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Novak Djokovic vs Stefanos Tsitsipas: Olympic Tennis tournament – Quarterfinal

Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitspas will face each other in the quarterfinals of the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Novak Djokovic Profile

The player who spent the most weeks being No. 1 in the history of tennis is currently second. Novak Djokovic is 26-7 for the season and 13-3 on clay.

He is coming off a 7-5, 6-3 win over Dominik Koepfer in the round of 16 matches, after previously defeating Rafael Nadal and Matthew Ebden.

After winning seven titles last season, Djokovic has yet to win a single one in 2024. His best result of the season was the final at Wimbledon, where he lost to Carlos Alcaraz.

Djokovic has won 24 Grand Slam titles in his career, the most in the history of tennis, but has never won an Olympic gold.

Stefanos Tsitsipas Profile

Stefanos Tsitsipas is 11th in the ATP rankings and his career high was No. 3 in the world. The Greek is 37-13 for the season and 22-5 on clay.

Tsitsipas is coming off a 7-5, 6-1 win over Sebastian Baez in the round of 16 match. Earlier in the tournament, he defeated Daniel Evans and Zizou Bergs.

Tsitsipas won the title in Monte Carlo this season and lost in the final in Barcelona.

Head-to-Head Djokovic leads 11-3, Last five matches:

• Djokovic vs Tsitsipas 6-3, 7-6, 7-6 (2023 Australian Open, final)
• Djokovic vs Tsitsipas 6-4, 7-6 (2022 Masters Cup)
• Djokovic vs Tsitsipas 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (2022 Paris Masters, semifinal)
• Djokovic vs Tsitsipas 6-3, 6-4 (2022 ATP Astana, final)
• Djokovic vs Tsitsipas 6-0, 7-6 (2022 ATP Rome, final)

Prediction and Conclusion

Novak Djokovic is playing for the only trophy he has never won in his epic career, and Stefanos Tsitsipas is the next player standing in his way. Despite the recent knee surgery, Djokovic is playing excellently in Paris and is a huge favorite against the player he defeated in their last nine meetings. They are back at the Philip Chatrier Stadium, where they played an epic French Open final in 2021 when Djokovic turned things over after being 2-0 down. The Serbian is still one huge step above Tsitsipas, and he will move on to the semis with a straight-set win.