2021 Australian Open Second Round – Pablo Cuevas vs Alex de Minaur Preview & Prediction

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THE FACTS

Where is Pablo Cuevas vs Alex de Minaur taking place? Melbourne Park, Melbourne

When is Pablo Cuevas vs Alex de Minaur on and what time does it start? Thursday 11^th February, 2021 – not before 08:00 (UK)

Where can I get tickets for Pablo Cuevas vs Alex de Minaur? Click here to reach the official 2021 Australian Open ticket selection

What channel is Pablo Cuevas vs Alex de Minaur on? The 2021 Australian Open will be televised on Eurosport so it is worth checking their schedule for this specific match

Where can I stream Pablo Cuevas vs Alex de Minaur in the UK? Sky customers can stream this match on the Sky Go app. Alternatively, the match can be streamed to subscribers of Eurosport Player, either on the official website or as an add-on to an Amazon Prime subscription

THE LOWDOWN

PABLO CUEVAS

• Uruguay’s veteran Pablo Cuevas beat fellow elder statesman Andreas Seppi in four sets in the first round of the Australian Open to set-up a first meeting with Alex de Minaur.
• The 35-year-old is a second round ever-present at Grand Slams but ha snot made it past this stage since Roland-Garros 2019 and only four times in his long career.

ALEX DE MINAUR

• 21-year-old Alex de Minaur is the 21^st seed here at the Australian Open and the carried the weight as the highest-ranked home favourite well in a straight-se dismissal of Tennys Sandgren.
• De Minaur is 6-3 for 2021 already after he won last month’s Antalya Open and he can emulate his best showing at the Australian Open if he makes it through to the third round, where he lost to Rafael Nadal last season.

THE PREDICTION

Alex de Minaur started as he means to go on in Melbourne with a straight-sets statement win over Tennys Sandgren, who is well capable of beating top players at the Grand Slams. The Aussie youngster will get a big reception from an adoring home crowd in this second round match against old head Pablo Cuevas and it is likely that the world number 23 can blast through this match too. De Minaur to win this match in straight sets, or De Minaur to win the first set and the match are both useful options in this one.