LiontipsStefanos Tsitsipas vs Novak Djokovic. Prediction and Betting Tips for ATP Astana (October 9, 2022).
Command Analysis
This is the sixth final for Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2022. Earlier this year, he triumphed at the Masters in Cincinnati and the grass-court tournament in Mallorca. In Astana, the Greek tennis player closed Mikhail Kukushkin in two sets, then got hard-fought victories over Luca Nardi and Hubert Hurkacz. In the semifinal match, Tsitsipas overcame Andrey Rublev (4-6, 6-4, 6-3).
Novak Djokovic cruised past his opponents in Astana. He defeated Cristian Garin, Botic van de Zandschulp, and Karen Khachanov in straight sets to reach the semifinals. Yesterday, Djokovic walked over Daniil Medvedev, who withdrew from the semifinal match due to a leg injury. Djokovic is close to his fourth trophy in this season - earlier, he triumphed at Wimbledon and won the tournaments in Rome and Tel Aviv.
Trends
СтавкаTie-break - yes
In the last 5 matches, Tsitsipas played 4 tie-breaks.
Ставка1st set: total under 9.5
In 3 of Djokovic's last 5 matches, no more than 9 games were played in the first set.
Tip and bets
Last week, Djokovic won the tournament in Tel Aviv, and today he has a good chance of getting the second consecutive win. The Serbian athlete is on top form and we expect him to get the upper hand in the upcoming match.
Our prediction - handicap (-3.5) to Djokovic
The opponents met at the tournament in Rome this year, also in the final. Djokovic defeated Tsitsipas in straight sets then, and we expect him to do the same today.
Second bet - total under 22 games
