Novak Djokovic outlasts Roberto Bautista Agut 4-6 6-4 7-60 in the semifinal in New York on Friday after conquering a huge battle. Djokovic will clash against Milos Raonic in the final.
Score, report, and key facts
Bautista-Agut won the set after he broke Djokovic in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 7th (4-3) game. Djokovic tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 4th (2-2) game. Nonetheless, the Spaniard refused to give way to conquer the set 6-4.
The Spaniard converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 30-40) and the 7th game (3-3 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, Novak converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 3rd (1-2 30-40 and 40-A) and the 8th game (3-4 30-40).
They contested 55 points. The Spaniard conquered the set after winning 5 more points than Novak (30-25). Bautista-Agut dropped 9 points on serve (20-9). On the losing side, the Serbian conceded 10 points on serve (16-10).
The Serbian won the set after he broke Bautista-Agut in the 4th (3-1) and in the 10th (6-4) game. Roberto tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 7th (4-3) game. Anyhow, Novak didn’t blink to win the set 6-4.
Roberto lost the 4th game (3-1) when he was 40-0 up.
Novak converted 33% of his break points (2/6). He had 6 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 40-A and 40-A), the 6th (4-1 30-40 and 40-A) and the 10th game (5-4 0-40 and 15-40). Also, on the other side, Bautista-Agut converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 7th game (2-4 30-40 and 40-A).
They contested 68 points. Novak conquered the set after winning 4 more points than Bautista-Agut (36-32). Djokovic surrendered 13 points on serve (20-13). On the losing side, Roberto conceded 16 points on serve (19-16).
The Serbian won the set after recovering 3 times from a break down. In fact, after dropping his serve 3 times in the 3rd (1-2), in the 9th (5-4) and in the 11th (5-6) game, Novak broke back 3 times in the 4th (2-2), in the 6th (4-2) and in the 12th (6-6) game before bringing the set at the breaker that he won 7-0.
A defining moment of this set was when Djokovic won 4 consecutive games in the 3rd set so as to convert the scoreline from 1-2 to 5-2. Notwithstanding also Roberto won 4 consecutive games from 2-5 to 6-5
Tiebreak
The Serbian won 4 minibreaks in the 2nd (2-0), 3rd (3-0), 6th (6-0) and 7th (7-0) point.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 5-0, 6-0, 7-0
The Serbian converted 60% of his break points (3/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 4th (1-2 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 6th (3-2 0-40) and the 12th game (5-6 30-40). Furthermore, on the other side, the Spaniard converted 50% of his break points (3/6). He had his opportunities in the 2nd (1-1 30-40 and 40-A), the 6th (2-4 30-40), the 9th (3-5 0-40) and the 11th game (5-5 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 90 points. Novak conquered the set after winning 8 points more than Roberto (49-41). Djokovic surrendered 21 points on serve (23-21). On the losing side, Bautista-Agut conceded 26 points on serve (20-26).
The Serbian will add to his prize money $ 61,015 after winning this match. He has won already $ 185,015 after this win. If he wins the next match, Novak will add $ -185,015 to his earnings to earn $ 0 in total.
Match Statistics
At the end of the match, Djokovic scored 110 points vs. the Spaniard’s 103.
The Serbian blasted 14 aces and he committed 7 double faults. The Serbian won this match even if he was battling in converting his break points since he converted only 43% (6/14) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, Bautista-Agut didn’t lose the focus when converting 50% of the break points that he conquered points (6/12). Notwithstanding, that was not enough to win the match.
After this match, the head to head between Djokovic and Bautista-Agut is 9-3 for Novak.
Highlights Novak Djokovic vs. Roberto Bautista Agut Western & Southern Open – New York
Draw and next match H2H: Novak Djokovic vs. Milos Raonic – stats
Djokovic will compete against Raonic in the final.
This will be the 11th time that Novak Djokovic and Milos Raonic face off. The head to head is 10-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 4-0 on hard.
The last time that they squared off, Djokovic won 6-4 6-3 7-61 in the quarter in Australian Open back in January 2020.
Tennis Scores in New York
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut (4-6 6-4 7-60) – Stats and score progression
- Milos RaonicRaonic – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (7-65 6-3) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Milos RaonicRaonic (10-0) – H2H details and stats
