In one of the matches of the second round of qualifying at the Australian Open, two adjacent players in the ATP rankings will meet: No. 184 Bernard Tomic and No. 185 Arthur Fery. In other respects they are very different: they belong to different generations and have very different physical profiles.
Arthur Fery
Arthur Fery, who was born in France, is 10 years younger than Bernard Tomic and is 23 years old. He is relatively short at 5'9" and light at 168 lbs. At the junior Australian Open in 2020, he reached the doubles semi-finals. However, at professional level he has so far played only six main-draw matches at ATP tournaments, winning two and losing four.
Bernard Tomic
Bernard Tomic has been playing on tour since 2009, when his opponent was not yet seven years old. He reached a career-high of No. 17 in the rankings in 2016, and at the Australian Open he progressed as far as the fourth round (2012, 2015, 2016), helped by his height of 6'5". Age is beginning to show, and last season he hardly reached the main draws of ATP tournaments: he played only three matches there with a negative record (1-2).
Arthur Fery vs Bernard Tomic Prediction
They were supposed to meet in the final of the Kia Open Barranquilla Challenger in Colombia last August, but Bernard Tomic was unable to take to the court. Despite his experience, it is far from certain that he will reach the final qualifying round here. According to the bookmakers’ odds, their chances are almost equal, so we will **back the over** on total games.
