Shintaro Mochizuki vs Stefanos Tsitsipas Preview & Prediction | 2026 Australian Open | First Round

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2023 finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas faces Shintaro Mochizuki in round one of the Australian Open.

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Venue: Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia

Surface: Outdoor hard

How to watch on TV: UK – TNT Sports / USA – ESPN

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Shintaro Mochizuki vs Stefanos Tsitsipas prediction

Shintaro Mochizuki has three losses from three in 2026. He did not win either of his matches at the United Cup for Japan and then lost in the first qualifying stage of the Auckland Open to Juan Manuel Cerundolo in three sets. He reached the top 100 of the world rankings for the first time last year.

He takes on Stefanos Tsitsipas in the first-round. The former world number three, who made the final here in 2023, struggled with form and fitness in 2025, dropping outside the world’s top 30. He seemed to have turned a corner at the United Cup with three straight wins, but his momentum stalled in Adelaide as he lost to Aleksandar Vukic in the first-round.

These two played each other for the first time earlier this month at the United Cup, with Tsitsipas winning 6-3 6-4. This should be another comfortable win for the 27-year-old.

Shintaro Mochizuki vs Stefanos Tsitsipas tip: Stefanos Tsitsipas to win 3-0