Novak Djokovic and Jan-Lennard Struff will clash against each other in the 3^rd round of the U.S. Open for the 5^th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 7 pm on Arthur Ashe Stadium. 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 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Novak Djokovic is the pick to win this match.
Novak Djokovic -> 1.027
Jan-Lennard Struff -> 11

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Prediction and head to head Novak Djokovic vs. Jan-Lennard Struff

This will be the 5^th 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 locked horns, Djokovic won 7-6⁵ 6-2 2-6 6-1 in the 1^st round in at the Australian Open back in January 2020.

Highlights Novak Djokovic vs Novak Djokovic – Australian Open 20-January-2020

Novak Djokovic

Currently world no. 1 Novak reached the 1^st round after beating Damir Dzumhur 6-1 6-4 6-1 and Kyle Edmund 6-7⁵ 6-3 6-4 6-2.

In the 2^nd round against Edmund, Djokovic recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-7⁵ 6-3 6-4 6-2). During the match Djokovic scored 140 points vs Edmund’s 107. Novak was extremely aggressive to blast 60 winners.

Talking about the service games, Djokovic scored 16 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Novak Djokovic was very effective on serve to win 83% (60/72) of his 1st serve and 58% (21/36) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. The Serbian broke Edmund 6 times after converting 50% of his break points (6/12).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Djokovic has surrendered 1 set in this event to win 58% of the points he played.

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 beat 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 and in New York where he beat Milos Raonic in the final 1-6 6-3 6-4.

Djokovic has a 25-0 win-loss record in 2020, 25-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the U.S. Open

The Serbian lost in the Pre-q to .

Jan-Lennard Struff

Ranked no. 29 (career high), Jan-Lennard got to the 1^st round after beating Pedro Martinez Portero 6-0 7-5 6-4 and Michael Mmoh 6-2 6-2 7-5.

In the 2^nd round, Struff had a good straight sets win against Mmoh (6-2 6-2 7-5). During the match Struff scored 93 points vs Mmoh’s 60. The German was exceptionally aggressive to blast 39 winners.

Talking about serving, Struff blasted 14 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Jan-Lennard Struff was pretty efficent on serve to win 91% (39/43) of his 1st serve and 69% (20/29) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Jan-Lennard broke Mmoh 5 times after converting 56% of his break points (5/9).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Struff hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 60% of the points he played.

Struff has a 12-6 win-loss record in 2020, 10-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the U.S. Open

The German had to surrender in the Pre-q to .

H2H Performance in the tournament

Matches, sets, games and points

Both Djokovic and Struff played 2 matches. At the moment, Novak Djokovic lost 1 set while Jan-Lennard Struff hasn’t conceded a set so far. Djokovic has played 1 set more than Struff (7 vs 6). Therefore, Djokovic played 8 games more than Struff. The Serbian scored 96 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Jan-Lennard bagged 75 winners (36%).

Serve Performance

Djokovic blasted 21 aces (10.5 per match). Struff struck 27 aces (13.5 per match). Djokovic won 79% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Struff won 89% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.

How they played the important points

Novak broke his opponents 13 times with a 42% conversion rate. Djokovic surrendered his serve 3 times and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded. Struff broke his opponents 13 times with a 48% conversion rate. Struff conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded.

