Tsitsipas explains what he needs to do to beat Djokovic once more in the Dubai final

Stefanos Tsitsipas is going to face Novak Djokovic for the 5th time in his career in the final in Dubai. Even if the world no.1 is expected to win the match, the Greek sensation can definitely go against the odds. The world no.6 is playing fantastic tennis and he keeps on adding new weapons to his arsenal to win matches after matches without much struggle. He also proved to be healthily calm during crunch time when he was facing an in-form Jan-Lennard struff in the quarters and he managed to snatch the decisive break in the 3rd set like a confident champion.

Tsitsipas will face a formidable Novak Djokovic that has proved once again that he can recover from all sorts of situations with his huge mental strength. The Serbian sensation solved Monfils’ puzzle in the semifinal after saving 3 consecutive match points in the second set tiebreak before winning in 3 sets.

How Tsitsipas can beat Djokovic

Stefanos has proved that he has the antidote against Novak as he has beaten him already on 2 occasions. When asked about what he is going to do to defeat the world no.1 once again, Stefanos replied:

“He’s in really good form and shape. He’s been playing great tennis. Everybody has seen what he did at the Australian Open. For sure, I’m going to have to bring the best out of my game and reduce my mistakes and in general reduce everything, stay aggressive like today I would say It’s going to take something extra for me to beat him tomorrow. I’m going to try and seek that.”

H2H

Stefanos Tsitsipas and Novak Djokovic played each other 4 times. The head to head is 2-2. The last time that they locked horns, Stefanos Tsitsipas won 6-3 6-7⁵ 6-3 in the 3^rd round in Toronto (Rogers Cup) in August 2018.

H2H. Novak Djokovic vs Stefanos Tsitsipas | Dubai prediction, odds, preview, pick

Tsitsipas in Dubai, ranking, and results in 2020

Currently the world no.6, the Greek has a 11-4 win-loss record in 2020. Tsitsipas is currently having a run in Dubai where he toppled Pablo Carreno-Busta 7-6¹ 6-1, Alexander Bublik 7-6¹ 6-4, Jan-Lennard Struff 4-6 6-4 6-4 and Daniel Evans 6-2 6-3.

The Greek has won 1 title in 2020 in Marseille.

The Greek won 5 titles in his career: 1 on clay courts and 4 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)

Djokovic in Dubai, ranking, and results in 2020

Ranked world no.1, Djokovic has a 17-0 win-loss record in 2020. The Serbian is competing in Dubai where he beat Malek Jaziri 6-1 6-2, Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3 6-1, Karen Khachanov 6-2 6-2 and Gael Monfils 2-6 7-6⁸ 6-1.

Djokovic has won 2 titles in 2020 in ATP Cup and at the Australian Open.

Novak won 79 titles in his career: 46 on hard courts, 14 on clay courts, 13 on indoor courts and 6 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)