Novak Djokovic gets the better of Matteo Berrettini 5-7 6-2 6-2 6-3 in the quarter in New York on Wednesday. Djokovic will clash against Alexander Zverev in the semifinal. The battle lasted 3 hours and 27 minutes. Novak won this tournament 3 times in 2011, 2015 and 2018. Here you can see his history at this event.
Novak added to his prize money $ 250,000 after conquering this match. He has won already $ 675,000 so far in this event. If he wins the next match, Djokovic will add $ 575,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 1,250,000.
Highlights Novak Djokovic vs. Matteo Berrettini U.S. Open – New York
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Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Djokovic scored 147 points vs. Berrettini’s 117.
Djokovic
Djokovic struck 12 aces and he committed 4 double faults. Djokovic won this match even if he was not so effective in converting his break points as he converted only 31% (5/16) of the procured opportunities.
Berrettini
On the other side, Matteo was battling in converting his break points (only 20% – 1/5). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this match, the head to head between Djokovic and Berrettini is 4-0 for Novak.
Draw and next match H2H: Novak Djokovic vs. Alexander Zverev – stats
Djokovic will take on Zverev in the semifinal.
This will be the 10th time that Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev clash against each other. The head to head is 6-3 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 3-1 on hard.
The last time that they fought against each other, Zverev won 1-6 6-3 6-1 in the semifinal in Tokyo back in July 2021.
Live score progression and stats
The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that the Italian clinched in the 11th game (6-5) just before ultimately conquering the set (7-5).
Berrettini converted 20% of his break points (1/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A and 40-A), the 7th (3-3 30-40 and 40-A) and the 11th game (5-5 30-40). On the other side, Djokovic was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 6th game (3-2 30-40 and 40-A).
They contested 107 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the Italian won just 3 more points than Novak (55-52). The Italian conceded 22 points on serve (35-22). On the losing side, Novak conceded 20 points on serve (30-20).
Novak in this set was much more effective than the Italian and finally he won 6-2 after breaking Berrettini in the 4th (3-1) and in the 8th (6-2) game.
The Serbian wasted a good opportunity to break the Italian in the 6th game when he had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).
The Serbian converted 28% of his break points (2/7). He had 7 break points opportunities in the 3rd (2-1 30-40), the 6th (4-1 0-40, 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 8th game (5-2 30-40). On the other side, Novak didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 53 points. The Serbian won 13 points more than Berrettini (33-20). Novak was extremely solid on serve to drop just 3 points (16-3). In addition, on the other side, Matteo conceded 17 points on serve (17-17
).Djokovic enjoyed quite a good start of the set after breaking Matteo Berrettini in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Djokovic reinforced his lead after breaking the Italian in the 8th (6-2) game before conquering the set.
Novak converted 33% of his break points (2/6). He had 6 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 0-40 and 15-40), the 4th (3-0 30-40), the 6th (4-1 40-A) and the 8th game (5-2 0-40 and 15-40). On the other side, the Italian wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 7th game (2-4 30-40).
They contested 58 points. Djokovic won 14 points more than Matteo (36-22). The Serbian lost 5 points on serve (17-5). In addition, on the other side, the Italian conceded 19 points on serve (17-19).
Djokovic enjoyed quite a good start of the set after breaking Matteo Berrettini in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. That break turned to be decisive for the Serbian to win the set (6-3) since there were no other breaks.
Djokovic was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 2nd game (1-0 30-40). On the other side, the Serbian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 46 points. Djokovic was the winner of the set after clinching 6 points more than Berrettini (26-20). Novak surrendered 6 points on serve (20-6). In addition, on the other side, Matteo conceded 6 points on serve (14-6).
Tennis Scores at the Us Open
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini (5-7 6-2 6-2 6-3) – Stats and score progression
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Lloyd HarrisHarris (7-66 6-3 6-4) – Stats and score progression
- Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime – Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia (6-3 3-1 ret.) – Stats and score progression
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp (6-3 6-0 4-6 7-5) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Alexander ZverevZverev (6-3) – H2H details and stats
- Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (0-1) – H2H details and stats