French Open 2025: Novak Djokovic vs Jannik Sinner preview, head-to-head, prediction, odds and pick

Match Details

Fixture: (6) Novak Djokovic vs (1) Jannik Sinner

Date: June 6, 2025

Tournament: French Open

Round: Semifinal

Venue: Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France

Category: Grand Slam

Surface: Clay

Prize Money: €56,352,000

Live Telecast: USA - TNT Sports, TruTV, HBO Max | UK - Eurosport | Canada - TSN, RDS

Novak Djokovic vs Jannik Sinner preview

One of the semifinals at the 2025 French Open is a blockbuster clash between sixth-seeded Novak Djokovic and top-seeded Jannik Sinner.

For Djokovic, the 2025 season has been a topsy-turvy one. The Serb began the year with a semifinal retirement at the Australian Open against Alexander Zverev. Followed by some disappointing hard-court results, he did reach the final of the Miami Open but fell short against Jakub Mensik.

The clay season saw Djokovic struggle in Monte Carlo and Madrid, as he suffered losses to Alejandro Tabilo and Matteo Arnaldi, respectively. However, he bounced back in style, winning his 100th career title at the Geneva Open with a 5-7, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (2) win over Hubert Hurkacz in the final.

Djokovic started his French Open campaign with a 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 win over Mackenzie McDonald in the first round. He followed it up with another straight-sets victory over Corentin Moutet, winning 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (1) after saving a set point in the third set. The Serb kept up his momentum with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 win over Austrian qualifier Filip Misolic and a 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 win over Cameron Norrie in the third and fourth rounds, respectively.

Djokovic faced his toughest challenge of the tournament until then in the quarterfinal, going up against third seed and last year's runner-up Alexander Zverev. The German made a strong start, winning the first set 6-4. However, the three-time Roland Garros champion made a quick recovery to win the match in four sets, with the scoreline reading 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4.

Meanwhile for Jannik Sinner, the French Open is only the third event of 2025. The Italian won the Australian Open earlier this year and then came back from his doping ban to reach the final of the Italian Open. His only loss of the season has come at the hands of Carlos Alcaraz in Rome.

Sinner has been in imperious form at Roland Garros this year; he is yet to drop a set. The top seed began with a 6-4, 6-3, 7-5 win over local favorite Arthur Rinderknech in the first round, following it up with a 6-3, 6-0, 6-4 win over Richard Gasquet in the latter's last career match.

Sinner kept his foot on the pedal as he secured a 6-0, 6-1, 6-2 win over Jiri Lehecka and a 6-1, 6-3, 6-4 win over 17th seed Andrey Rublev in the third and fourth rounds respectively.

Sinner faced tournament sensation Alexander Bublik in the quarterfinal. Despite a competitive second set the Italian notched up another straight-sets result, winning 6-1, 7-5, 6-0 to reach his second successive Roland Garros semifinal.

Novak Djokovic vs Jannik Sinner head-to-head

The head-to-head is tied at 4-4 between the two players. Sinner won their last match 7-6 (4), 6-3, in the 2024 Shanghai Masters final.

Novak Djokovic vs Jannik Sinner odds

Player Name	Moneyline	Handicap Bets	Total Games
Jannik Sinner	-425	-1.5 (-220)	Over 37.5 (-110)
Novak Djokovic	+300	+1.5 (+150)	Under 37.5 (-135)

(Odds are sourced from BetMGM)

Novak Djokovic vs Jannik Sinner prediction

This will be the second clay-court meeting between Sinner and Djokovic. The Serb won the only previous encounter against the Italian on this surface - at the 2021 Monte-Carlo Masters - 6-4, 6-3. However, that match predates Sinner's dominance on the ATP tour and his rise to the No.1 ranking.

Both players have had dominant Roland Garros campaigns so far, and the win over Zverev will give Djokovic plenty of confidence going into the semifinal match. However, Jannik Sinner has only lost against Carlos Alcaraz in his last 37 matches. He is also on a streak of 19 consecutive Grand Slam wins.

Sinner is the favorite for the upcoming match given his recent form and the fact that he has won his last three encounters against Djokovic.

Pick: Sinner to win in four sets.

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