Novak Djokovic vs Hubert Hurkacz Prediction: Djokovic won’t take chances.

Group Green enters the crucial stage for Novak Djokovic and Hubert Hurkacz and a win for both players will be significant. Novak Djokovic lost the top spot after losing the last round against Jannik Sinner. At the moment, Djokovic is 2nd on the table with 1 win, while Hubert Hurkacz is yet to win a game and remains in 3rd spot. Novak Djokovic needs a win to qualify for the knockout round, and Hubert Hurkacz came in as a last-minute replacement for Stefanos Tsitsipas who pulled out of the game against Holger Rune. He currently has no chance of progression but he will be sure to give the fans a good game.

Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic had hoped for an easy qualification into the knockout stages, but at the moment, he needs to fight for his place by beating Hubert Hurkacz in this match. He started the competition on the front foot by beating Holger Rune 2-1 in Round 1. But he failed to win the second-round match against Jannik Sinner, as he lost 2-1. The defeat ended his 5-match winning streak and he is eager to get back to winning ways once again.

Djokovic and Jannik Sinner played a very tough game against each other, with the game decided in 3 sets. Sinner won the first set 5-7 and then Djokovic won the second set 7-6 and in the 3rd set, Sinner won 7-6 to claim the victory.

Djokovic registered 19 aces and 1 double fault. He picked up 53 out of 65 first-serve points and 20 out of 35 second-serve points. He also played 18 service games and saved 1 out of 3 break points. He won a total of 109 points and won 18 games.

Hubert Hurckacz

Hubert Hurckacz have nothing to lose here as he has no chance of progressing into the next round. He came in as a replacement for Stefanos Tsitsipas who got injured in the game against Holger Rune. Hubert Hurckacz is coming off a defeat in the Quarter final of ATP Paris France, where he lost 2-1 against Grigor Dimitrov. Now he has to face Novak Djokovic in this crucial game. The last meeting between Hubert Hurckacz and Novak Djokovic was at the Wimbledon Round of 16 and it ended in a defeat for Hurckacz. Novak Djokovic won the game 6-7, 7-6, 4-6 to claim the victory. According to the head-to-head record, Novak Djokovic leads Hurbert Hurckacz 6-0 in their 6 career meetings.

Analysis and Predictions

Djokovic’s perfect record against Hubert Hurckacz is enough basis to back him to win this game comfortably. Djokovic is in a tough position and he needs a win here to qualify, so expect him to come all out for the win in this game. No chance for Hubert Hurckaz.

• Novak Djokovic Win and Under 24.5 at 1.639 Odds
• Under 26.5 Aces at 1.77 Odds
• 1st Set Over 9.5 Games at 1.61 Odds