H2H, prediction of Novak Djokovic vs Bu Yunchaokete in Beijing with odds, preview, pick | 2nd October 2026

PREVIEW. Beijing. Djokovic and Yunchaokete will clash against each other in the 2nd round of the China Open. See the prediction, H2H stats, odds, and preview of their upcoming match on Friday the 2nd of October

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Prediction and head to head Novak Djokovic vs. Bu Yunchaokete

Novak Djokovic and Bu Yunchaokete will play each other in the 2nd round of the China Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 8:30 pm on Court 3. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Novak Djokovic who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Novak Djokovic is the pick to win this match.
Novak Djokovic -> 1.33
Bu Yunchaokete -> 3.28

 

 

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Prediction and head to head Novak Djokovic vs. Bu Yunchaokete

There is no head to head record between Novak Djokovic and Bu Yunchaokete since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic

15 - 7win/loss

Hard
8-4
I Hard
0-0
Clay
2-2
Grass
5-1
Rank
11
High
1
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2026 18-7 11-4 2-2 0-0 5-1 0-0
2025 39-11 21-7 9-3 4-0 5-1 0-0
2024 37-9 15-5 16-3 1-0 5-1 0-0
2023 56-7 27-1 12-3 11-2 6-1 0-0
2022 42-7 2-1 14-4 19-2 7-0 0-0
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Ranked no. 11, Novak reached the 2nd round after beating Nuno Borges 6-3 7-6(2).

In the 1st round, Novak had a good straight sets win against Borges (6-3 7-62). During the match, Djokovic scored 74 points vs Borges’s 59. Novak was exceptionally aggressive to blast 42 winners.

Talking about the service games, Djokovic bagged 8 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Novak Djokovic conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 2 break points. Furthermore, Djokovic put 71% of his first serves in, winning 88% (42/48) of the points behind his 1st serve and 45% (9/20) on the 2nd serve. Djokovic broke Borges once after converting 50% of his break points (1/2).

Djokovic has a marvellous win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 83% of his matches (427-85). 8-4 on hard in 2026. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Djokovic has an overall 177-35 record in the last years on hard.

Djokovic’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal at the Australian Open .

The Serbian has an aggregate 15-7 win-loss record in 2026, 8-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Beijing

Previously, he won this tournament 6 times in 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. See his history.

Djokovic
Beijing
Djokovic's Record

Bu Yunchaokete

Bu Yunchaokete
Bu Yunchaokete

33 - 18win/loss

Hard
22-14
I Hard
0-1
Clay
0-1
Grass
11-2
Rank
93
High
64
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2026 33-19 22-15 0-1 0-1 11-2 0-0
2025 20-30 12-17 6-8 2-2 0-3 0-0
2024 51-27 40-14 3-2 7-8 1-3 0-0
2023 37-23 27-15 0-0 6-4 4-4 0-0
2022 87-28 84-24 0-2 0-1 0-0 3-1
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Ranked no. 104, Bu got to the 2nd round after defeating Juan Manuel Cerundolo 6-2 5-7 6-4.

In the 1st round, Bu defeated Manuel Cerundolo (6-2 5-7 6-4). During the match Yunchaokete scored 97 points vs Manuel Cerundolo’s 80. Bu was quite aggressive to blast 42 winners.

About the serving games, Yunchaokete blasted 11 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Bu Yunchaokete was extremely effective on serve to win 84% (42/50) of his 1st serve and 56% (15/27) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Bu broke Manuel Cerundolo 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).

His best result of the current season was conquering the title the Birmingham Challenger where he beat Otto Virtanen in the final 2-6 7-6(3) 6-3 and the Ilkley Challenger where he overcame Jacob Fearnley in the final 6-3 7-6(1).

The Chinese has a composed 33-18 win-loss record in 2026, 22-14 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Beijing

Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2024. See his history.

