Novak Djokovic vs Carlos Alcaraz Garfia: Expect Novak in the final

The next opponent the world No.1 will face in Madrid will be a Spanish prodigy, Alcaraz Garfia. Despite Novak's status and regalia, bookmakers are in no hurry to make the Serb the favorite. Alcaraz makes a strong impression, having knocked out Rafael Nadal himself in the last round. Though, Nadal is far from perfect now.

After failing in Belgrade and losing to Rublev in the final, Novak, as we expected, notably improved his results. The world number one started in Madrid with a convincing win over Monfils, then Novak had to play against Murray, but the Englishman withdrew. Djokovic also had no problem in the quarterfinal match against 14th-ranked Hubert Hurkacz, a Pole. The Serb served six doubles and one double fault, winning 81% of his first serves, compared to 68% of his second serves. The rebound was worse, with 22% on the first serve and 63% on the second serve.

As we expected, Alcaraz Garfia was able to take revenge on Nadal for his two previous losses. To be honest, it was readily apparent, given Rafa's noticeably weak tone. If Nadal struggled to defeat Goffin, it was obvious that the fourth-ranked player should have had insurmountable problems against young Alcaraz, who is in great shape. Alcaraz played another fine match and defeated the King of Clay more than deservedly. Before beating Nadal, Carlos defeated Norrie and Basilashvili in Madrid.

"The victory over Rafa, the best tennis player in history on the ground, is very important. Few players can say that they have beaten Rafa on clay, I feel lucky to be one of them. Super happy about it. It was a difficult second set, I sprained my ankle and it bothered me when I played. But it wasn’t a reason to do that second set, I got carried away and didn’t play the match. Going to the bathroom helped me, I thought.’ Charlie, if you’re not going to retire, fight until the last ball.' That was the defining moment."

Alcaraz Garfia after beating Nadal

Unlike the match against Nadal, we are on the side of Djokovic here. Nadal is clearly out of shape. A landmark win for Alcaraz, no doubt, but it's still worth making allowances for the state of the King of Clay. And Djokovic, after a difficult Belgrade and normal playing practice, is clearly in shape and definitely does not want to lose to the 19-year-old. And Novak does not forget about the rankings, i.e. the world number one is clearly motivated. At the same time we doubt that Novak will easily beat the Spaniard, we bet on a long match and offer the following betting options:

W1 for 1.90 at Bet365 & 1.868 at 1xbet.

Correct Score 2-1 for 4.20 at the line of 22bet.

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