Novak Djokovic will play against Maxime Cressy in the second round of the Paris Masters. The match will start on October 31 at 17:30.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-5) for Djokovic – 1.70.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Under 21 – 1.55.
Djokovic is the reigning Masters champion in Paris, so he has quite a lot of points to defend here. We expect to see Novak at his best right from the start of the tournament. He is in great form at the moment, having recently won tournaments in Tel Aviv and Astana.
Djokovic is the clear favourite in this pairing. Cressy has had little success in the autumn, leaving one tournament after another in the early stages. It looks like the same fate awaits him in Paris.
Djokovic had doubts about attending the Paris Masters, but in the end, he decided to visit Paris.
Apparently, Novak realised he didn’t want to just lose the 1,000 points he earned here last year.
In October, Djokovic won tournaments in Tel Aviv and Astana. On both occasions, he didn’t give up a single set.
No matter how you look at it, Novak is still the best, despite the fact that he is now only seventh in the rankings. There are still only a few people who can play on equal terms with him.
Djokovic has won 16 of his last 17 matches played in France.
Cressy easily defeated Diego Schwartzman (6-3, 6-3) in the first round, who had become very tired at the end of the season.
There was hardly any serious resistance from Diego. Maxime took four games on the receiving end.
Maxime had a poor showing last week in Basel, losing straight away to Dominic Stricker (6-7, 3-6) who was prepared for his unsophisticated tactics. Cressy is known to run straight to the net after serving. He can’t and doesn’t seem to want to do it any other way.
In the previous six tournaments, Cressy had never made it past the second round.
Cressy has lost six of his last seven matches when his opponent was a top-10 tennis player.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 8/10
Djokovic’s Rating – 7
Novak Djokovic Wins/Losses in 2022 – 34/6
Cressy’s Rating – 34
Maxime Cressy Wins/Losses in 2022 – 34/29
In 3 of Cressy’s last 5 matches, more than 9.5 games have been played in the first set. We offer to bet on “1st Set Games Over 9.5” with odds of 2.058.
Novak and Maxime will play their first head-to-head match.
The match will be played at Center Court, AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France.
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