Novak Djokovic and Filip Krajinovic share a great relationship. The Serbians champions are used to hang out together and they share the practice court as much as they can. Unfortunately, Novak and Filip are going to face off as early as in the 1st round in Vienna.

When asked about their upcoming match, the world no.1 commented:

“I practiced with Filip for a few days in Belgrade before coming here and we joked around that we might draw each other and that’s what happened. The odds of this happening are very slim, the only two Serbian guys in the draw next to Lajovic play the first round.”

Talking about their friendship, Novak added:

“But it is what it is. We are great friends, I’ve known Filip for a long time. He’s a very talented guy, hard court is his preferred surface. He can play very quick tennis. We have similar games actually because we kind of grew up together.”

Novak and Filip are scheduled to play on Tuesday as the second match of the day on Center Court. The prediction is Djokovic winning in straight sets. However, it’s worth mentioning that their official H2H record is 1-1 and Filip has won their recent encounter at the Adria Tour.

Novak Djokovic in 2020

Currently the world no.1, Novak played his last encounter on the 11th of October when he lost to Rafael Nadal 6-0 6-2 7-5 in the final of the French Open.

This year Djokovic has an overall 37-2 win-loss record. The Serbian clinched 4 titles in 2020 at the Australian Open, in Dubai, in New York and in Rome. The Serbian got to the final at the French Open.

Filip Krajinovic in 2020

Now ranked no.30, Krajinovic played his last match on the 12th of October when he surrendered to Steve Johnson 3-6 6-4 6-4 in the 1st round in Cologne.

Filip Krajinovic’s most significant result of the current year was reaching the semi-finals in Montpellier and Rotterdam.

Novak Djokovic and Filip Krajinovic played each other twice. The head to head is 1-1. The last time that they played, Novak Djokovic won 7-67 6-3 in the 3rd round in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia) on the 18th of September 2020.

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