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H2H, PREDICTION Novak Djokovic vs Milos Raonic | New York odds, preview, pick

PREVIEW. New York. Djokovic and Raonic will fight against each other in the final of the Western & Southern Open. See the prediction, H2H stats, odds, and preview of their next match

Mark Hall

29 August 2020

Prediction and head to head Novak Djokovic vs. Milos Raonic

Novak Djokovic and Milos Raonic will face off in the final of the Western & Southern Open for the 11^th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 1 pm on Louis Armstron. Here you can find the head to head analysis and the 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 -> 1.31
Milos Raonic -> 3.32

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Prediction and head to head Novak Djokovic vs. Milos Raonic

This will be the 11^th time that Novak Djokovic and Milos Raonic fight against each other. The head to head is 10-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 4-0 on hard.

The last time that they fought against each other, Djokovic won 6-2 6-3 in the final in Paris back in 2014.

Novak Djokovic

Currently world no. 1 the Serbian reached the final after beating Richard Berankis 7-6² 6-4, Tennys Sandgren 6-2 6-4, Jan-Lennard Struff 6-3 6-1 and Roberto Bautista Agut 4-6 6-4 7-6⁰.

In the semifinal against Bautista-Agut, The Serbian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-4 7-6⁰). During the match Djokovic scored 110 points vs Bautista-Agut’s 103. Novak was extremely aggressive to blast 40 winners.

Regarding the service games, Djokovic bagged 14 aces and he committed only 7 double faults. Novak Djokovic lost the serve 6 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Djokovic put 56% of his first serves in, winning 69% (40/58) of the points behind his 1st serve and 42% (19/45) on the 2nd serve. The Serbian broke Bautista-Agut 6 times after converting 43% of his break points (6/14).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Novak has conceded 1 set in this event to win 55% of the points he played.

Djokovic has a a good record in the last 10 years having won 88% of his matches (1613-211). 22-0 on hard in 2020. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Djokovic has a 609-84 record in the last 10 years on hard.

His best result of the current season was winning the title in in ATP Cup where he beat Rafael Nadal in the final 6-2 7-6(4) and in at the Australian Open where he overcame Dominic Thiem in the final 6-4 4-6 2-6 6-3 6-4 and in Dubai where he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-3 6-4.

The Serbian has a 22-0 win-loss record in 2020, 22-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in New York

Novak didn’t play in New York in 2019.

Milos Raonic

Ranked no. 30, Milos reached the final after beating Sam Querrey 6-4 6-4, Daniel Evans 6-3 7-5, Andy Murray 6-2 6-2, Filip Krajinovic 4-6 7-6² 7-5 and Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6⁵ 6-3.

In the semifinal, The Canadian had a good straight sets win against Tsitsipas (7-6⁵ 6-3). During the match Raonic scored 67 points vs Tsitsipas’s 59. Raonic was extremely aggressive to blast 35 winners.

Talking about serving, Raonic managed to score 12 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Milos Raonic was extremely effective on serve to win 90% (35/39) of his 1st serve and 58% (15/26) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Milos was clinical in his return game without wasting any break point and break Tsitsipas once.

Overall Performance in this tournament

The Canadian has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.

Raonic has a fantastic win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 70% of his matches (931-397). 12-3 on hard in 2020. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Raonic has a 362-166 record in the last 10 years on hard.

Milos’s best result of the current season was reaching the semi-finals in Delray Beach and New York.

The Canadian has a 12-4 win-loss record in 2020, 12-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in New York

Milos didn’t play in New York in 2019.

H2H Performance in the tournament

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Djokovic	Raonic
Match played	4	5
Tot Set	9	11
Tot Games	90	114
Pts	314-255	364-313
Total Points	569	677
Winners	115	175
%Winners	37%	48%

Djokovic played 4 matches while Raonic competed in 5 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Novak Djokovic conceded 1 set, while Milos Raonic dropper 1 set. Djokovic has played 2 set(s) less than Raonic (9 vs 11). Therefore, Djokovic played 24 games less than Raonic. The Serbian scored 115 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, The Canadian struck 175 winners (48%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Djokovic	Raonic
Aces	29	88
Avg per match	7.3	17.6
1st in	157/270	204/339
%1st in	58%	60%
1st pts	115/157	175/204
%1st pts	73%	86%
2nd pts	58/113	71/135
%2nd pts	51%	53%

Djokovic blasted 29 aces (7.3 per match). Raonic made 88 aces (17.6 per match). Djokovic won 73% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Raonic won 86% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 53% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Djokovic	Raonic
Won	18	11
Converted	18/39	11/23
% Converted	46%	48%
Conceded	24	12
Saved	14	10
% Saved	58%	83%
Times Broken	10	2

Djokovic broke his opponents 18 times with a 46% conversion rate. Djokovic conceded his serve 10 times and he saved 58% of the break points that he conceded. The Canadian broke his opponents 11 times with a 48% conversion rate. Milos conceded his serve twice and he saved 83% of the break points that he conceded.

	R2 Berankis	R3 Sandgren	1/4 Struff	1/2 Bautista-Agut	Total
Djokovic
Score	7-6² 6-4	6-2 6-4	6-3 6-1	4-6 6-4 7-6⁰
Tot Set	2	2	2	3	9
Tot Games	23	18	16	33	90
pts	73-61	72-56	59-35	110-103	314-255
Total points	134	128	94	213	569
Winners	25	26	24	40	115
%Winners	34%	36%	41%	36%	37%
SERVE
Aces	8	2	5	14	29
Double Faults	7	4	3	7	21
1st in	35/64	31/55	33/48	58/103	157/270
% 1st in	55%	56%	69%	56%	58%
1st pts	25/35	26/31	24/33	40/58	115/157
% 1st pts	71%	84%	73%	69%	73%
2nd pts	15/29	15/24	9/15	19/45	58/113
% 2nd pts	52%	63%	60%	42%	51%
Breaks
Won	4	3	5	6	18
Converted	4/7	3/9	5/9	6/14	18/39
Converted %	57%	33%	56%	43%	46%
Conceded	5	4	3	12	24
Saved	2/5	4/4	2/3	6/12	14
Saved %	40%	100%	67%	50%	64%
Times Broken	3	0	1	6	10

	R1 Querrey	R2 Evans	R3 Murray	1/4 Krajinovic	1/2 Tsitsipas	Total
Raonic
Score	6-4 6-4	6-3 7-5	6-2 6-2	4-6 7-6² 7-5	7-6⁵ 6-3
Tot Set	2	2	2	3	2	11
Tot Games	20	21	16	35	22	114
pts	57-52	70-55	63-44	107-103	67-59	364-313
Total points	109	125	107	210	126	677
Winners	33	33	22	52	35	175
%Winners	58%	47%	35%	49%	52%	48%
SERVE
Aces	19	23	10	24	12	88
Double Faults	8	5	2	4	5	24
1st in	38/62	37/58	25/47	65/107	39/65	204/339
% 1st in	61%	64%	53%	61%	60%	60%
1st pts	33/38	33/37	22/25	52/65	35/39	175/204
% 1st pts	87%	89%	88%	80%	90%	86%
2nd pts	12/24	11/21	12/22	21/42	15/26	71/135
% 2nd pts	50%	52%	55%	50%	58%	53%
Breaks
Won	2	2	4	2	1	11
Converted	2/2	2/4	4/7	2/9	1/1	11/23
Converted %	100%	50%	57%	22%	100%	48%
Conceded	3	0	2	6	1	12
Saved	3/3	0/0	2/2	4/6	1/1	10
Saved %	100%	–	100%	67%	100%	92%
Times Broken	0	0	0	2	0	2