Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas will fight against each other in the final of the French Open for the 8th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 3:00 pm on Court Philippe-Chatrier. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Novak Djokovic who should win in 4 sets.
As per the initial odds, Novak Djokovic is the pick to win this match.
Novak Djokovic -> 1.49
Stefanos Tsitsipas -> 3.02
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Prediction and head to head Novak Djokovic vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas
This will be the 8th time that Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas play each other. The head to head is 5-2 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on clay.
The last time that they played each other, Djokovic won 4-6 7-5 7-5 in the quarter in Rome back in May 2021.
Highlights Novak Djokovic vs Stefanos Tsitsipas – Rome 15-May-2021
Novak Djokovic
Currently world no. 1 Novak got to the final after defeating Tennys Sandgren 6-2 6-4 6-2, Pablo Cuevas 6-3 6-2 6-4, Richard Berankis 6-1 6-4 6-1, Lorenzo Musetti 6-77 6-72 6-1 6-0 4-0 ret., Matteo Berrettini 6-3 6-2 6-75 7-5 and Rafael Nadal 3-6 6-3 7-64 6-2.
In the semifinal against Nadal, Novak recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-3 7-64 6-2). During the match, Djokovic scored 142 points vs Nadal’s 124. The Serbian was very aggressive to blast 55 winners.
Regarding the service games, Djokovic scored 6 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Novak Djokovic lost the serve 6 times and he saved 10 break points. Furthermore, Djokovic put 64% of his first serves in, winning 65% (55/85) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (24/48) on the 2nd serve. The Serbian broke Nadal 8 times after converting 36% of his break points (8/22).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Djokovic started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has dropped 2 set in this event to conquer 57% of the points he played.
Djokovic has a fantastic win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 87% of his matches (566-84). 17-3 on clay in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Djokovic has an overall 143-28 record in the last years on clay.
His best result of the current season was winning the title in at the Australian Open where he defeated Daniil Medvedev in the final 7-5 6-2 6-2 and in in Belgrade where he overcame Alex Molcan in the final 6-4 6-3.
Novak has an overall 26-3 win-loss record in 2021, 17-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the French Open
Previously, he won this tournament once in 2016. See his history.
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Ranked no. 5 (career-high), Tsitsipas reached the final after beating Jeremy Chardy 7-66 6-3 6-1, Pedro Martinez Portero 6-3 6-4 6-3, John Isner 5-7 6-3 7-63 6-1, Pablo Carreno-Busta 6-3 6-2 7-5, Daniil Medvedev 6-3 7-63 7-5 and Alexander Zverev 6-3 6-3 4-6 4-6 6-3.
In the semifinal, Stefanos had a tough win against Zverev to overcome his opponent only in 5 sets (6-3 6-3 4-6 4-6 6-3). During the match Tsitsipas scored 145 points vs Zverev’s 135. The Greek was pretty aggressive to blast 71 winners.
About the serving games, Tsitsipas struck 8 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Stefanos Tsitsipas was quite effective on serve to win 76% (71/94) of his 1st serve and 52% (23/44) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 3 times. The Greek broke Zverev 5 times after converting 36% of his break points (5/14).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Stefanos started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
His best result of the season was conquering the title in in Carlo where he beat Andrey Rublev in the final 6-3 6-3 and in in Lyon where he overcame Cameron Norrie in the final 6-3 6-3.
Stefanos has an overall 39-8 win-loss record in 2021, 22-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the French Open
Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2020. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Djokovic | Tsitsipas |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 6 | 6 |
| Tot Set | 23 | 21 |
| Tot Games | 201 | 208 |
| Pts | 729-543 | 708-576 |
| Total Points | 1272 | 1284 |
| Winners | 323 | 310 |
| %Winners | 44% | 44% |
Both Djokovic and Tsitsipas played 6 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Novak Djokovic lost 4 sets, while Stefanos Tsitsipas lost 3 sets. Djokovic has played 2 sets more than Tsitsipas (23 vs 21). However, it’s interesting to notice that Djokovic played 7 games less than Tsitsipas. Novak scored 323 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, Stefanos struck 310 winners (44%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Djokovic | Tsitsipas |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 46 | 38 |
| Avg per match | 7.7 | 6.3 |
| 1st in | 425/631 | 414/633 |
| %1st in | 67% | 65% |
| 1st pts | 323/425 | 310/414 |
| %1st pts | 76% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 114/206 | 132/219 |
| %2nd pts | 55% | 60% |
Djokovic scored 46 aces (7.7 per match). Tsitsipas struck 38 aces (6.3 per match). Djokovic won 76% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Tsitsipas won 75% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 60% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Djokovic | Tsitsipas |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 37 | 30 |
| Converted | 37/68 | 30/64 |
| % Converted | 54% | 47% |
| Conceded | 38 | 42 |
| Saved | 29 | 30 |
| % Saved | 76% | 71% |
| Times Broken | 9 | 12 |
Djokovic broke his opponents 37 times with a 54% conversion rate. The Serbian conceded his serve 9 times and he saved 76% of the break points that he conceded. The Greek broke his opponents 30 times with a 47% conversion rate. Tsitsipas conceded his serve 12 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded.
