Novak Djokovic outlasts Stefanos Tsitsipas 4-6 7-5 7-5 in the quarter in Rome on Saturday after conquering a huge battle. Djokovic will clash against Lorenzo Sonego in the semifinal. The epic lasted 3 hours and 16 minutes. The Serbian won this tournament 5 times in 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015 and 2020. Here you can see his history at this event.
Djokovic added to his prize money € 37,200 after winning this match. He has won already € 82,300 so far in this competition. If he wins the next match, Novak will add € 62,700 to his earnings to get in total € 145,000.
Highlights Novak Djokovic vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas Internazionali BNL d’Italia – Rome
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Novak scored 134 points vs. Stefanos’s 119.
Djokovic
Djokovic won this match even if he was struggling when converting his break points after he converted only 26% (6/23) of the procured opportunities.
Tsitsipas
On the other side, Tsitsipas had a tough time converting his break points (only 36% – 5/14). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this encounter, the head to head between Djokovic and Tsitsipas is 5-2 for Novak.
Draw and next match H2H: Novak Djokovic vs. Lorenzo Sonego – stats
Djokovic will come up against Sonego in the semifinal.
This will be the 2nd time that Novak Djokovic and Lorenzo Sonego fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Sonego (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.
Live score progression and stats
Sonego had a great start in this set after breaking Djokovic in the 1st game (1-0). Yet, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for Stefanos to win the set because Novak found the way to break back in the 6th (2-4) game.
The Greek converted 100% of his break points (2/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40) and the 5th game (3-1 15-40). On the other side, Novak was perfect in converting all his break points in the 2nd (0-1 30-40 and 40-A), the 4th (1-2 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 5th game (1-4 30-40).
They contested 73 points. The contest during this set was so even that Stefanos won only 1 point more than Djokovic (37-36). The Greek conceded 21 points on serve (27-21). on the other side of the net, Djokovic conceded 10 points on serve (15-10).
The Serbian conquered the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding his serve in the 3rd (1-2) game, The Serbian broke back in the 8th (4-4) and in the 12th game to conquer the set 7-5.
The Serbian converted 11% of his break points (1/9). He had 9 break points opportunities in the 8th (3-4 0-40, 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 12th game (6-5 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). Furthermore, on the other side, the Greek converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had his opportunities in the 3rd
(1-1 40-A) and the 9th game (4-4 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).They contested 86 points. Novak conquered the set after winning 8 more points than the Greek (47-39). Djokovic surrendered 11 points on serve (25-11). Regarding the other side of the net, Stefanos conceded 22 points on serve (28-22).
The Serbian won the set after recovering 2 times from a break down. In fact, after dropping his serve in the 3rd (1-2) and in the 9th (4-5) game, The Serbian broke back 3 times in the 6th (3-3), in the 10th (5-5) and in the 12th game to conquer the set 7-5.
The Serbian converted 25% of his break points (2/8). He had 8 break points opportunities in the 4th (1-2 30-40 and 40-A), the 6th (2-3 15-40 and 30-40), the 10th (4-5 15-40 and 30-40) and the 12th game (6-5 0-40 and 15-40). Also, on the other side, the Greek converted 25% of his break points (2/8). He had his opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 30-40), the 5th (3-1 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A), the 9th (4-4 15-40 and 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 40-A).
They contested 94 points. Djokovic won 8 points more than Stefanos (51-43). Novak dropped 22 points on serve (29-22). On the other side, the Greek conceded 22 points on serve (21-22).
Tennis Scores in Rome
- Lorenzo SonegoSonego – Andrey RublevRublev (3-6 6-4 6-3) – Stats and score progression
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (4-6 7-5 7-5) – Stats and score progression
- Rafael NadalNadal – Alexander ZverevZverev (6-3 6-4) – Stats and score progression
- Reilly OpelkaOpelka – Federico DelbonisDelbonis (7-5 7-62) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Lorenzo SonegoSonego (0-1) – H2H details and stats
- Reilly OpelkaOpelka – Rafael NadalNadal (0-0) – H2H details and stats