Can Köpfer cause a sensation?

The German Tennis Federation can be very satisfied with its performance at the Olympic Games in Paris so far. In fact, the team has probably done much better than they had hoped. At some point, however, the second row may face an opponent who is a size too big, which is also reflected in our Novak Djokovic vs Dominik Köpfer betting tip

In addition to Carlos Alcaraz, the Serb is the top favorite for the Olympic gold medal. Although he is not currently number one in the ATP rankings, Novak Djokovic leads the seeding list after Jannik Sinner withdrew. He wants to make it through to the quarter-finals on Wednesday and will need a win against a German who, somewhat surprisingly, is still in the competition.

Dominik Köpfer even has two irons in the fire. He is in the last 16 of this Olympic tournament in both singles and doubles alongside Jan-Lennard Struff. The trip to Paris has already been a complete success. Everything that comes next is just a bonus. However, it’s no surprise that the prediction between Novak Djokovic and Dominik Köpfer clearly favors a Serbian victory

For the underdog from Germany, it’s all about enjoying this match on one of the big courts at Stade Roland Garros. However, Dominik Köpfer will certainly not go into the match and call it a day beforehand. He will prepare his tactics with the hope of success

Novak Djokovic – statistics & current form

Current world ranking: 2
Position in the seeding list: 1

It’s the last big job that Novak Djokovic still has to do in his career. The Serbian has won everything and is quite rightly regarded as one of the best tennis players of all time. He has won all four Grand Slam tournaments several times. Add to that triumphs at the ATP Finals and in the Davis Cup and yet the Djoker is still a little bit unfinished

Olympic gold medal as final career goal

So he’s still missing the icing on the cake, the cherry on top of the cream cake, and that’s the Olympic gold medal. In 2008 in Beijing, he won the bronze medal after losing to Rafael Nadal in the semi-finals. This year, however, the time has come in Paris. Novak Djokovic wants to complete the career Golden Slam, i.e. win all four Grand Slam tournaments and Olympic gold.

However, there are still a few big obstacles in his way. However, his German opponent in the round of 16 should be a mere formality. In the match between Novak Djokovic and Dominik Köpfer, the odds show that there should be no alternative to a victory for the Serb. This is even more true because the number one seed is now back in top form after suffering knee problems during the French Open.

Of his last nine matches, the Serb has only lost the final at Wimbledon against Carlos Alcaraz. In Paris, he showed himself to be well prepared in his first two matches. Novak Djokovic won 6:0 and 6:1 against Mathew Ebden from Australia. He also had no major problems in the classic against Rafael Nadal in round two and won his 60th match against his great rival 6:1 and 6:4. The fact that Novak Djokovic has not entered for either the doubles or mixed doubles proves just how much focus he has.

Dominik Köpfer – statistics & current form

Current world ranking: 70
Position in the seeding list: unseeded

From our point of view, Dominik Köpfer is one of the big surprises in the Olympic tennis tournament. The Furtwängler has never really presented himself as a specialist on clay courts in his career and apart from at the Australian Open in January, when he reached the semi-finals alongside Yannick Hanfmann, he has also rarely made a name for himself in doubles. These days it’s a completely different story at Stade Roland Garros

Köpfer still represented in singles and doubles

The 30-year-old is in the last 16 in singles and doubles and his dream of a medal is still alive. However, his chances in the singles are likely to be slim, as the Serb is predicted to win the match between Novak Djokovic and Dominik Köpfer in a clear two-set victory. Nevertheless, the German will put everything into this match and try to create a sensation.

Although he lost in the first round in Hamburg in preparation, it was perhaps the right decision to play on clay again before Paris 2024. That’s why Dominik Köpfer also played a match in the Bundesliga against Federico Coria and surprisingly prevailed in two sets. It may have been the final fine-tuning that Köpfer needed.

He was only the outsider in the first two rounds at Stade Roland Garros, but first prevailed against the Canadian Milos Raonic and then also came out on top against Matteo Arnaldi from Italy. Although he needed three sets each time, each round could currently help to intensify his feeling for clay and three victories on the red clay are rather rare for Furtwängler overall

Novak Djokovic – Dominik Köpfer Direct comparison / H2H result

As a sports professional, you always want to measure yourself against the best athletes in the world. If we take Novak Djokovic as a benchmark in this respect, Dominik Köpfer has only been allowed to take to the court against the top player in his sport once before. Almost exactly four years ago, this encounter took place for the first and so far only time in the Italian capital Rome.

At the Masters, the German surprised everyone on clay and made it through to the quarter-finals. The odds were not particularly good against the Djoker at the time, but Furtwängler did manage to win a set. In the end, Djokovic was one size too big at 6:3, 4:6 and 6:3, but Köpfer did extremely well in this match

Novak Djokovic – Dominik Köpfer betting tip

Dominik Köpfer is a player who has established himself in the ATP ranking between positions 50 and 100. When the really big fish from the shark tank are drawn, it becomes difficult. If the match is then played on an unpopular clay surface, you shouldn’t be so presumptuous as to give Köpfer a serious chance of winning on Wednesday.

After all, he has been anything but disappointing at the Olympic Games and even if he suffers the expected defeat against Djokovic, there might still be a chance in the doubles alongside Jan-Lennard Struff. However, the singles are now likely to be the end of the line, which is why we are sticking to the fact that the betting tip in the Bwin app between Novak Djokovic and Dominik Köpfer should only have something to do with a victory for the Serb

The Djoker has already shown his best side again at Wimbledon after his knee injury and he is in almost frightening form at the Olympic Games. In four sets, he has conceded just six games to his opponents so far, which is why we are playing the betting odds on a win for the Serb (-6.5 games) in the match between Novak Djokovic and Dominik Köpfer.