Novak Djokovic vs Grigor Dimitrov Prediction & Betting Tips - Paris, France

Prediction published on 04/11/2023, 16:35  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 05/11/2023 at 01:00 in ATP Paris Prediction

Top seeded Novak Djokovic bids to win a seventh Paris Masters title. He faces unseeded Grigor Dimitrov in the final of this indoor hard court tournament. Djokovic has won five ATP Tour titles this year, three being Grand Slam events and one a Masters tournament. He remains top of the world rankings and ATP Race and will be the top seed for the upcoming Tour Finals. It hasn't been an easy week for the top seed with his last three matches all going to a final set. He had to come from a set down to beat unseeded Tallon Griekspoor and then beat Holger Rune in three sets. That saw him get revenge for last season's Paris Masters final defeat. The semi-finals saw him take on Andrey Rublev and again Djokovic had to come from behind to win a gruelling match that saw 37 games played that took just over three hours to play. He's won 11 of his 12 previous matches against Dimitrov with seven of those wins coming on hard courts.

To win the Paris Masters title, Dimitrov has to beat Djokovic on a hard court for the first time. His sole success over the world number one was at Roland Garros ten years ago. Since then the Bulgarian has lost nine in a row to Djokovic including twice in this tournament. His most recent match against him was in Rome this year and before that in the 2023 Australian Open. Dimitrov was ranked 17th when this Paris Masters began. He's up to 14th in the live rankings and be 11th if winning this final. His wins this week have included victories over three seeds - Daniil Medvedev, Hubert Hurkacz and Stefanos Tsitsipas. Four of his matches this week have gone to a final set but he's never lost the first one. We go for over 22.5 games to be played in this final.