Novak Djokovic is currently in Dubai, where he is training with his coach Goran Ivanisevic before competing in the Mubadala World Tennis Championship.
The Serbian is considered the favorite to win the prestigious event in Abu Dhabi, even if there are some top competitors such as Rafael Nadal and Stefanos Tsitsipas.
The world no.2 will lock horns against either Stefanos Tsitsipas or Andrey Rublev in the semifinal, and then he is widely expected to play Rafael Nadal for the trophy.
The betting odds
At the moment, according to bet365, the favorite is Djokovic (2.10) followed by Nadal (2.37), and Stefanos Tsitsipas (7.00).
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Novak Djokovic’s ranking and performance in 2019
Currently ranked no.2, the Serbian played his last match on the 14th of November when he capitulated to Roger Federer 6-4 6-3 in the round robin in London.
At the present, in this year the Serbian has a 54-11 win-loss record. The Serbian conquered 5 titles in 2019 at the Australian Open, in Madrid, in Wimbledon, in Tokyo and in Paris. Djokovic was the finalist in Rome.
Stefanos Tsitsipas’s ranking and performance in 2019
Now the world no.6, Stefanos played his last match on the 17th of November when he defeated Dominic Thiem 6-76 6-2 7-64 in the final in London to win his 4th career title.
At present, in this season, Tsitsipas has a 53-25 win-loss record. The Greek has won 3 titles in 2019 in Marseille, in Estoril and in London. Tsitsipas was the finalist in Dubai, in Madrid and in Beijing.
Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas played each other 4 times. The head to head is 2-2.
The last time that they played each other, Novak Djokovic won 6-1 6-2 in the quarter in Paris (BNP Paribas Masters) on the 1st of November 2019.
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Andrey Rublev’s ranking and performance in 2019
Now the world no.23, Rublev played his last match on the 28th of October when he was defeated by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4-6 7-5 6-4 in the 1st round in Paris.
At present, this year Rublev has a 50-27 win-loss record. Andrey conquered 1 title in Moscow. The Russian was the runner-up in the Indian Wells Challenger and in Hamburg.
Rafael Nadal’s ranking and performance in 2019
Now ranked no.1, Rafael played his last match on the 15th of November when he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-74 6-4 7-5 in the round robin in London.
Currently, this year Nadal has a 52-7 win-loss record. The Spaniard has won 4 titles in 2019 in Rome, at the French Open, in Montreal and at the U.S. Open. Rafael was the runner-up at the Australian Open.
Andrey Rublev and Rafael Nadal played each other 1 time. The head to head is 1-0 for Nadal.
The last time that they competed against each other, Novak Djokovic won 6-1 6-2 6-2 in the quarter in New York (U.S. Open) in September 2017.
