Novak Djokovic and Aslan Karatsev will face off in the semifinal of the Australian Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 7.30 pm on Rod Laver Arena. Here the head to head stats and the relative 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 -> 1.156
Aslan Karatsev -> 6.4
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Prediction and head to head Novak Djokovic vs. Aslan Karatsev
There is no head to head record between Novak Djokovic and Aslan Karatsev 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 got to the semifinal after defeating Jeremy Chardy 6-3 6-1 6-2, Frances Tiafoe 6-3 6-73 7-62 6-3, Taylor Harry Fritz 7-61 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-2, Milos Raonic 7-64 4-6 6-1 6-4 and Alexander Zverev 6-76 6-2 6-4 7-66.
In the quarter against Zverev, Djokovic recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-76 6-2 6-4 7-66). During the match Djokovic scored 149 points vs Zverev’s 139. Djokovic was quite aggressive to blast 86 winners.
Regarding the service games, Djokovic overwhelmed his opponent with 23 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Novak Djokovic lost the serve 3 times and he saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Djokovic put 73% of his first serves in, winning 72% (86/119) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (19/43) on the 2nd serve. Novak broke Zverev 6 times after converting 67% of his break points (6/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Serbian has conceded 5 set in this competition to conquer 54% of the points he played.
Djokovic has a a remarkable win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 87% of his matches (547-81). 7-0 on hard in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Djokovic has a 295-37 win-loss record in the last years on hard.
The Serbian has a 7-0 win-loss record in 2021, 7-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the Australian Open
Novak won the title last year in Australian-Open after beating Dominic Thiem .
Aslan Karatsev
Ranked no. 114, Karatsev reached the semifinal after defeating Gianluca Mager 6-3 6-3 6-4, Egor Gerasimov 6-0 6-1 6-0, Diego Sebastian Schwartzman 6-3 6-3 6-3, Felix Auger Aliassime 3-6 1-6 6-3 6-3 6-4 and Grigor Dimitrov 2-6 6-4 6-1 6-2.
In the quarter against Dimitrov, The Russian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-4 6-1 6-2). During the match Karatsev scored 110 points vs Dimitrov’s 93. Karatsev was pretty aggressive to blast 39 winners.
Talking about serving, Karatsev managed to score 9 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Aslan Karatsev lost the serve 4 times and he saved 10 break points. Furthermore, Karatsev put 55% of his first serves in, winning 67% (39/58) of the points behind his 1st serve and 55% (26/47) on the 2nd serve. The Russian broke Dimitrov 8 times after converting 73% of his break points (8/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Russian has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
The Russian has a 8-0 win-loss record in 2021, 8-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the Australian Open
Aslan didn’t play at the Australian Open in 2020.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Djokovic | Karatsev |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Set | 20 | 18 |
| Tot Games | 202 | 151 |
| Pts | 672-583 | 511-391 |
| Total Points | 1255 | 902 |
| Winners | 328 | 210 |
| %Winners | 49% | 41% |
Both Djokovic and Karatsev played 5 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Novak Djokovic surrendered 5 sets, while Aslan Karatsev lost 3 sets. Djokovic has played 2 sets more than Karatsev (20 vs 18). Therefore, Djokovic played 51 games more than Karatsev. Djokovic scored 328 winners (49% of the total points). On the other side, The Russian bagged 210 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Djokovic | Karatsev |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 83 | 48 |
| Avg per match | 16.6 | 9.6 |
| 1st in | 423/619 | 281/455 |
| %1st in | 68% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 328/423 | 210/281 |
| %1st pts | 78% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 107/196 | 97/174 |
| %2nd pts | 55% | 56% |
Djokovic scored 83 aces (16.6 per match). Karatsev fired 48 aces (9.6 per match). Djokovic won 78% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Karatsev won 75% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 56% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Djokovic | Karatsev |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 24 | 32 |
| Converted | 24/56 | 32/59 |
| % Converted | 43% | 54% |
| Conceded | 30 | 38 |
| Saved | 21 | 27 |
| % Saved | 70% | 71% |
| Times Broken | 9 | 11 |
The Serbian broke his opponents 24 times with a 43% conversion rate. Novak surrendered his serve 9 times and he saved 70% of the break points that he conceded. Aslan broke his opponents 32 times with a 54% conversion rate. Aslan conceded his serve 11 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded.
