Paul vs Vukic Adelaide Prediction 1/15/2026 Today’s Tennis Picks

Tommy Paul will play Australian qualifier Aleksandar Vukic in the quarterfinals of the 2026 Adelaide International on Thursday, January 15. Here’s our Tommy Paul vs Aleksandar Vukic prediction. This preview will also include a Tommy Paul vs Aleksandar Vukic pick.

Tommy Paul vs Aleksandar Vukic Preview

Tommy Paul reached his fifth career quarterfinal at the Adelaide International this week with a straight-sets win over countryman Reilly Opelka. As the second seed, Paul got a BYE in the first round and started the tournament with a testing match on paper against big-serving Opelka.

But Paul withstood 15 aces from Opelka’s racket to complete a clinical 6-4, 6-4 victory in which he broke serve once in each set. Against players who rarely flinch on serve, that proved decisive. Paul tallied 6 aces of his own and won 84% of first serve points (26/31). He won 70% of second serve points (16/23) and did not face a single break point on his serve. Paul has reached the Adelaide semifinals twice in his career.

Aleksandar Vukic is having a dream week at the Adelaide International, which began last weekend in the qualifying rounds. Vukic won two close matches in qualifying to get to the main draw, where he had previously lost in the first round twice. And against Stefanos Tsitsipas in his opening match, that winless record was expected to continue.

But the Australian produced a heroic effort to beat the Greek in two tiebreaks and backed up that win when the draw opened up in his second match, taking down fellow qualifier Andrea Vavassori 6-2, 7-6 in an hour and 46 minutes. Vukic hit 7 aces and won 83% of first serve points (30/36).

Tommy Paul vs Aleksandar Vukic Head-To-Head

Paul and Vukic have not met at tour level before, so this will be their first meeting.

Tommy Paul vs Aleksandar Vukic Prediction

Paul was outstanding in anticipation and execution against Opelka, converting just two break points, but they were decisive. Vukic is having a stellar tournament, but Paul has regained his mojo, and he is healthy again after struggling with an injury in the second half of last year. I’d be stunned if Paul doesn’t sail into the semis and top it off with another solid display.

Nur Said's Pick: Tommy Paul in straight sets