Novak Djokovic – Yannick Sinner. Forecast and announcement for the semi-finals of the Australian Open

On January 30, Novak Djokovic (ATP 4) and Yannick Sinner (ATP 2) will meet in the semi-finals of the Australian Open.

The match is scheduled to start at 10:30 Kyiv time.

Sport.ua together with a betting partner betting announces the upcoming match!

Novak Djokovic

The legendary Serb continues his pursuit of his 25th Slam in his career. If we analyze Djokovic’s achievements, the Australian Open is his most successful tournament, he won the title here as many as 10 times. The athlete is already 38 years old, he himself admits that Sinner and Alcaraz are stronger than him, but he continues to fight.

At this tournament, Novak was accompanied by luck, he started with a victory over the Spaniard Martinez – 6:3, 6:2, 6:2, the same score as the Italian Maestrelli was beaten. In the third round, three sets were enough to overcome the Dutchman Botik van de Zandshulp – 6:3, 6:4, 7:6. Then Djokovic did not play, as the Czech Menšík withdrew from the tournament. The Serbian was close to elimination in the quarterfinals against the Italian Musetti, where he trailed 4:6, 3:6 and won 3:1 in the third set – at that moment, the opponent withdrew from the match due to injury.

Yannick Sinner

The Italian is still far from his future rival in terms of the number of majors won. He has four of them, he won the Australian Open twice, and now he is trying to defend the title.

During this entire tournament, Sinner has played only one game. He started with a victory over the Frenchman Gaston – 6:2, 6:1 and the opponent retired. Then he confidently passed the Australian Duckworth – 6:4, 3:6, 6:4, 6:4. The next opponent was a countryman from Darderi – 6:1, 6:3, 7:6. In the quarterfinals, Yannyk left no chance to the self-confident American Shelton – 6:3, 6:4, 6:4. Many are waiting for another battle between Sinner and Alcaraz in the final, the scenario is quite likely.

Personal meetings

The head-to-head history consists of ten matches, while Sinner leads with a score of 6:4. It is worth paying attention to the fact that Djokovic has lost the last five meetings to his opponent.

Forecast

The poster looks impressive, we are expecting a battle of generations, but I will agree with the bookmakers who do not give the Serb a chance. Djokovic made it to the semi-finals with a lot of luck, I don’t think he will be able to create problems for the young and strong Italian.

Sinner is 14 years younger, this is his main advantage. No matter how hard it is, the Serb will gradually lose this race over time. I expect a confident victory for Yannik, so I bet on his success with a handicap of -7.5 games to 1.9.