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Wimbledon Prediction: Novak Djokovic vs Stefanos Tsitsipas
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The Line: Betting Odds: Novak Djokovic -667 / Stefanos Tsitsipas +550
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21 first-round matches at Wimbledon, 21 first-round wins at Wimbledon. Novak Djokovic ensured his undefeated streak in the opening round matches at Wimbledon remained intact after seeing off a determined Yibing Wu of China in four sets on Centre Court. The match took 42 games to decide. Djokovic prevailed 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 in three hours and 17 minutes.In his first match since losing to Joao Fonseca in the fourth round of the French Open, Djokovic fired 35 winners and 26 unforced errors. He accounted for 15 aces in the match. Djokovic landed 69% of first serves in play and won 78% of first serve points (73/94). Djokovic won 55% of second serve points (23/42) and saved 10 of 11 break points in the match. Djokovic has lost in the second round stage at Wimbledon only once in his career.
Stefanos Tsitsipas won his opening match at the 2026 Wimbledon Championships in comfortable fashion. The Greek beat Hugo Gaston to progress into the second round for the fifth time in his career. The match took 25 games to decide. Tsitsipas won 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 in an hour and 32 minutes.
In his first match with new coach Thomas Perrin, Tsitsipas fired 37 winners and 12 unforced errors. He accounted for 8 aces and 1 double fault. Tstsipas landed 64% of first serves in play and won 88% of first serve points (37/42). Tsitsipas won 63% of second serve points (15/24) and did not face a break point.
Novak Djokovic vs Stefanos Tsitsipas Head-To-Head
Djokovic and Tsitsipas have met 14 times at all levels. Djokovic holds a dominant 12-2 record against the Greek. They last played at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Djokovic won in straight sets. Their last Grand Slam match before this was the 2023 Australian Open final and Djokovic won that one in three tight sets. This Wimbledon second round match will be their first on grass.Novak Djokovic vs Stefanos Tsitsipas Prediction
Djokovic had to earn that first-round victory. Wu played some brilliant tennis in patches and forced Djokovic to spend a little more time on the court than the Serb would have liked. That’s understandable when you haven’t played a competitive match in a month. There are reasons for me to believe Tsitsipas can make this match equally competitive. This is still a horrible matchup for the Greek (2-12 in the H2H), but his serve remains a major weapon and his forehand when firing can create openings. I’d go with the over 3.5 sets here.
