Novak Djokovic and Matteo Berrettini will square off in the quarter of the U.S. Open for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 9:00 pm on Arthur Ashe Stadium. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Novak Djokovic who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Novak Djokovic is the pick to win this match.
Novak Djokovic -> 1.127
Matteo Berrettini -> 6.95
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Prediction and head to head Novak Djokovic vs. Matteo Berrettini
This will be the 4th time that Novak Djokovic and Matteo Berrettini fight against each other. The head to head is 3-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.
The last time that they fought against each other, Djokovic won 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4 6-3 in the final in at the Wimbledon back in July 2021.
Highlights Novak Djokovic vs Matteo Berrettini – Wimbledon 11-July-2021
Novak Djokovic
Currently world no. 1 the Serbian reached the quarter after beating Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune 6-1 6-75 6-2 6-1, Tallon Griekspoor 6-2 6-3 6-2, Kei Nishikori 6-74 6-3 6-3 6-2 and Jenson Brooksby 1-6 6-3 6-2 6-2.
In the 4th round against Brooksby, Novak recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (1-6 6-3 6-2 6-2). During the match, Djokovic scored 116 points vs Brooksby’s 95. Djokovic was exceptionally aggressive to blast 48 winners.
Talking about the service games, Djokovic fired 9 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Overall, Novak Djokovic was exceptionally effective on serve to win 73% (48/66) of his 1st serve and 54% (21/39) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 3 times. Djokovic broke Brooksby 6 times after converting 50% of his break points (6/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Djokovic started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has dropped 3 set in this event to conquer 57% of the points he played.
Djokovic has an extraordinary match record in the last 10 years having won 87% of his matches (582-86). 17-2 on hard in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Djokovic has a composed 305-39 match record in the last years on hard.
His best result of the current year was winning the title in at the Australian Open where he overcame 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 and in at the French Open where he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-7(6) 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 and in at the Wimbledon where he beat Matteo Berrettini in the final 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4 6-3.
The Serbian has a compiled 42-5 win-loss record in 2021, 17-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the U.S. Open
Previously, he won this tournament 3 times in 2011, 2015 and 2018. See his history.
Matteo Berrettini
Ranked no. 8 (career-high), the Italian got to the quarter after beating Jeremy Chardy 7-65 7-67 6-3, Corentin Moutet 7-62 4-6 6-4 6-3, Ilya Ivashka 6-75 6-2 6-4 2-6 6-3 and Oscar Otte 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-2.
In the 4th round, Berrettini defeated Otte (6-4 3-6 6-3 6-2). During the match Berrettini scored 110 points vs Otte’s 91. The Italian was quite aggressive to blast 55 winners.
Talking about serving, Berrettini fired 12 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Matteo Berrettini lost the serve once and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Berrettini put 61% of his first serves in, winning 89% (55/62) of the points behind his 1st serve and 49% (19/39) on the 2nd serve. Matteo broke Otte 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Italian started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 4 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
His best result of the year was winning the title in in Belgrade where he defeated Aslan Karatsev in the final 6-1 3-6 7-6(0) and in in London where he overcame Cameron Norrie in the final 6-4 6-7(5) 6-3.
The Italian has a composed 37-8 win-loss record in 2021, 13-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the U.S. Open
Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2019. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Djokovic | Berrettini |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 15 | 16 |
| Tot Games | 131 | 161 |
| Pts | 467-356 | 520-460 |
| Total Points | 823 | 980 |
| Winners | 201 | 258 |
| %Winners | 43% | 50% |
Both Djokovic and Berrettini played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Novak Djokovic dropped 3 sets, while Matteo Berrettini conceded 4 sets. Djokovic has played 1 set(s) less than Berrettini (15 vs 16). Therefore, Djokovic played 30 games less than Berrettini. Djokovic scored 201 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, Matteo bagged 258 winners (50%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Djokovic | Berrettini |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 54 | 73 |
| Avg per match | 13.5 | 18.3 |
| 1st in | 256/405 | 314/488 |
| %1st in | 63% | 64% |
| 1st pts | 201/256 | 258/314 |
| %1st pts | 79% | 82% |
| 2nd pts | 77/149 | 91/174 |
| %2nd pts | 52% | 52% |
Djokovic managed to score 54 aces (13.5 per match). Berrettini bagged 73 aces (18.3 per match). Djokovic won 79% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Berrettini won 82% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 52% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Djokovic | Berrettini |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 27 | 16 |
| Converted | 27/52 | 16/33 |
| % Converted | 52% | 48% |
| Conceded | 31 | 27 |
| Saved | 23 | 20 |
| % Saved | 74% | 74% |
| Times Broken | 8 | 7 |
Novak broke his opponents 27 times with a 52% conversion rate. Novak dropped his serve 8 times and he saved 74% of the break points that he conceded. Matteo broke his opponents 16 times with a 48% conversion rate. Berrettini conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 74% of the break points that he conceded.
| Djokovic | ||||||
| R1 Vitus Nodskov Rune |
R2 Griekspoor |
R3 Nishikori |
R4 Brooksby |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-75 6-2 6-1 | 6-2 6-3 6-2 | 6-74 6-3 6-3 6-2 | 1-6 6-3 6-2 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | |
| Tot Games | 35 | 25 | 39 | 32 | 131 | |
| pts | 111-79 | 90-58 | 150-124 | 116-95 | 467-356 | |
| Total points | 190 | 148 | 274 | 211 | 823 | |
| Winners | 53 | 37 | 63 | 48 | 201 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 41% | 42% | 41% | 43% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 17 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 54 | |
| Double Faults | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 20 | |
| 1st in | 62/97 | 46/72 | 82/131 | 66/105 | 256/405 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 64% | 63% | 63% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 53/62 | 37/46 | 63/82 | 48/66 | 201/256 | |
| % 1st pts | 85% | 80% | 77% | 73% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/35 | 14/26 | 25/49 | 21/39 | 77/149 | |
| % 2nd pts | 49% | 54% | 51% | 54% | 52% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 27 | |
| Converted | 8/14 | 6/10 | 7/16 | 6/12 | 27/52 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 60% | 44% | 50% | 52% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 31 | |
| Saved | 1/3 | 3/4 | 11/13 | 8/11 | 23 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 75% | 85% | 73% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Berrettini | ||||||
| R1 Chardy |
R2 Moutet |
R3 Ivashka |
R4 Otte |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-65 7-67 6-3 | 7-62 4-6 6-4 6-3 | 6-75 6-2 6-4 2-6 6-3 | 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | |
| Tot Games | 35 | 42 | 48 | 36 | 161 | |
| pts | 118-102 | 139-122 | 153-145 | 110-91 | 520-460 | |
| Total points | 220 | 261 | 298 | 201 | 980 | |
| Winners | 54 | 69 | 80 | 55 | 258 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 50% | 52% | 50% | 50% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 17 | 17 | 27 | 12 | 73 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 15 | |
| 1st in | 67/100 | 90/128 | 95/159 | 62/101 | 314/488 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 70% | 60% | 61% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 54/67 | 69/90 | 80/95 | 55/62 | 258/314 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 77% | 84% | 89% | 82% | |
| 2nd pts | 23/33 | 19/38 | 30/64 | 19/39 | 91/174 | |
| % 2nd pts | 70% | 50% | 47% | 49% | 52% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | |
| Converted | 3/10 | 5/10 | 4/8 | 4/5 | 16/33 | |
| Converted % | 30% | 50% | 50% | 80% | 48% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 27 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 7/10 | 10/12 | 1/2 | 20 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 70% | 83% | 50% | 68% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
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