Tennis Tips & Predictions: Australian Open Men's Semi Finals
Summary
Semi Finals action is about to pick up, which means the last four players will be vying for a place in all coveted Australian Open Final.
The makings of this tournament have been absolutely insane, but we have seen some crazy and expected results.
The players realize their opportunity that is afforded to them, but there is going to be a certain amount of pressure involved.
Novak Djokovic remains the overall tournament favourite, but will these players have a chance of dethroning the Melbourne King?
Only time will tell. On the women’s side there is a blockbuster final set to commence this weekend, between Elena Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka.
Some powerful tennis should be on display for the rest of the week, and there is no reason to miss out on any of the bets.
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Match Betting Previews
Novak Djokovic versus Tommy Paul
Novak Djokovic is back once again in his natural environment.
Making deep runs at slams is something that this man has always given back to the tennis community, and this one will be no different.
Djokovic has come up surging into the last two matches, and there is no reason that he will not add another title to his resume this Sunday.
However, he has faced little resistance in earlier rounds and this one figures to be a tight one.
Djokovic has the obvious edge in this matchup with his experience and overall game.
Making returns will be key for the Serb, and if he can take away time from Tommy Paul, it can be devastating.
Tommy Paul is relishing in the Melbourne Heat, bringing together some of the best performances of his career in the process.
Paul truly believes in his run, and he is 100% deserving to be at this stage of a tournament.
His big forehand has become a dangerous weapon on tour, and his ability to stay within the rallies always helps tremendously.
Speed and agility are the main key positives from his game, and something that Novak will have to deal with on every shot.
If Tommy can maintain a certain level-headedness and frustrate Novak, there is a chance.
Betting Prediction - Novak Djokovic in three sets, it should be fairly quick.
Stefanos Tsitsipas versus Karen Khachanov
Stefanos Tsitsipas is back to the semi finals of the AO for a second straight year.
The Greek #1 has done very well to surpass all his challengers thus far and has a real shot to make a slam final once again.
Tsitsipas has been very efficient with his points and makes sure he gets on top of the rally early.
This hasn’t been a problem for many of his past opponents, but KK could figure to cause a few problems.
Karen Khachanov has been hitting the ball in huge waves, making points short.
There is no one hitting the ball as hard currently, and he will definitely spray some errors as a result of this.
Look for this game to be a tough one from both angles.
Betting Prediction - Stefanos Tsitsipas in five sets over a very in-form Karen Khachanov, over games and Stef.