Stefanos Tsitsipas will take on Novak Djokovic in the semifinal of the Mubadala World Tennis Championship on Thursday.
The Greek sensation impressed in the quarters after playing rather good tennis against an inspired Andrey Rublev and win 6-3 6-4. Stefanos looked full of confidence and continuously eager to try new things for the delight of the local fans.
Tsitsipas has recently stated that he aims at breaking the dominance of Federer, Djokovic and Nadal in 2020 to try also to win his first slam. Therefore, it will be important for the Greek to understand his overall condition against the world no.2.
On the other side of the draw, Rafael Nadal will take on Karen Khachanov. The world no.1 is the obvious favorite to win that contest in straight sets.
H2H Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Novak Djokovic
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Novak Djokovic played each other 4 times. The head to head is 2-2.
The last time that they fought against each other, Novak Djokovic won 6-1 6-2 in the quarter in Paris (BNP Paribas Masters) on the 1st of November 2019.
Here the highlights.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Djokovic who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Djokovic is the pick to win this match.
Djokovic -> 1.36
Tsitsipas -> 3.00
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Stefanos Tsitsipas’s ranking and performance in 2019
Ranked 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.
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’s ranking and performance in 2019
Currently the world 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, this year Djokovic has a 54-11 win-loss record. Novak clinched 5 titles in 2019 at the Australian Open, in Madrid, in Wimbledon, in Tokyo and in Paris. Djokovic was the finalist in Rome.
Rafael Nadal’s ranking and performance in 2019
Ranked world no.1, Rafael played his last match on the 15th of November when he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-74 6-4 7-5 in the round robin in London.
Currently, this season Nadal has a 52-7 win-loss record. Nadal has won 4 titles in 2019 in Rome, at the French Open, in Montreal and at the U.S. Open. Nadal was the runner-up at the Australian Open.
Karen Khachanov’s ranking and performance in 2019
Now ranked no.17, Khachanov played his last match on the 29th of October when he lost to Jan-Lennard Struff 7-65 3-6 7-5 in the 2nd round in Paris.
Karen Khachanov’s most significant achievement of the current season was reaching the semi-finals in Montreal and Beijing.
Rafael Nadal and Karen Khachanov played each other 7 times. The head to head is 7-0 for Nadal.
The last time that they locked horns, Novak Djokovic won 7-62 7-62 in the quarter in Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open) on the 15th of March 2019.
Stefanos Tsitsipas, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Karen Khachanov |
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