Friday 27/06/2014, 14:00, ATP Wimbledon, Novak Djokovic vs Gilles Simon

Novak Djokovic vs Gilles Simon Betting Preview

Things are heating up at Wimbledon, where the top seeds come into play and some of them survived a serious scare in the first round. Federer and Nadal advanced to the next stage after dropping one set and today it could be Novak Djokovic on the line as he plays against Gilles Simon. The Frenchman is in superb form and has already defeated two opponents in London without dropping a set, but he will need to play his a game and get lucky to cause a major upset in this fixture.

Novak Djokovic vs Gilles Simon Betting Odds

At BetVictor

Novak Djokovic 1.02, Gilles Simon 21.00

Novak Djokovic vs Gilles Simon Betting Tips

Simon is a 30-year-old tennis player who is yet to win a grand slam tournament or even play a final, but he's clearly on an uptrend. 2014 has been a decent year for the Frenchman who now sits in the 44th place and could greatly improve his rank if he reaches the next stage at Wimbledon.

He wasn't particularly impressive on clay and was eliminated in the second and third rounds at Masters series, while bowing out to Raonic at Roland Garros. Gilles led at one time by sets to one, but his powerful opponent served his way to a five set victory that left many French fans disheartened.

Once again, Simon will compete against a player with a formidable first serve and remarkable accuracy, which means that he will also need to elevate his game. He proved to be more than a match for Kravchuk and Haase, but Djokovic plays in an entirely different league and is expected to dominate the match from start to finish.

The Serb lost to his archrival Rafael Nadal at the French Open and hopes to return the favor at Wimbledon where he is the main favorite to prevail. He played two rounds and following an emphatic victory over lowly Golubev he had a harder time against Stepanek. He defeated his opponent in four sets but two of them were decided at tiebreak, where things can easily go either way.

Key Facts

• Novak Djokovic won 6/7 head to head games, but on just two occasions he managed to win in straight sets
• All previous games were played on a hard surface, and this is the first time that players meet on grass

Novak Djokovic vs Gilles Simon Betting Prediction

Novak Djokovic is very likely to win the match, but it would come as no surprise if he would lose another set to Gilles Simon. This is one way to tackle the match to enjoy better odds, with an equally profitable choice being to trust Simon to cover the +7.5 games spread. Even if the favorite wins in straight sets, it is likely for one of them to be decided at a tiebreak, therefore the games market is the best choice.

Bet: Gilles Simon +7.5 games @ 2.10 with BetVictor