Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Novak Djokovic Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Finals

Prediction published on 13/11/2022, 11:50  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 14/11/2022 at 07:00 in Tennis Predictions

Novak Djokovic is the seventh seed in the ATP Tour Finals. He takes on the second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in his first match in the Red Group. The other two players in this group are Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev. Djokovic would have been seeded a lot higher but for missing the Australian and US Opens and not receiving points for winning at Wimbledon. He has won the Tour Finals on five previous occasions. However, his last success came in 2016 and hasn't reached the final in the past four years. Despite his absences, he's still managed to win four ATP Tour tournaments this year. He'd gone 20 matches without a loss in singles tournaments before losing to Holger Rune in the final of the Paris Masters. On his way to that final, Djokovic beat Tsitsipas in a close three-set semi-final.  

Tsitsipas trails Djokovic 9-2 in previous meetings and has lost the last eight played against the Serb. He's been beaten by Djokovic three times this year, the other defeats coming in the Rome and Astana finals. The Greek has won two titles this year, one on clay in Monte Carlo and the other, a grass court tournament in Mallorca. He's lost four hard court finals in 2022. Tsitsipas first played in the ATP Tour Finals in 2019 and won the tournament. Since then he's twice lost in the round-robin group stages. Go for Djokovic to win this with a side bet on there being a tie-break.