Novak Djokovic is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Tokyo. The Serbian has defeated Hugo Dellien 6-2 6-2 and Jan-Lennard Struff 6-4 6-3 to reach the 3rd round where he will face Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Novak Djokovic’s projected draw and the likely opposition in Olympics. Djokovic has a a good record (12-5) against the plausible opponents.
R3 – Alejandro Davidovich Fokina’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Novak Djokovic
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina has a 25-15 win-loss record in 2021, 3-1 on hard. In connection to the last 6 years, Davidovich Fokina has a 76-36 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Spaniard won 7 of his last 10 matches.
Davidovich Fokina’s most significant achievement of this current year was getting to the semifinal in Estoril.
H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
This match would represent the 2nd time that Novak Djokovic and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.
1/4 – Ilya Ivashka’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
Ilya Ivashka has a 26-13 win-loss record in 2021, 3-2 on hard. In the course of the last 9 years, the Belarussian has a 167-93 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Ivashka won 8 of his last 10 matches.
Ilya’s most significant achievement of the season was reaching the semifinal in Munich.
H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Ilya Ivashka
There is no head to head record between Novak Djokovic and Ilya Ivashka since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Possibly, Novak Djokovic may take on Kei Nishikori. Their head to head record is 16-2 for Novak Djokovic.
1/2 – Alexander Zverev’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 6-2 for Novak Djokovic
Alexander Zverev has a 29-11 win-loss record in 2021, 11-4 on hard. In the course of the last 9 years, Alexander has a 125-68 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The German won 7 of his last 10 matches.
His best achievement of the current season was winning the competition in Acapulco where he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-4 7-6(3), and in Madrid where he overcame Matteo Berrettini in the final 6-7(8) 6-4 6-3.
H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Alexander Zverev
This would be the 9th time that Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev fight against each other. The head to head is 6-2 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on hard in major tournaments.
Possibly, Novak Djokovic may come up against Nikoloz Basilashvili. Their head to head is 2-0 for Novak Djokovic.
Final – Daniil Medvedev’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 5-3 for Novak Djokovic
Daniil Medvedev has a 31-8 record in 2021, 15-2 on hard. As for the previous 9 years, Daniil has a 137-51 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Medvedev won 9 of his last 10 matches.
His best result of this current season was winning the competition in Marseille where he beat Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the final 6-4 6-7(4) 6-4, and in Mallorca where he beat Sam Querrey in the final 6-4 6-2.
H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Daniil Medvedev
This would be the 9th time that Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev fight against each other. The head to head is 5-3 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 3-1 on hard in major tournaments.
Anyhow, Novak Djokovic may come up against Stefanos Tsitsipas. Their H2H record is 6-2 for Novak Djokovic.
