Novak Djokovic vs Stefanos Tsitsipas
13th June 1300hrs
Tennis – France – French Open Final
Pick Draw
Bookmaker Unibet
Odds: 11/4 odds taken 03:35 GMT June 12th
We are down to the final two men left standing as we have reached the French Open Final tennis betting.
Novak Djokovic ended the reign of Rafael Nadal in the semi-finals. He now goes into the final as the favourite to win his second French Open crown.
Across the net will be Stefanos Tsitsipas who is in his first Grand Slam Final, following an impressive run of form in Paris.
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Novak Djokovic Preview – Djokovic to land second French Open crown?
We saw one of the best matches of men’s tennis for a long while in the semi-finals.
Novak Djokovic took down Rafael Nadal in an epic match, in which the quality of tennis was just off the charts.
Djokovic had let the first set go, but astonishingly fought back, the turning point really coming at the end of the third set.
That third set was unbelievable and Djokovic took it on a tie-breaker, leaving Nadal with too much to do.
Nadal’s energy levels dropped mid-way through the fourth-set as Djokovic brilliantly just wrested more and more control.
Heading into the French Open Final, Djokovic is 1/3 odds-on for the match win* (odds taken 03:35 GMT June 12th).
With confidence high, he is likely going to take some stopping now.
Sunday will see Djokovic enter his sixth French Open Final, his only title happening in 2016.
Considering that he has won each of the other Slams at least three times, the French Open, largely because of Nadal, has been the hardest to come by.
Now Nadal is out of the way, can Djokovic be stopped?
There have been wobbles by Djokovic at the French Open 2021. He has dropped a set in each of the last three rounds now.
He was 2-0 down in the fourth round against Lorenzo Musetti and was pulled back to 2-1 in the quarter against Matteo Berrettini.
So it has been a lot of hard work and time on the court put in.
With all of the vast experience that he has on his side, it’s hard to think Djokovic is going to let this opportunity pass him.
Because he had gets taken off him in the latter stages of the French Open, the Djokovic 3-1 set betting tennis option appeals at 11/4* (odds taken 03:35 GMT June 12th).
Stefanos Tsitsipas Preview – Can Greek win on Grand Slam final debut?
Stefanos Tsitsipas has finally made it through to his first Grand Slam Final.
It was only a matter of time from the Greek star and now the 22-year-old has the chance to really make his mark.
He reached the semi-finals of last year’s French Open and earlier this year was knocked out in the semis of the Australian Open.
So he has been increasingly knocking on the door of success.
The way the draw fell for the semi-finals, he was always going to be the underdog for the final after beating Alexander Zverev in his semi.
In the match outright for the French Open Tennis Final, Stefanos Tsitsipas is the 12/5 underdog* (odds taken 03:35 GMT June 12th).
His semi-final against Zverev was first on Friday, so he will be glad of a little extra rest.
That was a long five-set victory for Tsitsipas against the German after he had raced out to a 2-0 lead.
Credit where it’s due. He didn’t crumble under the increasing pressure in the final set and started to take the match back to Zverev.
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Stefanos Tsitsipas has a lot on his plate in the final of course, against the world number one.
From the previous seven meetings, Tsitsipas is W2 L5 against Djokovic.
There have been clay court meetings in all of that, but they have all gone the way of Djokovic.
It was against Djokovic in last year’s French Open semi-finals that Tsitsipas departed the tournament.
That was after a thrilling five-set encounter in which Tsitsipas was 2-0 down.
But Djokovic, as so often he does, raises his game when his back is against the wall like few others can.
Novak Djokovic vs Stefanos Tsitsipas Betting Advice
The clay-court form between the two suggests Djokovic for the win and we have to go with that.
Both of these players had a tremendous amount of work on their hands in their respective semi-finals.
But Djokovic has the proven experience and we are backing him in a 3-1 set betting tennis option at 11/4* (odds taken 03:35 GMT June 12th).
Key Facts – Novak Djokovic vs Stefanos Tsitsipas Betting Tip
- Novak Djokovic is in his sixth French Open Final (W1 L4)
- Novak Djokovic has won all three previous clay court matches against Tsitsipas
- Stefanos Tsitsipas appears in a Grand Slam Final for the first time
Tsitsipas has played very well again at the French Open and he looks to be rapidly maturing.
That Grand Slam title will probably come at some point, but we don’t think it will happen on Sunday.
Topping Djokovic, a confident Djokovic no-less is no easy feat. A Djokovic -4.5 handicap in tennis betting is at 4/5* (odds taken 03:35 GMT June 12th).
The best betting odds for Novak Djokovic vs Stefanos Tsitsipas
Novak Djokovic to win: 1/3 at Bet365
Stefanos Tsitsipas to win: 12/5 at Bet365
