faced each other on the ATP Tour. However, J.J. Wolf has a 2-0 lead in the head-to-head scoreline as he won a couple of matches against Mmoh on the Challenger circuit.
Prediction: J.J. Wolf to win in straight sets.
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