Novak Djokovic conquers Herbert in the 1st round to clash vs Carballes Baena at the French Open. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW – FRENCH OPEN RESULTS

FRENCH OPEN - PARIS DRAW AND RESULTS. Djokovic overcomes Herbert to face Roberto Carballes Baena in the 2nd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Novak Djokovic vs. Pierre-Hugues Herbert

Novak Djokovic prevails over Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-4 7-6(3) 6-4 in the 1st round in Paris on Tuesday. Djokovic will try to go further in the tournament when playing against Roberto Carballes Baena in the 2nd round. The match lasted 2 hours and 31 minutes. Djokovic won this tournament 3 times in 2016, 2021 and 2023. Here you can see his history at this event.

Djokovic
Paris
Djokovic's Record

Novak added to his prize money € 37,000 after winning this match. He has already won € 110,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, the Serbian will add € 48,000 to his earnings to get in total € 158,000 in total.

Highlights Novak Djokovic vs. Pierre-Hugues Herbert French Open – Paris

Djokovic’s Interview

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Djokovic
Herbert
Novak Djokovic
6-4 7-63 6-4
2h:31
Pierre-Hugues Herbert
103
103
Total points
81
81
47
47
Winners
46
46
46%
46%
Ratio Winners
57%
57%
18
18
Unforced
31
31
37%
37%
Ratio Unforced
63%
63%
19/24
19/24
Net Approaches
20/35
20/35
79%
79%
Perc
57%
57%
-- Serve --
4
4
Aces
7
7
2
2
Double Faults
7
7
68%
68%
1st in
64%
64%
84%
84%
1st won
71%
71%
47/56
47/56
1st won
46/65
46/65
73%
73%
2nd won
51%
51%
19/26
19/26
2nd won
19/37
19/37
-- Break Points --
3/7
3/7
Total
1/1
1/1
43%
43%
Won
100%
100%
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At the end of the match, the Serbian scored 103 points vs. Pierre-Hugues’s 81.

Djokovic

The Serbian served pretty well to win 84% of the points (47/56) behind his first serve, and he won 73% points (19/26) on his second serve. The Serbian won this match even if he had some problems converting his break points after he converted only 43% (3/7) of the procured opportunities.

Herbert

On the other side, Herbert was stunning in converting the only break point that he converted. Nonetheless, that was not enough to win the match.

After this match, the head to head between Djokovic and Herbert is 2-0 for Novak.

Draw and next match H2H: Novak Djokovic vs. Roberto Carballes Baena – stats

Djokovic will fight against Carballes Baena in the 2nd round.

This will be the 3rd time that Novak Djokovic and Roberto Carballes Baena play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.

Novak Djokovic Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Djokovic 6-4
DjokovicHerbert
6
4
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
DjokovicHerbert
5
4
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
DjokovicHerbert
5
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
DjokovicHerbert
4
3
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
DjokovicHerbert
4
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
DjokovicHerbert
3
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
DjokovicHerbert
3
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
DjokovicHerbert
2
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
DjokovicHerbert
1
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
DjokovicHerbert
0
1
0
15
0
30
0
40

Both players managed to hold their service games for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that the Serbian conquered in the 3rd game (2-1) just before eventually winning the set (6-4).

The Serbian converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 3rd game (1-1 0-40 and 15-40). On the other side, Novak didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 49 points. Djokovic was the one to win the set after conquering 9 points more than the French player (29-20). Djokovic was extremely solid on serve to drop just 3 points (20-3). In addition, on the other side, the French player conceded 9 points on serve (17-9).

2nd Set -
Djokovic 7-6
DjokovicHerbert
7
6
H
1
0
D
2
0
D
3
0
H
3
1
H
4
1
D
5
1
D
5
2
H
6
2
H
6
3
D
7
3
DjokovicHerbert
6
6
15
0
30
0
40
0
DjokovicHerbert
5
6
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40
DjokovicHerbert
5
5
15
0
30
0
40
0
DjokovicHerbert
4
5
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
DjokovicHerbert
4
4
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
DjokovicHerbert
3
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
DjokovicHerbert
3
3
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
DjokovicHerbert
2
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
DjokovicHerbert
2
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
DjokovicHerbert
1
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
DjokovicHerbert
1
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
DjokovicHerbert
1
0
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30

Djokovic came out strong at the beginning of the set after breaking Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the 1st game (1-0). However, that was not enough for the Serbian to win the set since the French player found the way to break back in the 2nd (1-1) game. Djokovic kept his cool before winning the set at the tiebreak at 3.

Tiebreak

Novak won 4 minibreaks in the 1st (1-0), 5th (4-1), 8th (6-2) and 10th (7-3) point. On the other side, Pierre-Hugues won a minibreak in the 7th (2-5) point.

Novak won the tiebreak 7-3 after he conquered a decisive 3-1 lead.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1, 5-2, 6-2, 6-3, 7-3

The Serbian converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40) and the 3rd game (1-1 40-A). On the other side, the French player was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 2nd game (0-1 15-40).

They played 77 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Novak won just 3 points more than the French player (40-37). The Serbian lost 10 points on serve (25-10). Regarding the other side of the net, Herbert conceded 15 points on serve (27-15).

3rd Set -
Djokovic 6-4
DjokovicHerbert
6
4
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
DjokovicHerbert
5
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
DjokovicHerbert
4
4
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
DjokovicHerbert
4
3
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
DjokovicHerbert
3
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
DjokovicHerbert
3
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
DjokovicHerbert
2
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
DjokovicHerbert
2
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
DjokovicHerbert
1
1
15
0
30
0
30
30
30
40
DjokovicHerbert
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
0

There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that the Serbian conquered in the 10th game (6-4).

The Serbian converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 30-40 and 40-A) and the 10th game (5-4 40-A). On the other side, Djokovic didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 57 points. Novak was the winner of the set after clinching 9 points more than Pierre-Hugues (33-24). Novak was extremely solid on serve to drop just 3 points (20-3). On the losing side, the French player conceded 13 points on serve (21-13).

1st
Djokovic
Herbert
6-4
6
4
5
4
5
3
4
3
4
2
3
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
2nd
Djokovic
Herbert
7-6
7
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
3rd
Djokovic
Herbert
6-4
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
 

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