Novak Djokovic overcomes Alexander Zverev 4-6 6-2 6-4 4-6 6-2 in the semifinal in New York on Friday and he is just 1 step away from winning a historic year grand slam. The Serbian sensation managed to overcome nerves and an in-form Sascha Zverev in 5 set. The key for the world no.1 was having a great start in the decider to grab a decisive 5-0 lead.
Djokovic will square off with Daniil Medvedev in the final. The battle lasted 3 hours and 34 minutes.
Djokovic 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 $ 575,000 after winning this match. He has won already $ 1,250,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Novak will add $ 1,250,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 2,500,000 in total.
Highlights Novak Djokovic vs. Alexander Zverev U.S. Open – New York
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Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
4-6 6-2
3h:34
At the end of the match, Novak scored 141 points vs. the German’s 133.
Djokovic
Djokovic served pretty well to win 77% of the points (76/99) behind his first serve. Yet he won only 43% points (22/51) on his second serve. Djokovic blasted 12 aces and he committed 2 double faults. The Serbian was pretty focused in converting 67% of the break points that he conquered (6/9).
Zverev
On the other side, Alexander was struggling to find the solution in converting his break points (only 25% – 3/12). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.
After this match, the head to head between Djokovic and Zverev is 7-3 for Novak.
Draw and next match H2H: Novak Djokovic vs. Daniil Medvedev – stats
Djokovic will square off with Medvedev in the final.
This will be the 9th time that Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev face off. The head to head is 5-3 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 3-1 on hard.
The last time that they squared off, Djokovic won 7-5 6-2 6-2 in the final in Australian open back in February 2021.
Live score progression and stats
There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that Zverev clinched in the 9th game (5-4) just before finally winning the set (6-4).
Alexander was exemplary in converting all his break points in the 7th (3-3 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 15-40). On the other side, Alexander didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 53 points. Zverev was the one to win the set after conquering 7 points more than Djokovic (30-23). Zverev dropped 5 points on serve (20-5). In addition, on the other side, Novak conceded 10 points on serve (18-10).
Djokovic was quite dominant at the beginning of the set to break Alexander Zverev in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. The Serbian improved his lead after breaking Alexander in the 8th (6-2) game before winning the set.
Djokovic converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 30-40) and the 8th game (5-2 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Novak didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 48 points. The Serbian was the winner of the set after clinching 8 points more than the German (28-20). Novak conceded 8 points on serve (18-8). on the other side of the net, Alexander conceded 10 points on serve (12-10).
Both players managed to hold their service games for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Djokovic conquered in the 10th game (6-4) before eventually winning the set (6-4).
They played 62 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Djokovic won just 2 points more than Zverev (32-30). Novak surrendered 11 points on serve (23-11). In addition, on the other side, Alexander conceded 8 points on serve (18-8).
Similarly to the 3rd set, both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Zverev conquered in the 3rd game (2-1) prior to finally winning the set (6-4).
They contested 64 points. Zverev was the one to win the set after conquering 8 points more than the Serbian (36-28). Zverev surrendered 7 points on serve (21-7). In addition, on the other side, Djokovic conceded 15 points on serve (21-15).
Djokovic had a pretty good kick start of the set after breaking Alexander Zverev in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 5-0. Yet, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for Novak to win the set as Alexander found the way to break back in the 7th (2-5) game. Djokovic maintained his cool to break the German in the 8th (6-2) game.
Certainly, a key moment was when Djokovic won 5 consecutive games in the 5th set so as to convert the game count from 0-0 to 5-0.
Djokovic was exemplary in converting all his break points in the 2nd (1-0 30-40), the 3rd (3-0 30-40) and the 8th game (5-2 30-40). On the other side, the German converted 20% of his break points (1/5). He had his opportunities in the 7th game (1-5 15-40, 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A).
They contested 49 points. Djokovic was the winner of the set after clinching 11 more points than Zverev (30-19). Djokovic lost 9 points on serve (17-9). on the other side of the net, the German conceded 13 points on serve (10-13).
Tennis Scores at the Us Open
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime (6-4 7-5 6-2) – Stats and score progression
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Alexander ZverevZverev (4-6 6-2 6-4 4-6 6-2) – Stats and score progression
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- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (5-3) – H2H details and stats
