The world number one might not have everything his own way on centre court this afternoon
Djokovic v Bautista-Agut
Both players have only dropped one set so far this tournament which just tells you how well they have been playing.
Of course, this is expected from Djokovic, but Bautista-Agut has been a revelation and will be competing in his first ever Grand Slam semi-final.
It can be argued, and is probably fair to say, the Spaniard hasn’t actually beaten anyone of real note yet. The same could probably be said of Djokovic, who was in rude form in the quarters when he destroyed Goffin 6-4 6-0 6-2.
This is the third time the two players will play eachother this season, and you’ll probably be surprised to know that Bautista-Agut has won both times, two sets to one. On this bare form, the 9/1 about him looks extremely generous and I wouldn’t put anyone off having a nibble.
However, a place in the Wimbledon final is up for grabs and Djokovic is a different animal in these situations. He has been there and done it before, whereas this is all new to Agut, who has only ever made it to the last eight of a Grand Slam once before in his career.
The last three times these two have gone head to head they have both won a set, so there is definite value in the odds-against available for Over 3.5 sets in the match.
Couple that with the fact that the three times the pair have met in five set matches, the Serbian has won in four, so I'll be betting on the same result of 3-1 to Djokovic today.
