HUGE UPSET. Zverev denies Djokovic in the semifinal at the Olympic Games

OLYMPICS - TOKYO DRAW AND RESULTS. Zverev ousts Djokovic to take on Karen Khachanov in the final

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Luke Meyer
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Zverev Djokovic

Alexander Zverev dispatches Novak Djokovic 1-6 6-3 6-1 in the semifinal in Tokyo on Friday. Zverev will engage against Karen Khachanov in the final. The battle lasted 2 hours and 3 minutes. Novak Djokovic, therefore, lost the opportunity to win the so-called Gloden Slam (all slams + the Olympic Medal).

Zverev
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Zverev's Record

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Zverev
Djokovic
Alexander Zverev
1-6 6-3 6-1
2h:03
Novak Djokovic
83
83
Total points
68
68
34
34
Winners
29
29
41%
41%
Ratio Winners
43%
43%
-- Serve --
7
7
Aces
4
4
1
1
Double Faults
1
1
72%
72%
1st in
66%
66%
65%
65%
1st won
56%
56%
34/52
34/52
1st won
29/52
29/52
47%
47%
2nd won
38%
38%
9/19
9/19
2nd won
10/26
10/26
-- Break Points --
5/9
5/9
Total
3/8
3/8
56%
56%
Won
38%
38%
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At the end of the match, Alexander scored 83 points vs. Novak’s 68.

Zverev

Zverev was sharp when converting 56% of the break points that he conquered (5/9).

Djokovic

On the other side, Djokovic was battling in converting his break points (only 38% – 3/8). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

After this contest, the head to head between Zverev and Djokovic is 3-6 for Novak.

Draw and next match H2H: Alexander Zverev vs. Karen Khachanov – stats

Zverev will play Khachanov in the final.

This will be the 5th time that Alexander Zverev and Karen Khachanov face off. The head to head is 2-2 for Zverev and Khachanov (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

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Novak was too good to concede barely 1 game before breaking Zverev 2 times and win the set 6-1.

The German was completely knocked out in the last 5 games of the set when the game count went from 1-1 to 6-1.

Djokovic converted 100% of his break points (2/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 3rd (2-1 15-40) and the 6th game (4-1 30-40). On the other side, Zverev was perfect in converting all his break points in the 0th game (0-0 15-40 and 30-40).

They contested 50 points. Novak was the one to win the set after conquering 10 more points than the German (30-20). Djokovic dropped 13 points on serve (21-13). on the other side of the court, the German conceded 9 points on serve (7-9).

The German clinched the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping his serve in the 5th (2-3) game, Alexander broke back in the 6th (3-3) and in the 8th (5-3) game to conquer the set 6-3.

Novak was outplayed in the last 4 games of the set when the game count went from 2-3 to 6-3.

Zverev converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 30-40), the 6th (2-3 0-40) and the 8th game (4-3 15-40). In addition on the other side, Djokovic converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 4th game (2-2 15-40 and 30-40).

They contested 51 points. The German won 13 more points than Novak (32-19). The German dropped 9 points on serve (19-9). on the other side of the court, the Serbian conceded 13 points on serve (10-13).

Zverev had a running start at the beginning of the set after breaking Novak Djokovic in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating his break and lead 4-0. Alexander extended his lead after breaking the Serbian in the 3rd (3-0) and in the 7th (6-1) game before winning the set.

There was an important spell in this set when Alexander won 4 consecutive games in the 3rd set to convert the score from 0-0 to 4-0.

They contested 50 points. The German conquered the set after winning 14 more points than Djokovic (32-18). Alexander lost 11 points on serve (17-11). on the other side of the net, Novak conceded 15 points on serve (7-15).

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