Head 2 Head

• 24Slam
• 100Main
• 3Chall
• 2Minor

• 0Slam
• 1Main
• 6Chall
• 6Minor

Novak
Djokovic

7:0

Jan-Lennard
Struff

Rank

7

High

1

5Hard0

1Clay0

1I.hard0

Rank

42

High

21

Win Loss

Djokovic

LWW

Struff

LW

2025 2024 2023

2 - 1

1 - 1

2-1

Hard

1-1

Tennis Scores at the U.S. Open

• Marin CilicCilic – Norbert GombosGombos (6-3 1-6 7-6² 7-5) – See score progression
• Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini – Ugo HumbertHumbert (6-4 6-4 7-6⁶) – See score progression
• Marton FucsovicsFucsovics – Grigor DimitrovDimitrov (6-7⁵ 7-6⁴ 3-6 6-4 6-1) – See score progression
• Frances TiafoeTiafoe – John MillmanMillman (7-6⁶ 3-6 1-6 6-3 6-3) – See score progression
• Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Richard GasquetGasquet (6-4 6-3 6-7⁶ 7-5) – See score progression
• Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Christopher O ConnellO Connell (6-3 6-2 6-4) – See score progression
• Salvatore CarusoCaruso – Ernesto EscobedoEscobedo (3-6 6-4 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Dominic ThiemThiem – Sumit NagalNagal (6-3 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
• Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Jeff WolfWolf – Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena (6-2 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
• Vasek PospisilPospisil – Milos RaonicRaonic (6-7¹ 6-3 7-6⁴ 6-3) – See score progression
• Andrey RublevRublev – Gregoire BarrereBarrere (6-2 6-4 7-6⁴) – See score progression
• Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Andrey KuznetsovKuznetsov (6-3 6-4 6-1) – See score progression
• Jan-Lennard StruffStruff – Michael MmohMmoh (6-2 6-2 7-5) – See score progression
• Richard BerankisBerankis – Steve JohnsonJohnson (7-5 6-2 1-6 7-6¹) – See score progression
• Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Maxime CressyCressy (7-6² 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Hubert HurkaczHurkacz (6-4 1-6 6-2 6-2) – See score progression
• Jordan ThompsonThompson – Egor GerasimovGerasimov (6-1 6-4 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
• Borna CoricCoric – Juan Ignacio LonderoIgnacio Londero (7-5 4-6 6-7⁵ 6-2 6-3) – See score progression
• David GoffinGoffin – Lloyd HarrisHarris (7-6⁶ 4-6 6-1 6-4) – See score progression
• Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin – Christian GarinGarin (6-2 6-1 3-6 4-6 7-5) – See score progression
• Adrian MannarinoMannarino – Jack SockSock (7-6⁵ 7-5 6-2) – See score progression
• Filip KrajinovicKrajinovic – Marcos GironGiron (6-4 6-1 6-3) – See score progression
• Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta – Mitchell KruegerKrueger (6-1 6-2 6-2) – See score progression
• Cameron NorrieNorrie – Federico CoriaCoria (6-3 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Alexander ZverevZverev – Brandon NakashimaNakashima (7-5 6-7⁸ 6-3 6-1) – See score progression
• Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Kyle EdmundEdmund (6-7⁵ 6-3 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Soon-Woo KwonKwon (6-7⁵ 6-4 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Gilles SimonSimon (7-5 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
• Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini – Ugo HumbertHumbert (6-4 6-4 7-6(6)) – See score progression
• Salvatore CarusoCaruso – Ernesto EscobedoEscobedo (3-6 6-4 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Andrey RublevRublev – Gregoire BarrereBarrere (6-2 6-4 7-6(4)) – See score progression
• Marton FucsovicsFucsovics – Grigor DimitrovDimitrov (6-7(5) 7-6(4) 3-6 6-4 6-1) – See score progression
• Frances TiafoeTiafoe – John MillmanMillman (7-6(6) 3-6 1-6 6-3 6-3) – See score progression
• Jeff WolfWolf – Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena (6-2 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
• Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Christopher O’ConnellO’Connell (6-3 6-2 6-4) – See score progression
• Vasek PospisilPospisil – Milos RaonicRaonic (6-7(1) 6-3 7-6(4) 6-3) – See score progression
• Marin CilicCilic – Norbert GombosGombos (6-3 1-6 7-6(2) 7-5) – See score progression
• Dominic ThiemThiem – Sumit NagalNagal (6-3 6-3 6-2) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori – Casper RuudRuud (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime – Andy MurrayMurray (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Corentin MoutetMoutet – Daniel EvansEvans (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Jan-Lennard StruffStruff (4-0) – H2H and prediction
• Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta – Richard BerankisBerankis (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz (2-0) – H2H and prediction
• Filip KrajinovicKrajinovic – David GoffinGoffin (2-2) – H2H and prediction
• Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Borna CoricCoric (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Jordan ThompsonThompson – Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Cameron NorrieNorrie – Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Adrian MannarinoMannarino – Alexander ZverevZverev (0-2) – H2H and prediction
• Salvatore CarusoCaruso – Andrey RublevRublev (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Marton FucsovicsFucsovics – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (2-0) – H2H and prediction
• Jeff WolfWolf – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut – Vasek PospisilPospisil (3-0) – H2H and prediction
• Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Marin CilicCilic – Dominic ThiemThiem (0-2) – H2H and prediction

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