French Open 2020: Novak Djokovic - Favorite in any case
Novak Djokovic is a big favorite in his next, yes, two games in Roland Garros 2020. Against Pablo Carreno Busta, he also has an account from New York.
by Jens Huiber
last edit: Oct 07, 2020, 01:16 am
This is how it is in the official statistics of the ATP: Lately, not only the results at the Laver Cup have been listed as regular results, but also matches that have come about due to special circumstances: like the one in the second round of the US Open, from which Novak Djokovic shot himself by carelessness. So when Pablo Carreno Busta looks at his record against the industry leader, the Spaniard might think: no look, one win, three defeats, I'm not that far away.
In truth, of course, there is a whole tennis world between Djokovic and his quarter-final opponent in Roland Garros 2020. Djokovic used more energy in his first three games to restore Court Philippe-Chatrier, which was burdened by a downpour, than with his fellow sportsmen Ymer, Berankis and Galan. Karen Khachanov struggled , after all. But Djokovic can never endanger.
Alexander Peya, double ace in rehab, said in the current issue of "Quiet, please - the tennisnet podcast": "Novak Djokovic will not make it into the final untested."
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Tsitsipas against Rublev again
For Peya, the match against Khachanov was a first test, the semifinals against either Andrey Rublev or Stefanos Tsitsipas could also be hairy. However, the subjunctive is appropriate: on the one hand, because Rublev and Tsitsipas are not fresh from their Hamburg final in Paris. And to overcome big deficits in the first lap. Interestingly, it will be the second time that the two youngsters have played against each other since the French Open began.
Tsitsipas has already won two games against Djokovic, in Canada in 2018 and in Beijing in 2019, both on hard courts. But when things get really serious, Djokovic can usually go a long way. See the final in Dubai this spring, in which the Serb Tsitsipas sent home with a 6-4, 6-3 that was never in danger. And that after he had previously missed a defeat against Gael Monfils .
Novak Djokovic has never played against Andrey Rublev, by the way, but the Russian's playing system is exactly as Nole would write it down on a wish list: hard and flat and always the same fast, albeit very fast. The signs for Novak Djokovic, the 2016 winner in Roland Garros, to reach the next finals are looking good.
Here the single tableau in Paris
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