Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev will play each other in the Round Robin of the the Nitto ATP Finals for the 6th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 2:00 pm on Centre Court. In the following lines 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 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Novak Djokovic is the pick to win this match.
Novak Djokovic -> 1.27
Alexander Zverev -> 3.92
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Prediction and head to head Novak Djokovic vs. Alexander Zverev
This will be the 6th time that Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev fight against each other. The head to head is 3-2 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on indoor hard courts.
Novak Djokovic
Currently world no. 1 the Serbian got to the Round Robin after defeating Diego Sebastian Schwartzman 6-3 6-2.
Djokovic has a a great record in the last 10 years having won 88% of his matches (627-88). 3-2 on indoor hard courts in 2020. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Djokovic has a 77-15 record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the current season was managing to win 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 beat Diego Sebastian Schwartzman in the final 7-5 6-3.
Djokovic has a 40-4 win-loss record in 2020, 3-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Nitto ATP Finals
Novak lost in the round robin to Roger Federer.
Alexander Zverev
Ranked no. 7, Alexander reached the Round Robin after beating Diego Sebastian Schwartzman 6-3 4-6 6-3.
In the previous match, Alexander defeated Schwartzman (6-3 4-6 6-3). During the match Zverev scored 95 points vs Schwartzman’s 80. Zverev was exceptionally aggressive to blast 44 winners.
Talking about serving, Zverev fired 10 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Alexander Zverev lost the serve 3 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Zverev put 73% of his first serves in, winning 73% (44/60) of the points behind his 1st serve and 45% (10/22) on the 2nd serve. The German broke Schwartzman 5 times after converting 42% of his break points (5/12).
His best result of the year was winning the title in Cologne where he beat Felix Auger Aliassime in the final 6-3 6-3 and in Cologne where he beat Diego Sebastian Schwartzman in the final 6-2 6-1.
Alexander has a 28-10 win-loss record in 2020, 13-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Nitto ATP Finals
Alexander lost in the semifinal to Dominic Thiem.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Djokovic | Zverev |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 35 | 47 |
| Pts | 59-40 | 95-80 |
| Total Points | 99 | 175 |
| Winners | 23 | 44 |
| %Winners | 39% | 46% |
Both Djokovic and Zverev played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Novak Djokovic conceded 2 sets, while Alexander Zverev dropper 3 sets. Djokovic has played 1 set(s) less than Zverev (4 vs 5). Therefore, Djokovic played 12 games less than Zverev. Djokovic scored 23 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Alexander blasted 44 winners (46%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Djokovic | Zverev |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 7 | 10 |
| Avg per match | 3.5 | 5 |
| 1st in | 30/47 | 60/82 |
| %1st in | 64% | 73% |
| 1st pts | 23/30 | 44/60 |
| %1st pts | 77% | 73% |
| 2nd pts | 11/17 | 10/22 |
| %2nd pts | 65% | 45% |
Djokovic managed to score 7 aces (3.5 per match). Zverev bagged 10 aces (5 per match). Djokovic won 77% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 65% of the points. On the other side, Zverev won 73% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 45% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Djokovic | Zverev |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 5 |
| Converted | 4/6 | 5/12 |
| % Converted | 67% | 42% |
| Conceded | 2 | 9 |
| Saved | 1 | 6 |
| % Saved | 50% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 |
Djokovic broke his opponents 4 times with a 67% conversion rate. Novak dropped his serve once and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. Alexander broke his opponents 5 times with a 42% conversion rate. Alexander conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Djokovic | ||||
| Round Robin Medvedev |
Round Robin Schwartzman |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-3 | 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 17 | 35 | |
| pts | – | 59-40 | 59-40 | |
| Total points | 0 | 99 | 99 | |
| Winners | 23 | 23 | ||
| %Winners | NAN% | 39% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 0 | 7 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1st in | / | 30/47 | 30/47 | |
| % 1st in | NAN% | 64% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | / | 23/30 | 23/30 | |
| % 1st pts | NAN% | 77% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | / | 11/17 | 11/17 | |
| % 2nd pts | NAN% | 65% | 65% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | ||
| Converted | / | 4/6 | 4/6 | |
| Converted % | NAN% | 67% | 67% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2 | ||
| Saved | 0/ | 1/2 | 1 | |
| Saved % | – | 50% | 25% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | ||
| Zverev | ||||
| Round Robin Schwartzman |
Round Robin Medvedev |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 4-6 6-3 | 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 19 | 47 | |
| pts | 95-80 | – | 95-80 | |
| Total points | 175 | 0 | 175 | |
| Winners | 44 | 44 | ||
| %Winners | 46% | NAN% | 46% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 10 | 0 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | ||
| 1st in | 60/82 | / | 60/82 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | NAN% | 73% | |
| 1st pts | 44/60 | / | 44/60 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | NAN% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/22 | / | 10/22 | |
| % 2nd pts | 45% | NAN% | 45% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | ||
| Converted | 5/12 | / | 5/12 | |
| Converted % | 42% | NAN% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 9 | ||
| Saved | 6/9 | 0/ | 6 | |
| Saved % | 67% | – | 34% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | ||
Head 2 Head
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WWLWWWLWWW Tennis Scores in Nitto ATP Finals
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman (6-3 4-6 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Kevin Krawietz/Andreas MiesKrawietz/Andreas Mies – Lukasz Kubot/Marcelo MeloKubot/Marcelo Melo (6-2 7-65) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Andrey RublevRublev (6-1 4-6 7-66) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Wesley Koolhof/Nikola MekticKoolhof/Nikola Mektic – Rajeev Ram/Joe SalisburyRam/Joe Salisbury (7-65 6-0) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Dominic ThiemThiem – Rafael NadalNadal (7-67 7-64) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Alexander ZverevZverev (6-3 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Mate Pavic/Bruno SoaresPavic/Bruno Soares – Jurgen Melzer/Edouard Roger-VasselinMelzer/Edouard Roger-Vasselin (6-76 6-1 10-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman (6-3 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Marcel Granollers/Horacio ZeballosGranollers/Horacio Zeballos – John Peers/Michael VenusPeers/Michael Venus (7-62 7-5) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Rafael NadalNadal – Andrey RublevRublev (6-3 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Rajeev Ram/Joe SalisburyRam/Joe Salisbury – Lukasz Kubot/Marcelo MeloKubot/Marcelo Melo (7-5 3-6 10-5) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Rafael NadalNadal – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (5-1) – H2H and prediction
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Alexander ZverevZverev (3-2) – H2H and prediction
- Dominic ThiemThiem – Andrey RublevRublev (2-2) – H2H and prediction
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman (4-0) – H2H and prediction
