U.S. OPEN. Djokovic tops Edmund in the 2nd round of the U.S. Open. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW

U.S. OPEN - NEW YORK DRAW AND RESULTS. Djokovic gets by Edmund to come up against Jan-Lennard Struff in the 3rd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Novak Djokovic vs. Kyle Edmund

Novak Djokovic beats Kyle Edmund 6-75 6-3 6-4 6-2 in the 2nd round in New York on Wednesday. Djokovic will seek to keep on going in this event against Jan-Lennard Struff in the 3rd round.

Score, report, and key facts

Nothing could divide these 2 players that had to fight for the set only at the tiebreak. Eventually, Kyle won the breaker at 7-5.

Tiebreak

The Brit won 4 minibreaks in the 2nd (2-0), 10th (5-5), 11th (6-5) and 12th (7-5) point. On the other side, Novak won 3 minibreaks in the 4th (1-3), 5th (2-3) and 8th (4-4) point.

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

The Brit wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 4th game (2-1 30-40). On the other side, Novak was unable to convert any of his 3 break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 3rd game (1-1 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).

They contested 85 points. It’s worth to point out that, Edmund won this set even if he scored less points 5 than the Serbian (40-45). The Brit lost 16 points on serve (30-16). Regarding the other side of the net, Djokovic conceded 10 points on serve (29-10).

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

Novak was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 4th game (2-1 15-40). On the other side, Novak didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 47 points. Djokovic was the winner of the set after clinching 9 more points than Kyle (28-19). Djokovic conceded 6 points on serve (20-6). On the other side, Edmund conceded 8 points on serve (13-8).

Novak won the set after he broke Kyle 3 times in the 3rd (2-1), in the 5th (4-1) and in the 7th (5-2) game. Edmund tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 6th (4-2) and in the 8th (5-3) game. Notwithstanding, Novak didn’t blink to win the set 6-4.

Novak failed to serve out the set when leading 5-2 to be broken at 30.

A crucial moment of this set was when Novak won 4 consecutive games in the 3rd set to convert the score from 0-1 to 4-1.

Novak converted 75% of his break points (3/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 40-A and 40-A), the 5th (3-1 0-40) and the 7th game (4-2 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, Edmund converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had his opportunities in the 5th (1-4 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 8th game (2-5 30-40).

They played 59 points. Novak was the one to win the set after conquering 11 more points than Edmund (35-24). Djokovic surrendered 9 points on serve (16-9). on the other side of the court, Kyle conceded 19 points on serve (15-19).

Djokovic was pretty sharp at the beginning of the set after breaking Edmund in the 1st game (1-0). The Serbian managed to strengthen his lead after breaking the Brit in the 5th (4-1) game before conquering the set (6-2).

Djokovic converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 5th game (3-1 30-40). On the other side, Djokovic didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 49 points. Novak was the one to win the set after conquering 13 points more than the Brit (31-18). The Serbian was extremely solid on serve to drop just 3 points (16-3). On the other side, Kyle conceded 15 points on serve (15-15).

Djokovic will add to his prize money $ 63,000 after managing to win this match. He has won already $ 163,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Djokovic will add $ 87,000 to his earnings to earn $ 250,000 in total.

Match Statistics

Djokovic
Edmund
Novak Djokovic
6-75 6-3 6-4
6-2
Kyle Edmund
140
140
Total points
107
107
60
60
Winners
53
53
43%
43%
Ratio Winners
50%
50%
34
34
Unforced
36
36
49%
49%
Ratio Unforced
51%
51%
16/23
16/23
Net Approaches
14/21
14/21
70%
70%
Perc
67%
67%
-- Serve --
16
16
Aces
7
7
3
3
Double Faults
6
6
67%
67%
1st in
59%
59%
83%
83%
1st won
65%
65%
60/72
60/72
1st won
53/82
53/82
58%
58%
2nd won
47%
47%
21/36
21/36
2nd won
27/57
27/57
197
197
Fastest serve
201
201
188
188
AVG 1st Serve
185
185
152
152
AVG 2nd Serve
152
152
-- Break Points --
6/12
6/12
Total
2/5
2/5
50%
50%
Won
40%
40%
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After this contest, the head to head between Djokovic and Edmund is 6-1 for Novak.

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Djokovic will play Struff in the 3rd round.

This will be the 5th time that Novak Djokovic and Jan-Lennard Struff clash against each other. The head to head is 4-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on hard.

The last time that they fought against each other, Djokovic won 6-3 6-1 in the quarter in Cincinnati back in August 2020.

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