Cameron Norrie vs Alex de Minaur Prediction: Alex will take revenge on Cameron for his defeat

Great Britain and Australia will meet in the first round of the United Cup group stage. Cameron Norrie, the world No. 18 and Alex De Minaur, No. 12 in the ATP rankings, will meet in the men's singles match. Bookmakers are on the side of the Australian in the pairing, believing that the host of the courts will be closer to victory.

The British player did not finish last season in the best way, with only one victory over Austrian Misolic at the tournament in Vienna and all other defeats in seven games. In the last ten meetings, eight defeats and two wins, besides Misolic, he beat Polman, De Minaur's compatriot. It should be noted that Norrie beat De Minaur in two sets exactly one year ago. By the way, this victory remains the only one over De Minaur in his career.

Unlike Norrie, De Minaur participated in the Paris Masters, where he reached the quarterfinals before losing to Andrey Rublev in three sets. After Paris, the Australian played three matches for his national team at the Davis Cup, where he was stronger than Lehecka and Ruusuvuori but weaker than Jannik Sinner. Overall, Alex finished the season in better form than the Briton, and in 2023, De Minaur secured a win over Norrie at a tournament in Toronto, Canada.

We will bet on the upcoming match based on the form of the tennis players at the end of last season and the fact that De Minaur has an advantage over Norrie in head-to-head meetings. Also, we should not forget that the current tournament is held in Australia, and De Minaur, in general, has been very good historically for his national team at various tournaments. We believe that the bookmakers have guessed the line correctly enough; we expect Alex to take revenge on Cameron for the defeat that happened a year earlier.