Djokovic is the heavy favorite and Tsitsipas reached the final after winning from behind after loosing the first set. I am expecting it to be a longer match up and Djokovic winning the final.
i don't think we will see Tsitsipas giving a hard time for Djokovic, Stefanos is a moody guy and he will probably fight a little bit in the first one and lose the 2nd easily, Djokovic to win 2-0 is a good bet in my opinion since him winning is as low as 1.3
Djokovic in recent days have won every match on the direct set. Only match in which he lost is against Felix Augur in direct sets after a hard fightback in the second set. Tsitsipas is in good position and the same could create big variation in the odds based on the first set win.
There is a good possibility that we will get to see a very strong Djokovic now again since he can play a couple of tournaments. When it comes to the number of Grand Slams won and the decision who might be the best ever according to that metric, I think the year 2023 will be absolutely crucial. I do see a pretty high chance for Djokovic to have a very strong 2023, and then it might come down to the French Open and whether Nadal will be able to extend the miracle there even further. Given how often Nadal had to give up or skip tournaments because of injuries or physical problems, I believe that Djokovic has a couple more years left in the tank.
Either way, I wish we get the chance to see a couple of games between the two. Hopefully also some crucial games at the GS tournaments.
At least Medvedev put up a great fight against him, weird though that he can push it to the limit in the tie-break in the second set and then leave the court because of injury.
Yes I also think 2023 will be crucial for both Nadal and Djokovic! We will see a time in
the not too distant future where Nadal will be limiting his appearances to take in his favourite
Grand Slam's and tournaments.
Đoković won it fairly easily - I admit I expected more from Tsitsipas. Their last few matches were really close, which wasn't the case today.
I tink this is Tsitsipas's 9th ATP series 500 final, and he's still waiting for his 1st trophy.
He's by far my biggest disappointment if we look at the currently active players.
I'm one of the biggest fan of Tsitsipas before, unfortunately, his performance really decline in the last couple of years, really don't know what is happening from behind, but he really need to focus and go back and win at least a masters tournament.
I watched Djoković against Čilić and Tsitispas and he makes it look way too easy. Those two opponents are very good on this surface and they never looked dangerous in the match. He just glides trough his service games and waits for the first drop of concentration and then pounces.
Looking forward for future tournaments, we have another two on the same surface in Gijon and Florence.
a lot happened to Djokovic this year which messed up his momentum, like the controversy about his visa and his presence in Australia with him not being vaccinated, I think it really slowed him down a bit, he probably is more focused to win those tournaments to make up for missing Australian open and apparently us open too, I think it's his goal now to win tournaments that are small compared to a grand slam.
For sure, this year was a disaster for him. I think for 2023 he will be targeting to bounce
back bigger and overtake Nadal in the GS wins.