Stadium: Ariake Tennis Forest Park (Tokyo).
In the final of the Olympic men's tennis tournament, the world's fifth-ranked player, Alexander Zverev, will face the world number 25, Karen Khachanov. They had played four times before and their score is 2-2.
Alexander Zverev's form
It is unlikely that after the first set of the Djokovic vs Zverev match there were many who wanted to bet on the victory of Alexander. But, strangely enough, the German beat the world's number 1, and in the last two sets, Alexander allowed Novak to win only four games. Let's pay special attention to the fact that before the semifinals Sasha did not lose a single game at all, a great result of the German, which indicates that Zverev is in perfect shape.
To beat the best player in the world is something incredible. It seemed that no one could beat Novak in Tokyo. But I did it, and now I'm very happy. But I still have another very important match ahead of me. After the game, I told Novak that I think he's the greatest player in history. I know he wanted to win the Golden Slam. I feel sorry for him, but on the other hand, he's won 20 Majors and half a thousand Masters. You can't always win, although I understand how hard it is for him right now.
Karen Khachanov form
Karen Khachanov's path to the final of the Olympics was more difficult. If Alexander lost only one set, and that in the semifinals, Karen lost three games: Nishioka, Schwarzman and Humbert. Alexander beat Carreño-Busta 2-0 in the semi-finals and his performance against the Spaniard was exemplary. If the Russian can play the final on the same level as the semi-final, the German will definitely have a hard time.
Are the Olympics my best tournament this season? One hundred percent yes. Because I haven't made it to the finals for a couple of years, and now it happened at the Olympics. That's my childhood dream. I'm really happy about the finals, but I will fight for the gold. Now I feel proud and happy. You should always believe in yourself and your strength. No matter what the situation, no matter what problems arise, you always have to know clearly what you are going to do. Your family and friends encourage you. Everyone has setbacks, but the main thing is to accept them, make the right conclusions, and get through them. Now I am very happy that I am doing well.
Expert betting tips
We think that Karen Khachanov is too underestimated in the tournament. Karen is in great shape, the Russian has found his game and is ready to give a fight to the German athlete. By the way, twice Karen beat the German, and both times on hard surface, in Montreal and Paris. We will be very surprised if Khachanov fails to beat Zverev at least in one set, and in general, our main bet is a clean victory for the outsider: W2 for 3.40, W2 + H (+3.5) for 1.915, Total sets (2) for 1.50.
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