Stefanos Tsitsipas v Novak Djokovic Betting Tips [29 January 2023]

Nine-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic and world number four Stefanos Tsitsipas will contest the final of the 2023 Australian Open on Sunday at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne Park. It will be the 13th time that the two will face off and the second time in a Grand Slam final. The previous 12 meetings between the two have been one-sided with Djokovic winning 10. Djokovic has never lost whenever he has made the final here. Despite playing with an injured hamstring, the 35-year-old has brushed all before him on his way to the final, dropping just one set in his six matches in Melbourne. He defeated unseeded American Tommy Paul in straight sets of 7-5, 6-1, 6-2 in the semi-finals. The reigning Wimbledon champion is on a 12-match winning streak and has already tasted title success in 2023 by winning in Adelaide. Last year was the first time he failed to appear at the tournament since making his debut in 2005; it was due to his Covid-19 vaccination stance. His superb start to 2023 has seen him move up to second on the Live ATP Ranking and he can move back to number one, a position he’s occupied for a record 373 weeks, with victory on Sunday. He is also leading the standings on the Live ATP Race.

On the other hand, Stefanos Tsitsipas is through to his first Australian Open final after falling at the semi-finals three times. He was defeated in the last two semi-finals by Russian Daniil Medvedev. The 24-year-old has won 13 straight Singles matches and advanced to the final by defeating world number 20 Karen Khachanov 3-1 (dropping the third set). It was the second time at Melbourne that he was dropping a set. In the fourth round, he was taken all the way to a deciding fifth set by Italian Jannik Sinner. Tsitsipas has lost all previous five championship finals that he has contested with Djokovic. Tsitsipas is currently third on the Live ATP Ranking and a win on Sunday can see him top the standings.

This is a compelling final despite the clear advantage that Novak Djokovic has over Stefanos Tsitsipas. The Greek number one has finally gotten over the hump to reach his first final in Melbourne. He will be ready for Djokovic, who is the outright clear favourite. But we feel the Serb is playing at a considerably higher level even with an injured thigh and will once again be victorious but it could take all five sets to do so.