| Djokovic | |||||||
| R1 Chardy |
R2 Tiafoe |
R3 Fritz |
R4 Raonic |
1/4 Zverev |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-1 6-2 | 6-3 6-73 7-62 6-3 | 7-61 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-2 | 7-64 4-6 6-1 6-4 | 6-76 6-2 6-4 7-66 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | |
| Tot Games | 24 | 44 | 50 | 40 | 44 | 202 | |
| pts | 91-52 | 145-123 | 157-155 | 130-114 | 149-139 | 672-583 | |
| Total points | 143 | 268 | 312 | 244 | 288 | 1255 | |
| Winners | 37 | 62 | 79 | 64 | 86 | 328 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 43% | 50% | 49% | 58% | 49% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 9 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 23 | 83 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | |
| 1st in | 43/57 | 74/120 | 105/159 | 82/121 | 119/162 | 423/619 | |
| % 1st in | 75% | 62% | 66% | 68% | 73% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 37/43 | 62/74 | 79/105 | 64/82 | 86/119 | 328/423 | |
| % 1st pts | 86% | 84% | 75% | 78% | 72% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/14 | 27/46 | 27/54 | 23/39 | 19/43 | 107/196 | |
| % 2nd pts | 79% | 59% | 50% | 59% | 44% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 24 | |
| Converted | 6/13 | 5/14 | 4/9 | 3/11 | 6/9 | 24/56 | |
| Converted % | 46% | 36% | 44% | 27% | 67% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 30 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 1/3 | 9/12 | 2/3 | 9/12 | 21 | |
| Saved % | – | 33% | 75% | 67% | 75% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
| Karatsev | |||||||
| R1 Mager |
R2 Gerasimov |
R3 Schwartzman |
R4 Auger-Aliassime |
1/4 Dimitrov |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-3 6-4 | 6-0 6-1 6-0 | 6-3 6-3 6-3 | 3-6 1-6 6-3 6-3 6-4 | 2-6 6-4 6-1 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 19 | 27 | 44 | 33 | 151 | |
| pts | 92-63 | 92-50 | 91-63 | 126-122 | 110-93 | 511-391 | |
| Total points | 155 | 142 | 154 | 248 | 203 | 902 | |
| Winners | 37 | 29 | 46 | 59 | 39 | 210 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 32% | 51% | 47% | 35% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 48 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
| 1st in | 42/69 | 40/68 | 64/90 | 77/123 | 58/105 | 281/455 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 59% | 71% | 63% | 55% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 37/42 | 29/40 | 46/64 | 59/77 | 39/58 | 210/281 | |
| % 1st pts | 88% | 73% | 72% | 77% | 67% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/27 | 16/28 | 16/26 | 22/46 | 26/47 | 97/174 | |
| % 2nd pts | 63% | 57% | 62% | 48% | 55% | 56% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 32 | |
| Converted | 5/11 | 9/17 | 5/6 | 5/14 | 8/11 | 32/59 | |
| Converted % | 45% | 53% | 83% | 36% | 73% | 54% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 38 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 5/5 | 10/11 | 1/6 | 10/14 | 27 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 100% | 91% | 17% | 71% | 66% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLWWLWWWLW Tennis Scores at the Australian Open
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Alexander ZverevZverev (6-76 6-2 6-4 7-66) – See score progression
- Aslan KaratsevKaratsev – Grigor DimitrovDimitrov (2-6 6-4 6-1 6-2) – See score progression
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