Couacaud has his moment of glory when he was the only player to take a set off Novak Djokovic at the 2023 Australian Open, but he hasn’t really done anything noteworthy since. Dodig is a young Croatian player with no real experience at this level, though, so in theory Couacaud should be able to pull through here.
Prediction: Couacaud in 3

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Lorenzo Sonego vs Mili Poljicak

Head-to-head: first meeting

The young Croat has been playing really well at lower levels, but at this point in his career playing an established ATP player like Sonego should be a step too high for him. Poljicak will surely have his moments in this match and hit some highlights shots, but ultimately Sonego should make relatively easy work of this first round.
Prediction: Sonego in 2

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