Stefanos Tsitsipas impressed in his first match at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship after dismissing a good Andrey Rublev before facing Novak Djokovic in the semifinal.
Both Stefanos and Andrey played a rather good match and the difference was 1 break per set with the Greek winning 6-3 6-4. Tsitsipas impressed for the sheer solidity of his tennis and the injection of some creative shots. The impression is that the world no.6 is just full of confidence right now, especially after his recent triumph at the ATP Finals.
H2H Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Novak Djokovic
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Novak Djokovic played each other 4 times on the main tour. The head to head is 2-2.
The last time that they locked horns, Novak Djokovic won 6-1 6-2 in the quarter in Paris (BNP Paribas Masters) on the 01st of November 2019.
Here the highlights.
Prediction, odds and who is the favorite
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Djokovic that should win in 3 sets.
Regarding the initial odds of bet365, Djokovic is the pick to win this match.
Djokovic -> 1.36
Tsitsipas -> 3.00
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The possible final
The winner of the match between Tsitsipas and Djokovic will face off either Karen Khachanov or most probably Rafael Nadal in the final. The King of Clay is the obvious favorite in that match.
Stefanos Tsitsipas’s ranking and performance in 2019
Currently the world no.6, Tsitsipas played his last match on the 17th of November when he overcame Dominic Thiem 6-76 6-2 7-64 in the final in London to win his 4th career title.
At the present, this year 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’s ranking and performance in 2019
Currently ranked no.2, Djokovic played his last match on the 14th of November when he had to surrender to Roger Federer 6-4 6-3 in the round robin in London.
Currently, this season Novak 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. Novak was the finalist in Rome.
Andrey Rublev’s ranking and performance in 2019
At the moment ranked no.23, the Russian played his last match on the 28th of October when he had to surrender to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4-6 7-5 6-4 in the 1st round in Paris.
In this year Andrey has a 50-27 win-loss record. Rublev has won 1 title in Moscow. Rublev was the finalist in the Indian Wells Challenger and in Hamburg.
Nadal’s ranking, and results in 2019
Currently the world no.1, Rafael has a 52-7 win-loss record in 2019.
