Novak Djokovic vs Jannik Sinner Prediction, Pick, Odds for Wimbledon Semifinals

Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner go head-to-head in the men's semifinals of Wimbledon on Friday.

The Italian has won five of the last six meetings between the two, but Djokovic captured the most recent duel in the Australian Open in five sets.

Find my Wimbledon preview and Djokovic vs Sinner prediction for Friday below.

Novak Djokovic vs Jannik Sinner Player Prediction

• Djokovic vs Sinner Pick: Djokovic to Win at Least One Set (DraftKings, -215)

My Djokovic vs Sinner best bet is on Djokovic to win at least one set. Make sure to find the best odds by checking our live Wimbledon odds page.

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Djokovic vs Sinner Betting Preview

By Tudor Cosma

Novak Djokovic Preview

Novak Djokovic is a 39-year-old Serbian who's ranked eighth in the ATP. He's the record holder for most Grand Slam trophies in tennis history, and is an athlete who's defined the last two decades in the sport.

Some of his records have already been surpassed by Sinner (and Carlos Alcaraz), and some will be surpassed by tennis players who probably haven't even been born yet.

Even so, the present must be respected, and Djokovic is the player with the most weeks spent at the top of the ATP rankings. He's an almost perfect athlete, who even at this age, when many of his competitors are already retired, plays on an equal footing with anyone.

Moreover, he beats almost anyone. The fact that he's in the top 10, although he plays in few tournaments, is remarkable, and the fact that he's reached at least the semifinals in five of the last six Grand Slams is astonishing.

Moreover, it would be no surprise if he wins the title at Wimbledon. Djokovic has always been an incredibly physically fit athlete. However, his strength was mental, being impossible to intimidate, always believing that he was the best player in the world and that he could beat anyone, from any score.

At Wimbledon, he won seven times and remains exceptional on grass.

Last season was very good for Djokovic, with semifinals in all four majors. Those results almost aren't good enough for him — he wants trophies — but it's still incredible at his age.

This new season started even better for him, with a final at the Australian Open, losing to Alcaraz.

Since then, nothing notable has happened though. At Roland Garros, he lost in the third round to Joao Fonseca, but he played excellently in Paris.

At Wimbledon, Djokovic is playing well. He had some very poor sets, but the great champion in him found a way to victory.

On Tuesday, he played the longest quarterfinal in Wimbledon history, over five hours with Felix Auger-Aliassime. However, he's had two days of rest between matches, which is a huge positive for the Serbian.

I don't see how he could be affected physically, and his motivation will be huge. It's his last chance to win a Grand Slam because Alcaraz is missing.

In the future, he'll have to play tough matches with Auger-Aliassime, Alexander Zverev, Fonseca and/or Taylor Fritz, and then successively pass Sinner and Alcaraz. That's a mission that's proved impossible.

Jannik Sinner Preview

Jannik Sinner is a 24-year-old Italian who's ranked 24th in the ATP rankings.

He remains the best player in the world, even if the last couple of months have brought some huge doubts about himself and his body.

What happened at Roland Garros still leaves its mark, and the fact that Sinner isn't playing to his full potential at Wimbledon seems to be a direct consequence of that.

The loss in the second round of the French Open is one of the most shocking events in modern tennis. He was leading 6-3, 6-2, 5-1 when his body simply gave out, and from that point on, he won only two more games.

He hasn't played in any grass tournaments this year (besides Wimbledon obviously); instead, he went to specialists to understand what happened. He changed his training style, but it's still not exactly known what went down in Paris.

I think that even Sinner has this in mind and doubts could arise at any moment when he starts to feel unwell.

Otherwise, he remains an exceptional athlete. He has one of the best serves in the world, making it very difficult to break him.

He's equally effective on both the forehand and backhand wing and is also very mobile and elastic due to the fact that he practiced performance skiing as a child, even becoming a national champion.

Last season was good for Sinner, with a trophies at Wimbledon and the Australian Open. At indoor events, he was unbeatable, notching titles in Vienna, Paris and at the ATP Finals.

The new season has been incredible besides the last two months, as he won Masters tournaments in Indian Wells, Miami, Monte Carlo, Madrid and Rome. He became the first player in history to win six such tournaments in a row and the youngest athlete of all time to hold all nine of these trophies.

In addition, he's now the second player in history (Rafael Nadal) to win all the Masters tournaments on clay.

At Wimbledon, Sinner seems below his usual rhythm. He's not hitting with the same aggression and also he has a rather worrying bandage on his shoulder. If we don't account for Paris, I would say that this has been his weakest Grand Slam in the last two years.

He's lost only two sets, right at the start of the tournament to Miomir Kecmanovic. However, he's had an easy draw, as he hasn't faced a single seeded player.

In addition, I would say that he hasn't preformed perfectly in any one match. For example, against Shintaro Mochizuki, Sinner was forced into a tiebreak, and in the third set, he came back from 0-40 on his own serve. Against Jan-Lennard Struff in the quarters, he lost a break and won the first two sets 7-5 and 7-6.

Normally, the Sinner we knew in the past wouldn't have any issues against any of these opponents.

Sinner doesn't seem like the strong favorite in this match to me, at least not as big as the line currently stands.

Djokovic vs Sinner Predictions, Betting Analysis

Sinner remains the best player in the world, but huge doubts hang over him. After the episode at Roland Garros, when his body gave out in the match with Juan Manuel Cerundolo, Sinner didn't play in any tournaments leading up to this Grand Slam and tried to discover what was wrong with his body.

He tried changes in his routine, but doubts remain, including in his mind. At Wimbledon, he hasn't looked like the player of the past, perhaps because of these doubts.

Although he didn't meet any top-40 talents, he struggled in almost every match to this point. He came back down 2-1 in sets against Kecmanovic, went to four total tiebreaks against Struff, Mochizuki and Nuno Borges, and against Jenson Brooksby, he allowed two breaks.

Now he'll meet a much more experienced and confident opponent. Djokovic hasn't been unbeatable in this event either, which is normal given his age. However, he's shown more flashes than Sinner with a more difficult road.

The match with Auger-Aliassime, the longest quarterfinal in the history of the tournament, was an elite performance, and one of the best clashes of the tournament.

Although it lasted over five hours, Djokovic only allowed two breaks. And although he was on the court forever, Djokovic won't be tired on Friday because he'll have two days of rest.

He'll also be inspired by the fact that he prevailed over Sinner in a Grand Slam semifinal in January, at the Australian Open.

And the motivation is huge, one of his last chances to win a Grand Slam with Alcaraz injured. Thus, I believe that Djokovic will win at least one set.

Pick: Djokovic to Win at Least One Set (DraftKings, -215)