Novak Djokovic vs Daniil Medvedev Pick – Tennis Predictions & Odds 3/3/23

Novak Djokovic will meet Daniil Medvedev in the Semi-Finals of the 2023 Dubai Championships. The match will be played on Friday March 3rd, 2023.

World number one and top seeded Novak Djokovic has started slowly here at the 2023 Dubai Championships, but has gradually picked his level up with every match that he has played. After looking shaky early on in the tournament, many thought that Hubert Hurkacz had a shot at the upset. However, the Serbian legend disproved that with a clinical display of counterpunching and defense. Despite his advancing years, he remains the best player in the world and it will take something special for Daniil Medvedev to get the win here.

Daniil Medvedev is the seventh ranked player in the world and is the third seed here at the 2023 Dubai Championships. The Russian is one a fantastic run of form at the moment, winning twelve matches in a row and claiming two titles in successive weeks. He has been dominant here this week, especially on serve, and has won all three of his matches, including a 6-4, 6-2 win over Borna Coric in straight sets. He is one of the few that has the quality to beat Novak Djokovic, and if he continues to serve well this will be very close.

I am expecting a battle, and going the distance is almost a formality. Novak Djokovic is always the favorite, but Medvedev has the upside to beat him, and is going through a career-best run of form. I think this will go to three sets and can go either way, but when matches are close there is no one better than Djokovic. His mental game cannot be matched, and I think that he will feed off of the pressure and come away with a hard fought win, moving on to the Final here at the Dubai Championships.