Yunchaokete
Beijing
Yunchaokete's Record
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H2H Performance in the tournament

N.Djokovic
B.Yunchaokete
1h:50
1h:50
Time on court​
2h:19
2h:19
1h:50
1h:50
Last match​
!
2h:19
2h:19
1
1
Match played
1
1
22
22
Games Played​
30
30
2
2
Set played​​
3
3
74
74
Total points​
97
97
74
74
Avg point​
97
97
42
42
Winners
42
42
42
42
Avg Winners​
42
42
57%
57%
Ratio winners
43%
43%
-- Serve --
8
8
Aces
11
11
8
8
Avg Aces
!
11
11
2
2
Double Faults
1
1
2
2
Avg Double Faults
1
1
42/48
42/48
1st won total​
42/50
42/50
!
88%
88%
1st won %
!
84%
84%
9/20
9/20
2nd won total​
15/27
15/27
45%
45%
2nd won %
56%
56%
-- Break Points --
1/2
1/2
BP won
4/8
4/8
1/2
1/2
Avg BP won
4/8
4/8
50%
50%
Won
50%
50%
2
2
Conceded
5
5
2
2
Avg Conceded
5
5
0
0
Broken
2
2
!
0
0
Avg Broken
2
2
2
2
Saved
3
3
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Matches, sets, games and points

Points Djokovic Yunchaokete
Match played 1 1
Tot Set 2 3
Tot Games 22 30
Pts 74-59 97-80
Total Points 133 177
Winners 42 42
%Winners 57% 43%

Both Djokovic and Yunchaokete played 1 match. At the moment, Bu Yunchaokete dropped 1 set while Novak Djokovic hasn’t lost a set so far. Djokovic has played 1 set(s) less than Yunchaokete (2 vs 3). Therefore, Djokovic played 8 games less than Yunchaokete. Novak scored 42 winners (57% of the total points). On the other side, Yunchaokete blasted 42 winners (43%).

Serve Performance

Serve Djokovic Yunchaokete
Aces 8 11
Avg per match 8 11
1st in 48/68 50/77
%1st in 71% 65%
1st pts 42/48 42/50
%1st pts 88% 84%
2nd pts 9/20 15/27
%2nd pts 45% 56%

Djokovic fired 8 aces . Yunchaokete fired 11 aces . Djokovic won 88% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 45% of the points. On the other side, Yunchaokete won 84% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 56% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks Djokovic Yunchaokete
Won 1 4
Converted 1/2 4/8
% Converted 50% 50%
Conceded 2 5
Saved 2 3
% Saved 100% 60%
Times Broken 0 2

The Serbian broke his opponent once with a 50% conversion rate. Djokovic extremely effective on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 2 break points. Yunchaokete broke his opponent 4 times with a 50% conversion rate. Yunchaokete conceded his serve twice and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded.

Djokovic
R1
Borges		 Total
Score 6-3 7-62
Tot Set 2 2
Tot Games 22 22
pts 74-59 74-59
Total points 133 133
Winners 42 42
%Winners 57% 57%
SERVE
Aces 8 8
Double Faults 2 2
1st in 48/68 48/68
% 1st in 71% 71%
1st pts 42/48 42/48
% 1st pts 88% 88%
2nd pts 9/20 9/20
% 2nd pts 45% 45%
Breaks
Won 1 1
Converted 1/2 1/2
Converted % 50% 50%
Conceded 2 2
Saved 2/2 2
Saved % 100% 100%
Times Broken 0 0
Yunchaokete
R1
Manuel		 Total
Score 6-2 5-7 6-4
Tot Set 3 3
Tot Games 30 30
pts 97-80 97-80
Total points 177 177
Winners 42 42
%Winners 43% 43%
SERVE
Aces 11 11
Double Faults 1 1
1st in 50/77 50/77
% 1st in 65% 65%
1st pts 42/50 42/50
% 1st pts 84% 84%
2nd pts 15/27 15/27
% 2nd pts 56% 56%
Breaks
Won 4 4
Converted 4/8 4/8
Converted % 50% 50%
Conceded 5 5
Saved 3/5 3
Saved % 60% 60%
Times Broken 2 2

Head 2 Head

Novak Djokovic
  • 24Slam
  • 102Main
  • 3Chall
  • 2Minor
Bu Yunchaokete
  • 0Slam
  • 0Main
  • 5Chall
  • 6Minor

Novak
Djokovic

1:0

Bu
Yunchaokete

Rank

11

High

1

1Hard0

Rank

93

High

64

Win Loss
Djokovic
WWWWWWWWWW
Yunchaokete
WWWWWWWWWW
2026 2025 2024
18 - 7
33 - 18
11-4
Hard
22-15
2-2
Clay
0-1
5-1
Grass
11-2

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