Novak Djokovic and Dominic Thiem will face off in the final of the Australian Open for the 11th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 7.30 pm (NB) on the Rod Laver Arena. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Novak Djokovic who should win in 4 sets.
As per the initial odds, Novak Djokovic is the pick to win this match.
Novak Djokovic -> 1.25
Dominic Thiem -> 4
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Prediction and head to head Novak Djokovic vs. Dominic Thiem
This will be the 11th time that Novak Djokovic and Dominic Thiem fight against each other. The head to head is 6-4 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.
The last time that they competed against each other, Thiem won 6-75 6-3 7-65 in the R in London back in 2019.
Highlights Dominic Thiem vs Dominic Thiem – London 12-November-2019
Novak Djokovic
Ranked no. 2, Djokovic reached the R after beating Jan-Lennard Struff 7-65 6-2 2-6 6-1, Tatsuma Ito 6-1 6-4 6-2, Yoshihito Nishioka 6-3 6-2 6-2, Diego Sebastian Schwartzman 6-3 6-4 6-4, Milos Raonic 6-4 6-3 7-61 and Roger Federer 7-61 6-4 6-3.
In the semifinal, Djokovic had a good straight sets win against Federer (7-61 6-4 6-3). During the match Djokovic scored 113 points vs Federer’s 93. The Serbian was extremely aggressive to blast 54 winners.
Talking about serving, Djokovic blasted 11 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Novak Djokovic was extremely effective on serve to win 73% (54/74) of his 1st serve and 54% (15/28) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Djokovic broke Federer 4 times after converting 36% of his break points (4/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Djokovic has dropped 1 set in this tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
Djokovic has a a fantastic win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 88% of his matches (1467-208). 12-0 on hard in 2020. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Djokovic has a 570-81 record in the last 10 years on hard.
His best result of the season was winning the title in in ATP Cup where he overcame Rafael Nadal in the final 6-2 7-6(4).
Novak has a 12-0 win-loss record in 2020, 12-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the Australian Open
Novak conquered the title last year in Australian-Open after downing Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-2 6-3.
Dominic Thiem
Ranked no. 5, Dominic got to the R after beating Adrian Mannarino 6-3 7-5 6-2, Alex Bolt 6-2 5-7 6-75 6-1 6-2, Taylor Harry Fritz 6-2 6-4 6-75 6-4, Gael Monfils 6-2 6-4 6-4, Rafael Nadal 7-63 7-64 4-6 7-66 and Alexander Zverev 3-6 6-4 7-63 7-64.
In the semifinal against Zverev, Thiem recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-4 7-63 7-64). During the match Thiem scored 138 points vs Zverev’s 133. Dominic was extremely aggressive to blast 74 winners.
Talking about serving, Thiem blasted 10 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Dominic Thiem lost the serve 5 times and he saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Thiem put 67% of his first serves in, winning 77% (74/96) of the points behind his 1st serve and 40% (19/48) on the 2nd serve. Thiem broke Zverev 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Austrian has conceded 5 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
Thiem has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 64% of his matches (652-372). 7-2 on hard in 2020. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Thiem has a 330-170 win-loss record in the last 10 years on hard.
Thiem’s best result of the year was reaching the semi-finals at the Australian Open .
Thiem has a 7-2 win-loss record in 2020, 7-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the Australian Open
The Austrian got to the 2nd round last year in Australian-Open before retiring against Alexei Popyrin when he was 7-5 6-4 2-0 ret.
Live score
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H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Djokovic | Thiem |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 6 | 6 |
| Tot Set | 19 | 23 |
| Tot Games | 179 | 240 |
| Pts | 627-464 | 798-679 |
| Total Points | 1091 | 1477 |
| Winners | 287 | 367 |
| %Winners | 46% | 46% |
Both Djokovic and Thiem played 6 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Novak Djokovic conceded 1 set, while Dominic Thiem dropper 5 sets. Djokovic has played 4 sets less than Thiem (19 vs 23). Therefore, Djokovic played 61 games less than Thiem. The Serbian scored 287 winners (46% on total points). On the other side, Dominic blasted 367 winners (46%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Djokovic | Thiem |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 70 | 57 |
| Avg per match | 11.7 | 9.5 |
| 1st in | 351/507 | 464/721 |
| %1st in | 69% | 64% |
| 1st pts | 287/351 | 367/464 |
| %1st pts | 82% | 79% |
| 2nd pts | 88/156 | 134/257 |
| %2nd pts | 56% | 52% |
Djokovic blasted 70 aces (11.7 per match). Thiem blasted 57 aces (9.5 per match). Djokovic won 82% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Thiem won 79% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 52% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Djokovic | Thiem |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 27 | 28 |
| Converted | 27/61 | 28/74 |
| % Converted | 44% | 38% |
| Conceded | 18 | 44 |
| Saved | 11 | 31 |
| % Saved | 61% | 70% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 13 |
Djokovic broke his opponents 27 times with 44% conversion rate. The Serbian conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 61% of the break points that he conceded. Thiem broke his opponents 28 times with 38% conversion rate. The Austrian conceded his serve 13 times and he saved 70% of the break points that he conceded.
