Jeremy Chardy vs Novak Djokovic

Published on June 28th, 2013 3:03 pm EST
The Djokovic Express will roll into the third round on Saturday afternoon, as the world's top-ranked player, Novak Djokovic, does battle with Jeremy Chardy. The winner of this match will move on to square off against the winner of Feliciano Lopez/Tommy Haas in the Round of 16.

As you can probably guess, Djokovic is a big favourite to win on Saturday afternoon against Chardy, who has the #28 ranking in the men's draw. Let's take a look at the odds:

Novak Djokovic, 1.02
Jeremy Chardy, 13.00

So, according to these odds, a $100 wager on Djokovic would yield a total profit of just $2, while a $100 bet on Chardy would return a total of $1,200 if he were able to pull off the BIG upset.

The set betting odds:

Novak Djokovic, 3-0, 1.17
Novak Djokovic, 3-1, 5.50
Novak Djokovic, 3-2, 13.00

Jeremy Chardy, 3-0, 51.00
Jeremy Chardy, 3-1, 34.00
Jeremy Chardy, 3-2, 21.00

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With Nadal and Federer out of the tournament, Djokovic has a fairly easy path to the finals. Will he be able to take advantage of the situation?