ROME STATS. Unrelenting Djokovic exterminates Caruso in the 2nd round. HIGHLIGHTS

INTERNAZIONALI BNL D'ITALIA - ROME DRAW AND RESULTS. Djokovic motors past Caruso to fight against Filip Krajinovic in the 3rd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Novak Djokovic vs. Salvatore Caruso

Novak Djokovic soars past Salvatore Caruso 6-3 6-2 in the 2nd round in Rome on Wednesday after playing a tremendous match to come up against Filip Krajinovic in the 3rd round.

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There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that Novak snatched in the 8th game (5-3) before eventually conquering the set (6-3).

Djokovic converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 6th (3-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 8th game (4-3 30-40). On the other side, Djokovic didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 53 points. Novak was the winner of the set after clinching 9 more points than Caruso (31-22). The Serbian conceded 7 points on serve (21-7). on the other side of the court, the Italian conceded 10 points on serve (15-10).

Djokovic in this set was too strong for Caruso and without many problems he won 6-2 after breaking the Italian in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 7th (5-2) game.

The Serbian converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 7th game (4-2 30-40). On the other side, Djokovic didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 57 points. Djokovic won 11 more points than Caruso (34-23). Novak was extremely solid on serve to drop just 4 points (16-4). On the losing side, Salvatore conceded 18 points on serve (19-18).

The Serbian will add to his prize money € 23,510 after winning this match. He has won already € 61,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Djokovic will add € 14,000 to his earnings to get in total € 75,000 in total.

Stats: aces, double faults and breaks

Djokovic
Caruso
Novak Djokovic
6-3 6-2
Salvatore Caruso
65
65
Total points
45
45
26
26
Winners
23
23
40%
40%
Ratio Winners
51%
51%
-- Serve --
4
4
Aces
3
3
1
1
Double Faults
2
2
67%
67%
1st in
56%
56%
81%
81%
1st won
66%
66%
26/32
26/32
1st won
23/35
23/35
69%
69%
2nd won
41%
41%
11/16
11/16
2nd won
11/27
11/27
-- Break Points --
3/8
3/8
Total
0/0
0/0
38%
38%
Won
0%
0%
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At the end of the match, the Serbian scored 65 points vs. the Italian’s 45.

Djokovic served very well to win 81% of the points (26/32) behind his first serve, and he won 69% points (11/16) on his second serve. Novak won this match even if he was battling in converting his break points since he converted only 38% (3/8) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, Salvatore wasn’t able to conquer any break point. However, Djokovic was just to good and Salvatore had no opportunity to win this match.

After this match, the head to head between Djokovic and Caruso is 2-0 for Novak.

Highlights Novak Djokovic vs. Salvatore Caruso Internazionali BNL d’Italia – Rome

Draw and next match H2H: Novak Djokovic vs. Filip Krajinovic – stats

Djokovic will play Krajinovic in the 3rd round.

This will be the 2nd time that Novak Djokovic and Filip Krajinovic play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Krajinovic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.

The last time that they played, Krajinovic won 6-4 ret. in the quarter in Belgrade back in 2010.

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