Novak Djokovic defeats Zverev in the round robin of the Nitto ATP Finals. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW – LONDON RESULTS

NITTO ATP FINALS - LONDON DRAW AND RESULTS. Djokovic conquers Zverev to fight against Dominic Thiem in the semifinal

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Novak Djokovic vs. Alexander Zverev

Novak Djokovic hustles Alexander Zverev 6-3 7-64 in the Round Robin at the Nitto ATP Finals on Friday. Djokovic will seek to keep on going in this event against Dominic Thiem in the semifinal.

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Djokovic took off at the beginning of the set after breaking Zverev in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. That break was the key and it was sufficient for Novak to win the set (6-3) since there were no other breaks.

Novak converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 2nd game (1-0 0-40 and 15-40). On the other side, Zverev was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 7th game (2-4 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 47 points. Novak won 7 more points than the German (27-20). Novak conceded 7 points on serve (21-7). On the losing side, the German conceded 6 points on serve (13-6).

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Neither player conceded a service game during this set. Therefore the affair had to be decided at the tiebreak. Eventually, Djokovic won the tiebreak at 7-4.

Tiebreak

Novak won 3 minibreaks in the 4th (2-2), 8th (5-3) and 11th (7-4) point. On the other side, the German won a minibreak in the 2nd (2-0) point.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 0-1, 0-2, 1-2, 2-2, 2-3, 3-3, 4-3, 5-3, 5-4, 6-4, 7-c

The Serbian was unable to convert any of the 2 conquered break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 5th game (2-2 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the German wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 4th game (2-1 30-40).

They contested 88 points. It’s worth to point out that, Novak won this set even if he scored less points 2 than Alexander (43-45). Djokovic surrendered 17 points on serve (33-17). On the losing side, Zverev conceded 10 points on serve (28-10).

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Djokovic
Zverev
Novak Djokovic
6-3 7-64
1h:36
Alexander Zverev
70
70
Total points
65
65
40
40
Winners
36
36
57%
57%
Ratio Winners
55%
55%
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Aces
12
12
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Double Faults
6
6
65%
65%
1st in
75%
75%
78%
78%
1st won
84%
84%
40/51
40/51
1st won
36/43
36/43
52%
52%
2nd won
36%
36%
14/27
14/27
2nd won
5/14
5/14
-- Break Points --
1/4
1/4
Total
0/3
0/3
25%
25%
Won
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0%
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At the end of the match, Novak scored 70 points vs. Zverev’s 65.

Djokovic served very well to win 78% of the points (40/51) behind his first serve, and he won 52% points (14/27) on his second serve. Djokovic won this match even if he wasn’t that great in converting his break points since he converted only 25% (1/4) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, Zverev wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/3). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this encounter, the head to head between Djokovic and Zverev is 4-2 for Novak.

Highlights Novak Djokovic vs. Alexander Zverev Nitto ATP Finals – London

Djokovic’s Interview

Draw and next match H2H: Novak Djokovic vs. Dominic Thiem – stats

Djokovic will play Thiem in the semifinal.

This will be the 12th time that Novak Djokovic and Dominic Thiem square off. The head to head is 7-4 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on I.hard.

The last time that they locked horns, Djokovic won 6-4 4-6 2-6 6-3 6-4 in the final in Australian Open back in February 2020.

 

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