Novak Djokovic vs. Nišes Basavaredi Australian Open forecast, odds, selection

Novak Djokovic played by Nishesh Basavareddy on 2025 Australian Open. Our Australian Open quota series has our Djokovic-Basavareddi prediction, odds and picks. Find out how to watch Djokovic-Basavareddi.

What will 2025 bring to Novak Djokovic? Last year at the Australian Open, Djokovic lost to eventual champion Jannik Siner in the semi-finals. It was easy to think that match was an aberration and a shock, but during 2024 it turned out to be normal. Djokovic did not win a single major last year, a rarity for a man with 24 major singles titles, the most of any man who has ever lived. The truth is that Djokovic won the one event he really wanted more than anything else, a championship he had never won before. He won his first Olympic singles gold medal by defeating Carlos Alcaraz in the classic final, which is made even more special by the fact that it was played at the Stade Roland Garros, site of the French Open. For Djokovic, the victory at the Olympics meant everything to him, so in that sense, 2024 was still a good year. However, it remains that Djokovic has not added his major singles title, and as he enters his late thirties (he turns 38 in May), everyone in tennis is wondering if Djokovic still has any magic left, or if Father Time is coming to collect the rent.

Djokovic is the seventh seed at the Australian Open, far from the usual for him. What is important, however, is that he gets in shape in the first week of the tournament. Djokovic and the other top players don’t need to be at their absolute best in the early rounds of these seven-match tournaments, but they need to find ways to improve, build stamina, find a rhythm and enter the final week with enough energy in reserve to win seven matches. Many of Djokovic’s 24 major championships have come on the back of incredible escapes in long, tough matches in the fourth round or quarterfinals of a tournament. He went through those landmines and then managed to pick himself up and play some elite tennis in the final to close out the championship. This year, however, Djokovic may not get away with playing longer matches earlier in the tournament. He may be a bit more spent as his current senior may not have the same stamina as Peak Djokovic a few years ago.

Djokovic is still not someone to bet against, but with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal now retired from professional tennis, all eyes are on the final stage of the legend’s extraordinary journey. Federer and Nadal had to call it a career. This 2025 tennis season should tell us a lot about how much fuel Novak Djokovic really has in the tank.

Here is Djokovic-Basavaredi Australian Open oddscourtesy of FanDuel.

Australian Open odds: Djokovic-Basavareddi odds

Game Range:

Djokovic -8.5 (-110)
Basavareddy +8.5 (-120)

Moneiline:

Djokovic -3000

Basavareddy +1200

To win the first set:

Djokovic -650

Basavareddy +440

Total matches in the match:

Over 29.5 (-122)
Under 29.5 (-110)

Total games won:

Djokovic over 18.5 (-164)
Djokovic up to 18.5 (+120)

Basavareddy over 10.5 (-130)
Basavareddy under 10.5 (-104)

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Time: 3:00 AM ET/12:00 PM PT

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Why Novak Djokovic will win

He is Novak Djokovic. He can do everything. Yes, Djokovic didn’t look great in the warm-up at the Australian Open, but he can still turn it on when he needs to. Basavareddi is relatively new to this stage and could easily be overpowered on this occasion, in which case this will become a victory for Djokovic.

Why Nishesh Basavareddy will win

Djokovic is struggling. There is no doubt about it. He also got a new coach, someone you may have heard of: Andy Murray. As smart as Murray is, will this partnership click right away? It will probably take some time to be successful in the end. This tournament could cause some trouble for Djokovic in a period of noticeable transition.

Final prediction and selection Djokovic-Basavaredi

Djokovic could easily blow away Basavaredi, but do we know how settled Djokovic is with so many changes swirling around him? Leaning towards Basavareddy, but this is really not a matchup to bet on. There is too much uncertainty.

Final Djokovic-Basavareddi Prediction & Pick: Basavareddi +8.5