Friday 04/07/2014, 14:00, ATP Wimbledon, Grigor Dimitrov vs Novak Djokovic

Grigor Dimitrov vs Novak Djokovic Betting Preview

Novak Djokovic was the top seed at Wimbledon and his performance so far completely justifies the insanely low odds offered by bookmakers for his victories. In the first four matches he only lost one set, but the Roland Garros finalist was on the verge of elimination are in the quarterfinals. Cilic gave him a run for his money but failed to defend a 2-1 lead, so now the Serbian player will face Grigor Dimitrov, who eliminated the reigning champion.

Grigor Dimitrov vs Novak Djokovic Betting Odds

At BetVictor

Grigor Dimitrov 3.55, Novak Djokovic 1.25

Grigor Dimitrov vs Novak Djokovic Betting Tips

Novak Djokovic cruised to the final act of the Roland Garros with relative ease, but in three out of four games he conceded one set. He is entitled to be overly confident in his ability to prevail and he is certainly capable of offsetting a handicap. Nevertheless, the fact that he frequently takes the foot of gas when things go his way can easily backfire and that's exactly what happened against Rafael Nadal.

By now, the Serbian player is probably fully aware of the fact that Grigor Dimitrov is not to be trifled with, after he caused the untimely elimination of Andy Murray. The defending champion was simply disappointing and the fact that he lost three sets in a row without posing real problems is hard to explain.

Grigor Dimitrov started as huge underdog and bookmakers offered virtually the same odds they give tonight for the Bulgarian to prevail. Before losing in the quarterfinals, Murray showed no weakness whatsoever, being the only player at Wimbledon won all the games in three sets.

Arguably the most effective weapon that the Bulgarian player has in his repertoire is the first serve, which frequently results in an ace. As long as he can keep up the percentages, not even a player as good as Novak Djokovic can do much about it. The ATP runner up is probably going to find a way around this powerful first serve, but it would come as no surprise if sets will be decided at tiebreaks.

Key Facts

• In four head to head games, Novak Djokovic won three times including one victory in a grand slam tournament.
• Grigor Dimitrov won 10 games in a row, all of them on the grass and won the London tournament in the process.

Grigor Dimitrov vs Novak Djokovic Betting Prediction

Bookmakers are once again overpricing the favorite and seem to be completely oblivious of Grigor Dimitrov's performance in the previous round. Even if he doesn't find the strength to replicate that performance against Novak Djokovic, it is most unlikely for him to go down without a fight. As long as the odds for the Bulgarian to cover the +4.5 games spread stand at 2.10 with BetVictor, this is a no-brainer bet.

Bet: Grigor Dimitrov +4.5 games @ 2.10 with BetVictor