Today, August 4, we will witness the final of the Olympic men’s tennis. And it will be very interesting, because Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz will face each other on the court in Paris. The game starts no earlier than 15:00 Moscow time.
Betting odds for the Olympic final Novak Djokovic – Carlos Alcaraz August 4, 2024
The bookmakers consider the Spanish tennis player the favourite and offer bets on his victory at odds of 1.45. The Serbian’s chances were set at 3.10. According to experts, the match between Djokovic and Alcaraz will not be a bitter one. You can bet on a total of over 22.5 games for 2.04, and a total of under 22.5 games is valued at 1.78.
Analysis and prediction of the match Novak Djokovic – Carlos Alcaraz (04/08/2024)
Novak Djokovic has personally closed almost all questions in the world of tennis. The only thing missing from his trophy collection is Olympic gold. Maybe it’s time to fix this? It’s a pity that not everything is so simple, because the Serb will have to play Carlos Alcaraz, with whom he lost the last two direct confrontations.
The meeting will be spectacular:
“Akhmat” – “Lokomotiv”. Adiev and Galaktionov calmly cheered on their squads
Sixteen years ago, the world’s second-ranked player won bronze at the Beijing Olympics. He is hungry for gold and has had a difficult journey to the final of the 2024 Olympics. In the last match, Nole beat Lorenzo Musetti 6:4, 6:2. This victory without losing a single set was his fifth in a row at the Olympic Games.
Before the semi-final, Djokovic defeated Matthew Ebden (6-0, 6-1), his long-time rival Rafael Nadal (6-1, 6-4), Dominik Koepfer (7-5, 6-3) and Stefanos Tsitsipas (6:3, 7:6). At 37, the Serbian tennis player is in excellent form. He definitely wants to take advantage of his last chance to win gold.
And all this despite the discomfort that Novak continues to suffer from his recent injury. Remember that the Serbian was forced to withdraw from Roland Garros this season due to knee problems. He then recovered and reached the Wimbledon final, losing to Alcaraz (2-6, 2-6, 6-7).
The Bulls are on the right track:
Fakel – Krasnodar. Musaev collected the keys to success
So far, his knee has not bothered him at the 2024 Olympics. If only the discomfort does not intensify at the most crucial moment, because young Carlos is at the top of his form. When playing with him, you have to show good speed. So far, the 21-year-old Spaniard has only won the Australian Open. At such a young age, he can already claim Olympic gold.
Alcaraz also reached the final of the 2024 Olympic Games without losing a single set. The world’s third-ranked player beat Heidi Habib (6-3, 6-1), Tallon Grixpor (6-1, 7-6), Roman Safiullin (6-4, 6-2), Tommy Paul (6-6 :3, 7:6) and Félix Auger-Aliassime (6:1, 6:1).
Carlos only spent 75 minutes with the Canadian. It is unlikely that he felt any resistance or fatigue. The Spaniard played his serve particularly well. Thanks to his excellent form and youth, Alcaraz was strong on all lines and at the net.
Carlos became only the fourth Spaniard in tennis history to reach the final of an Olympic singles game. Perhaps Alcaraz can even use an additional motivation: avenging Nadal, who was eliminated from the 2024 Olympics by Nole.
Djokovic failed to win his last two head-to-head encounters against Carlos. It is time to come up with a sophisticated plan to beat the young Spaniard. There is nothing impossible in this. Andrey Rublev defeated Alcaraz this season at a tournament in Madrid. This means that a Serb can do it too. His motivation before retiring from his career to close the gestalt and take the Olympic gold should help. Let’s bet on his victory at odds of 3.10.
Tender: Djokovic wins in 3.10.
There will be no winner:
CSKA – Orenburg. Nikolic and Deograsia are birds of a feather
