Lorenzo Musetti vs Novak Djokovic Prediction & Picks - ATP Wimbledon Championships

Prediction published on 7/11/24, 11:26 PM  by Lou Aguila | Modified on 7/11/24 at 11:29 PM in ATP Wimbledon Championships Picks

Novak Djokovic is expected to walk into Friday’s showdown with Lucas with fresher legs after getting a walkover win against Alex de Minaur in his semifinal match. The question now is will that be enough for him to withstand the onslaught that he’s about to receive from the upset-minded Lorenzo Musetti of Italy? Djokovic’s goal of tying Roger Federer’s seven Wimbledon Open gentlemen’s singles title moves closer to reality as he guns for a finals spot on Friday. The 37-year-old Serb has had a fair share of hiccups in the early stages of the tourney, including a pair of four-set victories over Alexie Popyrin of Australia and Jacob Fearnley of Great Britain. Of course, a straight-set win over Holger Rune in the quarterfinals has restored some level of confidence in Djokovic that he can still come up with another title-winning run. Musetti reached the semifinals of the Wimbledon Open after edging Taylor Fritz in a five-set showdown 3-6 7-6(5) 6-2 3-6 6-1 on Wednesday. Musetti won 147 points in the match, almost half of those were coming off his first serves. Before his Wimbledon run, Musetti has never reached the quarterfinal stage of a Grand Slam tournament, making him one of the biggest breakout stars of the tournament.