Novak Djokovic and Daniel Elahi Galan will fight against each other in the 3rd round of the French Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 6 pm on Court Philippe CHATRIER. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance 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 -> 1.005
Daniel Elahi Galan -> 28
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Prediction and head to head Novak Djokovic vs. Daniel Elahi Galan
There is no head to head record between Novak Djokovic and Daniel Elahi Galan since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Novak Djokovic
Currently world no. 1 Djokovic reached the 3rd round after defeating Mikael Ymer 6-0 6-2 6-3 and Richard Berankis 6-1 6-2 6-2.
In the 2nd round, Djokovic had a good straight sets win against Berankis (6-1 6-2 6-2). During the match Djokovic scored 76 points vs Berankis’s 43. Novak was extremely aggressive to blast 36 winners.
Talking about the service games, Djokovic managed to score 10 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Novak Djokovic conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 2 break points. Furthermore, Djokovic put 58% of his first serves in, winning 95% (36/38) of the points behind his 1st serve and 46% (13/28) on the 2nd serve. The Serbian broke Berankis 6 times after converting 86% of his break points (6/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Serbian hasn’t dropped yet a set in this tournament to win 64% of the points he played.
Djokovic has a a remarkable win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 88% of his matches (620-85). 7-0 on clay in 2020. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Djokovic has a 139-25 record in the last years on clay.
His best result of the current year was conquering 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 defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-3 6-4 and in New York where he defeated Milos Raonic in the final 1-6 6-3 6-4 and in Rome where he defeated Diego Sebastian Schwartzman in the final 7-5 6-3.
Novak has a 33-1 win-loss record in 2020, 7-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the French Open
Novak lost in the semifinal to Dominic Thiem.
Daniel Elahi Galan
Ranked no. 153, Daniel reached the 3rd round after defeating Sergiy Stakhovsky 7-65 6-3, Mario Vilella Martinez 7-62 6-0, Cameron Norrie 4-6 6-3 5-7 6-1 6-1 and Tennys Sandgren 6-2 6-2 6-3.
In the 2nd round, Daniel had a good straight sets win against Sandgren (6-2 6-2 6-3). During the match Elahi Galan Riveros scored 96 points vs Sandgren’s 65. The Colombian was very aggressive to blast 24 winners.
Talking about serving, Elahi Galan Riveros fired 5 aces and he was very consistent in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Daniel Elahi Galan lost the serve once and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Elahi Galan Riveros put 48% of his first serves in, winning 69% (24/35) of the points behind his 1st serve and 79% (30/38) on the 2nd serve. Elahi Galan Riveros broke Sandgren 6 times after converting 43% of his break points (6/14).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Colombian has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
The Colombian’s best result of the season was reaching the final in the Newport Beach Challenger.
The Colombian has a 17-10 win-loss record in 2020, 6-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the French Open
The Colombian lost in the qualifications to Blaz Rola.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Djokovic | Elahi Galan Riveros |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 5 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 14 |
| Tot Games | 46 | 130 |
| Pts | 160-89 | 401-324 |
| Total Points | 249 | 725 |
| Winners | 62 | 163 |
| %Winners | 39% | 41% |
Djokovic played 2 matches while Elahi Galan Riveros competed in 5 matches. Elahi Galan Riveros started his run from the qualifications while Djokovic had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Daniel Elahi Galan dropped 4 sets while Novak Djokovic hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Djokovic has played 8 set(s) less than Elahi Galan Riveros (6 vs 14). Therefore, Djokovic played 84 games less than Elahi Galan Riveros. Djokovic scored 62 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, The Colombian bagged 163 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Djokovic | Elahi Galan Riveros |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 12 | 20 |
| Avg per match | 6 | 4 |
| 1st in | 73/124 | 240/372 |
| %1st in | 59% | 65% |
| 1st pts | 62/73 | 163/240 |
| %1st pts | 85% | 68% |
| 2nd pts | 27/51 | 77/132 |
| %2nd pts | 53% | 58% |
Djokovic blasted 12 aces (6 per match). Elahi Galan Riveros fired 20 aces (4 per match). Djokovic won 85% points behind his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 53% of the points. On the other side, Elahi Galan Riveros won 68% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 58% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Djokovic | Elahi Galan Riveros |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 15 | 23 |
| Converted | 15/18 | 23/46 |
| % Converted | 83% | 50% |
| Conceded | 4 | 27 |
| Saved | 2 | 18 |
| % Saved | 50% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 9 |
Djokovic broke his opponents 15 times with a 83% conversion rate. Djokovic dropped his serve twice and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. Daniel broke his opponents 23 times with a 50% conversion rate. The Colombian conceded his serve 9 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Djokovic | ||||
| R1 Ymer |
R2 Berankis |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-0 6-2 6-3 | 6-1 6-2 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 23 | 46 | |
| pts | 84-46 | 76-43 | 160-89 | |
| Total points | 130 | 119 | 249 | |
| Winners | 26 | 36 | 62 | |
| %Winners | 31% | 47% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 2 | 10 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 35/58 | 38/66 | 73/124 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 58% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 26/35 | 36/38 | 62/73 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 95% | 85% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/23 | 13/28 | 27/51 | |
| % 2nd pts | 61% | 46% | 53% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 9 | 6 | 15 | |
| Converted | 9/11 | 6/7 | 15/18 | |
| Converted % | 82% | 86% | 83% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Saved | 0/2 | 2/2 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 100% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Elahi Galan Riveros | |||||||
| Q1 Stakhovsky |
Q2 Vilella Martinez |
Q3 Laaksonen |
R1 Norrie |
R2 Sandgren |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-65 6-3 | 7-62 6-0 | 7-5 6-1 | 4-6 6-3 5-7 6-1 6-1 | 6-2 6-2 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 19 | 19 | 45 | 25 | 130 | |
| pts | 66-63 | 70-48 | – | 169-148 | 96-65 | 401-324 | |
| Total points | 129 | 118 | 0 | 317 | 161 | 725 | |
| Winners | 36 | 33 | 70 | 24 | 163 | ||
| %Winners | 55% | 47% | NAN% | 41% | 25% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 20 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1st in | 52/70 | 42/60 | / | 111/169 | 35/73 | 240/372 | |
| % 1st in | 74% | 70% | NAN% | 66% | 48% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 36/52 | 33/42 | / | 70/111 | 24/35 | 163/240 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 79% | NAN% | 63% | 69% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/18 | 11/18 | / | 26/58 | 30/38 | 77/132 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 61% | NAN% | 45% | 79% | 58% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 23 | ||
| Converted | 3/4 | 3/6 | / | 11/22 | 6/14 | 23/46 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 50% | NAN% | 50% | 43% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 27 | ||
| Saved | 0/1 | 3/3 | 0/ | 12/19 | 3/4 | 18 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 100% | – | 63% | 75% | 119% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 9 | ||
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