| Djokovic | ||||||||
| R1 Sandgren |
R2 Cuevas |
R3 Berankis |
R4 Musetti |
1/4 Berrettini |
1/2 Nadal |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-4 6-2 | 6-3 6-2 6-4 | 6-1 6-4 6-1 | 6-77 6-72 6-1 6-0 4-0 ret. | 6-3 6-2 6-75 7-5 | 3-6 6-3 7-64 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 27 | 24 | 43 | 42 | 39 | 201 | |
| pts | 99-68 | 98-70 | 87-55 | 150-103 | 153-123 | 142-124 | 729-543 | |
| Total points | 167 | 168 | 142 | 253 | 276 | 266 | 1272 | |
| Winners | 42 | 48 | 37 | 70 | 71 | 55 | 323 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 49% | 43% | 47% | 46% | 39% | 44% | |
| SERVE | ||||||||
| Aces | 4 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 46 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | |
| 1st in | 49/73 | 64/94 | 42/67 | 93/132 | 92/132 | 85/133 | 425/631 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 68% | 63% | 70% | 70% | 64% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 42/49 | 48/64 | 37/42 | 70/93 | 71/92 | 55/85 | 323/425 | |
| % 1st pts | 86% | 75% | 88% | 75% | 77% | 65% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/24 | 17/30 | 13/25 | 21/39 | 26/40 | 24/48 | 114/206 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 57% | 52% | 54% | 65% | 50% | 55% | |
| Breaks | ||||||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 37 | |
| Converted | 5/11 | 5/8 | 6/9 | 9/9 | 4/9 | 8/22 | 37/68 | |
| Converted % | 45% | 63% | 67% | 100% | 44% | 36% | 54% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 38 | |
| Saved | 6/6 | 8/9 | 0/0 | 2/4 | 3/3 | 10/16 | 29 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 89% | – | 50% | 100% | 63% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | |
| Tsitsipas | ||||||||
| R1 Chardy |
R2 Martinez Portero |
R3 Isner |
R4 Carreno-Busta |
1/4 Medvedev |
1/2 Zverev |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-66 6-3 6-1 | 6-3 6-4 6-3 | 5-7 6-3 7-63 6-1 | 6-3 6-2 7-5 | 6-3 7-63 7-5 | 6-3 6-3 4-6 4-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 21 | |
| Tot Games | 29 | 28 | 41 | 29 | 34 | 47 | 208 | |
| pts | 105-77 | 112-90 | 125-105 | 103-78 | 118-91 | 145-135 | 708-576 | |
| Total points | 182 | 202 | 230 | 181 | 209 | 280 | 1284 | |
| Winners | 44 | 39 | 61 | 47 | 48 | 71 | 310 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 35% | 49% | 46% | 41% | 49% | 44% | |
| SERVE | ||||||||
| Aces | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 38 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | |
| 1st in | 59/92 | 61/87 | 71/119 | 63/95 | 66/102 | 94/138 | 414/633 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 70% | 60% | 66% | 65% | 68% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 44/59 | 39/61 | 61/71 | 47/63 | 48/66 | 71/94 | 310/414 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 64% | 86% | 75% | 73% | 76% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 20/33 | 14/26 | 29/48 | 19/32 | 27/36 | 23/44 | 132/219 | |
| % 2nd pts | 61% | 54% | 60% | 59% | 75% | 52% | 60% | |
| Breaks | ||||||||
| Won | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 30 | |
| Converted | 5/6 | 8/18 | 3/7 | 5/12 | 4/7 | 5/14 | 30/64 | |
| Converted % | 83% | 44% | 43% | 42% | 57% | 36% | 47% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 42 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 11/15 | 3/4 | 5/6 | 6/8 | 3/6 | 30 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 73% | 75% | 83% | 75% | 50% | 71% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | |
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