Novak Djokovic bests Karen Khachanov 4-6 6-1 6-2 in the semifinal in Belgrade on Saturday. Djokovic will face off with Andrey Rublev in the final. The match lasted 1 hour and 59 minutes. Novak won this tournament once in 2021. Here you can see his history at this event.
The Serbian added to his prize money € 19,545 after winning this match. He has won already € 47,430 after this win. If he wins the next match, Djokovic will add € 33,880 to his earnings to get in total € 81,310 in total.
Highlights Novak Djokovic vs. Karen Khachanov Serbia Open – Belgrade
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Djokovic scored 80 points vs. Khachanov’s 65.
Djokovic
The Serbian served extremely well to win 75% of the points (33/44) behind his first serve, and he won 63% points (20/32) on his second serve. Novak was sharp when converting 57% of the break points that he conquered (4/7).
Khachanov
On the other side, Khachanov was pretty effective at converting 50% of the break points that he procured points (1/2). However, that was not enough to win the match.
After this contest, the head to head between Djokovic and Khachanov is 6-1 for Novak.
Draw and next match H2H: Novak Djokovic vs. Andrey Rublev – stats
Djokovic will face Rublev in the final.
This will be the 2nd time that Novak Djokovic and Andrey Rublev square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.
Djokovic was great in turning the match in the last 2 sets after losing the opener. In fact, he conceded only 3 games in the last 2 sets after winning 53 points vs. Rublev’s 32 points.
Live score progression and stats
Djokovic started the set strong after breaking Karen Khachanov in the 1st game (1-0). That break turned to be decisive for Karen to win the set (6-4) as there were no other breaks.
Karen was spot on in converting all his break points in the 1st (0-0 15-40) and the 3rd game (2-0 40-A). On the other side, Novak wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 10th game (4-5 30-40).
They played 60 points. Khachanov was the one to win the set after conquering 6 points more than Novak (33-27). Karen dropped 8 points on serve (22-8). In addition, on the other side, Djokovic conceded 11 points on serve (19-11).
The Serbian was far too good to concede barely 1 game before breaking Karen 2 times and wrap up the set 6-1.
The Russian was eclipsed in the last 5 games of the set when the game count went from 1-1 to 6-1.
Djokovic converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 6th game (4-1 0-40 and 15-40). On the other side, Novak didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 38 points. The Serbian was the winner of the set after clinching 12 more points than Khachanov (25-13). Djokovic conceded 6 points on serve (17-6). on the other side of the net, Karen conceded 8 points on serve (7-8).
Djokovic conquered a commanding position in the outset to break Karen Khachanov in the 1st game (1-0). Djokovic extended his lead after breaking the Russian in the 5th (4-1) game before winning the set (6-2).
Novak was perfect in converting all his break points in the 1st (0-0 30-40) and the 5th game (3-1 40-A). On the other side, Djokovic didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 47 points. Novak was the winner of the set after clinching 9 more points than the Russian (28-19). Djokovic surrendered 6 points on serve (17-6). on the other side of the court, the Russian conceded 11 points on serve (13-11).
Tennis Scores in Belgrade
- Andrey RublevRublev – Fabio FogniniFognini (6-2 6-2) – Stats and score progression
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (4-6 6-1 6-2) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Andrey RublevRublev (1-0) – H2H details and stats