Djokovic - Carreno-Busta: forecast and bet on the match for the 3rd place at the Tokyo Olympics

On July 31, Djokovic will fight with Carreno-Busta in the match for the 3rd place at the Tokyo Olympics. Who will win the bronze medal? Bookmakers do not doubt the success of the Serb.

Novak Djokovic

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Pablo Carreno-Busta

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Novak Djokovic

Djokovic is a 34-year-old Serbian, the 1st racket of the world. During his career, he won 85 tournaments. In the current season, he won 4 trophies, three of which were at the TBSH. At the Olympics, he reached the semifinals very easily, beating Delen, Struff, Davidovich-Fokin and Nishikori in two games. For 8 sets, he lost only one game on his serve. All Novak's dreams of collecting the "golden helmet" were destroyed by Alexander Zverev: 6-1, 3-6, 1-6. Interestingly, in the second game, the Serb led 3-2 with a break, but then lost 8 games in a row.

Pablo Carreno-Busta

Carreno-Busta is a 30-year-old Spaniard, the 11th racket of the world. On the way to the semifinals of the Olympics, he lost only one game - to Cilic in the 2nd round (5-7, 6-4, 6-4). The Spaniard beat the other opponents (Sandgren, Kepfer and Medvedev) in two sets, although it was not easy. We highlight the success in the meeting with Daniil: 6-2, 7-6. Pablo was active, kept the ball in the game very well, made few mistakes and conceded only one game on his serve. But in the semifinals, Carreno-Busta lost to Khachanov without a chance (3-6, 3-6), without making a single break.

Personal meeting statistics

The score in personal meetings: 4-0 in favor of Djokovic. The guys played only one game on the hard court: 6-3, 6-4 in Cincinnati in 2019.

Interesting facts:

• Carreno-Busta has won 8 of the last 9 matches.
• Djokovic has won 22 of the last 23 matches.

Forecast from LiveResult.ru

Both very beautifully and confidently won their matches in the 1/4 finals, but disappointed in the semifinals: Pablo could not do anything with Khachanov's cool game, and Djokovic gave out a terrible series of 8 lost games in a row in a match in which the Serb already saw himself as the winner. Novak is now very depressed, because in addition to this failure, he also lost in the semifinals of the Mixed. After such a disastrous day, it will be very difficult for him to "gather himself" and set himself up to fight for a medal of the 3rd rank. But for Carreno-Busta, the 3rd place would be a great achievement, and he will make every effort to achieve it. I think that a plus handicap on the Spaniard is the best option for betting.