American Reilly Opelka will face Canadian Denis Shapovalov today at the Margaret Court Arena in Melbourne for the third round of the 2022 Australian Open. Both players want to improve their record, reaching the fourth round in Melbourne for the first time. Here, check out the information, the preview, predictions, odds and how to watch or live stream this tennis match free. You can watch this match live in the US on fuboTV (free trial). 

World No. 29 Opelka is playing the third round of the Australian Open for the first time in his career. Last year, he was defeated by his countryman Taylor Fritz in the second round. His best performance in a Grand Slam was last year’s US Open, in which he reached the fourth round. 

Meanwhile, Denis Shapovalov was semifinalist in 2021 Wimbledon, his best performance in a Grand Slam so far. However, in Australia he has only reached the third round. Last year, he was defeated by Felix-Auger Aliassime in this same instance. 

Reilly Opelka vs Denis Shapovalov: Match Information 

Date: Thursday, January 20, 2021. 
Time: Not before 9.30 PM (ET)
Location: Melbourne Park, Melbourne. 

Reilly Opelka vs Denis Shapovalov: Time by state in the US 

ET: Not before 9:30 PM
CT: Not before 8:30 PM
MT: Not before 7:30 PM
PT: Not before 6:30 PM

Reilly Opelka vs Denis Shapovalov: Storylines 

Surprisingly, these two players haven’t faced each other on tour. Their only previous match took place in a “future” match (which is not official) at Queen’s Club championship in London. Shapovalov won in two sets. 

How to watch or live stream Reilly Opelka vs Denis Shapovalov in the US 

The match between Reilly Opelka and Denis Shapovalov for the third round of the 2022 Australian Open to be played on Thursday, January 20, 2022 will be broadcasted in the United States by fuboTV (free-trial). You can also watch it on Tennis Channel and ESPN. 

Reilly Opelka vs Denis Shapovalov: Odds and predictions

Oddsmakers in the US have already made their predictions for this fixture. According to FanDuel, Denis Shapovalov is the strong favorite to win the match with odds of -124, while Reilly Opelka has odds of +104.

  FanDuel
Reilly Opelka +104
Denis Shapovalov -124

*Odds by FanDuel