Novak Djokovic and Aslan Karatsev will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Serbia Open for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 5:00 pm on CENTER COURT. Here 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 -> 1.145
Aslan Karatsev -> 6.35
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Prediction and head to head Novak Djokovic vs. Aslan Karatsev
This will be the 2nd time that Novak Djokovic and Aslan Karatsev square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.
The last time that they locked horns, Djokovic won 6-3 6-4 6-2 in the semifinal in at the Australian Open back in February 2021.
Highlights Novak Djokovic vs Aslan Karatsev – Australian Open 18-February-2021
Novak Djokovic
Currently world no. 1 the Serbian got to the semifinal after defeating Soon-Woo Kwon 6-1 6-3 and Miomir Kecmanovic 6-1 6-3.
In the quarter, Djokovic had a good straight sets win against Kecmanovic (6-1 6-3). During the match Djokovic scored 65 points vs Kecmanovic’s 41. The Serbian was extremely aggressive to blast 24 winners.
Talking about the service games, Djokovic made 3 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Overall, Novak Djokovic was exceptionally effective on serve to win 75% (24/32) of his 1st serve and 57% (13/23) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Novak broke Kecmanovic 5 times after converting 50% of his break points (5/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Djokovic started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t conceded yet a set in this competition to win 62% of the points he played.
Djokovic has a great record in the last 10 years having won 87% of his matches (552-82). 3-1 on clay in 2021. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Djokovic has a 129-26 match record in the last years on clay.
His best result of the year was winning the title in at the Australian Open where he beat Daniil Medvedev in the final 7-5 6-2 6-2.
Novak has a 12-1 win-loss record in 2021, 3-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Belgrade
Novak has never competed in this tournament before.
Aslan Karatsev
Ranked no. 28, Aslan got to the semifinal after defeating Aljaz Bedene 6-3 4-6 7-65 and Gianluca Mager 6-3 6-4.
In the quarter, Karatsev had a good straight sets win against Mager (6-3 6-4). During the match Karatsev scored 66 points vs Mager’s 53. The Russian was quite aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Talking about serving, Karatsev couldn’t to score even 1 ace for the entire match and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Aslan Karatsev was pretty efficient on serve to win 74% (26/35) of his 1st serve and 52% (14/27) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Aslan broke Mager 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Russian started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
His best result of the year was winning the title in in Dubai where he beat Lloyd Harris in the final 6-3 6-2.
Aslan has a 19-4 win-loss record in 2021, 3-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Djokovic | Karatsev |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 32 | 51 |
| Pts | 125-76 | 165-149 |
| Total Points | 201 | 314 |
| Winners | 46 | 64 |
| %Winners | 37% | 39% |
Both Djokovic and Karatsev played 2 matches. At the moment, Aslan Karatsev dropped 1 set while Novak Djokovic hasn’t dropped a set so far. Djokovic has played 1 set(s) less than Karatsev (4 vs 5). Therefore, Djokovic played 19 games less than Karatsev. Novak scored 46 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, The Russian blasted 64 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Djokovic | Karatsev |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 5 | 9 |
| Avg per match | 2.5 | 4.5 |
| 1st in | 59/94 | 94/163 |
| %1st in | 63% | 58% |
| 1st pts | 46/59 | 64/94 |
| %1st pts | 78% | 68% |
| 2nd pts | 20/35 | 39/69 |
| %2nd pts | 57% | 57% |
Djokovic made 5 aces (2.5 per match). Karatsev recorded 9 aces (4.5 per match). Djokovic won 78% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Karatsev won 68% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Djokovic | Karatsev |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 7 |
| Converted | 10/18 | 7/16 |
| % Converted | 56% | 44% |
| Conceded | 6 | 8 |
| Saved | 4 | 3 |
| % Saved | 67% | 38% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 5 |
The Serbian broke his opponents 10 times with a 56% conversion rate. Djokovic dropped his serve twice and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. The Russian broke his opponents 7 times with a 44% conversion rate. Aslan conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 38% of the break points that he conceded.
| Djokovic | ||||
| R2 Kwon |
1/4 Kecmanovic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-3 | 6-1 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 16 | 32 | |
| pts | 60-35 | 65-41 | 125-76 | |
| Total points | 95 | 106 | 201 | |
| Winners | 22 | 24 | 46 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 37% | 37% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 27/39 | 32/55 | 59/94 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 58% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 22/27 | 24/32 | 46/59 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 75% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/12 | 13/23 | 20/35 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 57% | 57% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| Converted | 5/8 | 5/10 | 10/18 | |
| Converted % | 63% | 50% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 4/5 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 80% | 40% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Karatsev | ||||
| R2 Bedene |
1/4 Mager |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 4-6 7-65 | 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 32 | 19 | 51 | |
| pts | 99-96 | 66-53 | 165-149 | |
| Total points | 195 | 119 | 314 | |
| Winners | 38 | 26 | 64 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 39% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 9 | 0 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 59/101 | 35/62 | 94/163 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 56% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 38/59 | 26/35 | 64/94 | |
| % 1st pts | 64% | 74% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 25/42 | 14/27 | 39/69 | |
| % 2nd pts | 60% | 52% | 57% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Converted | 4/9 | 3/7 | 7/16 | |
| Converted % | 44% | 43% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 1 | 8 | |
| Saved | 3/7 | 0/1 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 43% | 0% | 22% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLLWLWLLW Tennis Scores in Belgrade
- Aslan KaratsevKaratsev – Gianluca MagerMager (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (6-1 6-3) – See score progression
- Taro DanielDaniel – Federico DelbonisDelbonis (4-6 6-1 7-5) – See score progression
- Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini – Filip KrajinovicKrajinovic (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Tomislav Brkic/Nikola CacicBrkic/Nikola Cacic – Simone Bolelli/Maximo GonzalezBolelli/Maximo Gonzalez (0-6 7-67 10-8) – See score progression
- Aslan KaratsevKaratsev – Gianluca MagerMager (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Taro DanielDaniel – Federico DelbonisDelbonis (4-6 6-1 7-5) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Aslan KaratsevKaratsev (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Taro DanielDaniel – Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini (1-0) – H2H and prediction