| Djokovic | ||||||||
| R1 Struff |
R2 Ito |
R3 Nishioka |
R4 Sebastian Schwartzman |
1/4 Raonic |
1/2 Federer |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-65 6-2 2-6 6-1 | 6-1 6-4 6-2 | 6-3 6-2 6-2 | 6-3 6-4 6-4 | 6-4 6-3 7-61 | 7-61 6-4 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 | |
| Tot Games | 36 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 179 | |
| pts | 113-91 | 88-53 | 87-49 | 101-74 | 125-104 | 113-93 | 627-464 | |
| Total points | 204 | 141 | 136 | 175 | 229 | 206 | 1091 | |
| Winners | 46 | 43 | 43 | 41 | 60 | 54 | 287 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 49% | 49% | 41% | 48% | 48% | 46% | |
| SERVE | ||||||||
| Aces | 14 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 70 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |
| 1st in | 60/92 | 46/64 | 46/62 | 55/86 | 70/101 | 74/102 | 351/507 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 72% | 74% | 64% | 69% | 73% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 46/60 | 43/46 | 43/46 | 41/55 | 60/70 | 54/74 | 287/351 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 93% | 93% | 75% | 86% | 73% | 82% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/32 | 10/18 | 11/16 | 21/31 | 15/31 | 15/28 | 88/156 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 56% | 69% | 68% | 48% | 54% | 56% | |
| Breaks | ||||||||
| Won | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 27 | |
| Converted | 7/11 | 5/9 | 5/6 | 4/8 | 2/16 | 4/11 | 27/61 | |
| Converted % | 64% | 56% | 83% | 50% | 13% | 36% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 18 | |
| Saved | 1/5 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 2/3 | 2/2 | 5/7 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 20% | – | 100% | 67% | 100% | 71% | 60% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | |
| Thiem | ||||||||
| R1 Mannarino |
R2 Bolt |
R3 Fritz |
R4 Monfils |
1/4 Nadal |
1/2 Zverev |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 7-5 6-2 | 6-2 5-7 6-75 6-1 6-2 | 6-2 6-4 6-75 6-4 | 6-2 6-4 6-4 | 7-63 7-64 4-6 7-66 | 3-6 6-4 7-63 7-64 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 23 | |
| Tot Games | 29 | 48 | 41 | 28 | 49 | 45 | 240 | |
| pts | 104-78 | 169-134 | 138-118 | 101-73 | 148-143 | 138-133 | 798-679 | |
| Total points | 182 | 303 | 256 | 174 | 291 | 271 | 1477 | |
| Winners | 44 | 76 | 69 | 39 | 65 | 74 | 367 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 45% | 50% | 39% | 44% | 54% | 46% | |
| SERVE | ||||||||
| Aces | 7 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 57 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 21 | |
| 1st in | 57/96 | 92/137 | 90/134 | 46/70 | 83/140 | 96/144 | 464/721 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 67% | 67% | 66% | 59% | 67% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 44/57 | 76/92 | 69/90 | 39/46 | 65/83 | 74/96 | 367/464 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 83% | 77% | 85% | 78% | 77% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/39 | 24/45 | 24/44 | 18/24 | 28/57 | 19/48 | 134/257 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 53% | 55% | 75% | 49% | 40% | 52% | |
| Breaks | ||||||||
| Won | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 28 | |
| Converted | 5/10 | 7/24 | 5/9 | 4/14 | 3/8 | 4/9 | 28/74 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 29% | 56% | 29% | 38% | 44% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 44 | |
| Saved | 6/7 | 5/7 | 6/7 | 0/0 | 5/9 | 9/14 | 31 | |
| Saved % | 86% | 71% | 86% | – | 56% | 64% | 61% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 117 | |
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