World No.1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia will take on Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinal of the 2022 Madrid Open on Saturday, May 7.
With 37 Master’s 1000 titles under his name, Novak Djokovic will be looking forward to move into another Semifinal. After loosing the Final of the Serbia Open to Andrey Rublev, Djokovic admitted that he is still not playing at his desired level of tennis but is getting there. The Serb did not have any trouble in his first round match against France’s Gael Monfils and seemed like he is getting back into form. The defending Roland Garos champion is getting the much needed match practice and his increasing his confidence match to match. He will look forward to get more wins under his belt before playing the French Open in the end of this month.
Carlos Alcaraz’s incredible rise at the top level continued as he knocked out five-time Madrid Open champion Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals on Friday to collect one of the biggest wins of his career. Although he has beaten Stefanos Tsitsipas when he was ranked No. 3 in 2021, but Alcaraz, would see the win over the 21-time Grand Slam champion as his biggest achievement so far and he now has an opportunity to knock out the World no. 1 Novak Djokovic on Saturday. The win improved Alcaraz’s season record to 26-3. He has already captured three big titles in Rio, Miami and Barcelona and is two wins away from winning the Spanish double.
Novak Djokovic vs Carlos Alcaraz Match Details
- Tournament: Madrid Open (ATP Masters 1000)
- Date: 7 May 2022
- Venue: Manolo Santana
- Surface: Clay
- Round: Semifinal
- Category: Men’s Singles
- Prize Money: €6,744,165
Novak Djokovic vs Carlos Alcaraz Head-to-Head Records to date
Djokovic and Alcaraz will be playing each other for the first time.
Novak Djokovic vs Carlos Alcaraz Prediction: Who will win this match?
Djokovic moved into the semifinals without dropping a set and Alcaraz is looking unbeatable at the moment. This is going to be an intriguing contest. Even though the Spaniard starts as the favourite in this contest, I back the Serb to make it to yet another Masters 1000 Final.
Prediction: Novak Djokovic to win in three sets.
Betting Tips: Djokovic to win at 2.0 odds
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Novak Djokovic Last 3 performances
- Madrid Open: Quarterfinal- beat Hurkacz 6-3, 6-4
- Madrid Open: Round of 32- beat Hurkacz 6-3, 6-2
- Serbia Open: Final- lost to Rublev 2-6, 7-6, 0-6
Carlos Alcaraz Last 3 performances
- Madrid Open: Round of 16- beat Lajovic 7-5, 6-3
- Madrid Open: Round of 32- beat Fokina 6-4, 4-6, 7-6
- Madrid Open: Round of 64- beat Dellien 7-5, 6-7, 6-3
Novak Djokovic vs Hubert Hurkacz Broadcast and Live Stream Details
USA: Viewers in the United States can catch all the action on the Tennis Channel.
Europe: Viewers in Europe can catch all the action on Bet365.
India: Viewers in Europe can catch all the action on Bet365 and Tennis Channel.
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