Novak Djokovic and Hubert Hurkacz will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Rolex Paris Masters for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 2:00 pm on COURT CENTRAL. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Novak Djokovic who should win in 2 sets.
Novak Djokovic -> 1.176
Hubert Hurkacz -> 5.55
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Prediction and head to head Novak Djokovic vs. Hubert Hurkacz
This will be the 3rd time that Novak Djokovic and Hubert Hurkacz clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they locked horns, Djokovic won 7-5 6-7(5) 6-1 6-4 in the 3rd round in at the Wimbledon back in 2019.
Highlights Novak Djokovic vs Hubert Hurkacz – Wimbledon 05-July-2019
Novak Djokovic
Currently world no. 1 Djokovic got to the semifinal after defeating Marton Fucsovics 6-2 4-6 6-3, Gael Monfils w/o and Taylor Harry Fritz 6-4 6-3.
In the quarter, Djokovic had a good straight sets win against Fritz (6-4 6-3). During the match, Djokovic scored 63 points vs Fritz’s 43. Djokovic was exceptionally aggressive to blast 25 winners.
Regarding the service games, Djokovic blasted 8 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Novak Djokovic lost the serve 3 times and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Djokovic put 72% of his first serves in, winning 74% (25/34) of the points behind his 1st serve and 46% (6/13) on the 2nd serve. Novak broke Fritz 5 times after converting 56% of his break points (5/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Djokovic started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has surrendered 1 set in this competition to conquer 57% of the points he played.
Djokovic has an extraordinary record in the last 10 years having won 87% of his matches (586-87). 2-0 on indoor hard courts in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Djokovic has an aggregate 71-12 match record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the current season was winning the title in at the Australian Open where he defeated Daniil Medvedev in the final 7-5 6-2 6-2 and in in Belgrade where he defeated 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 an overall 46-6 win-loss record in 2021, 2-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Paris
Previously, he won this tournament 5 times in 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2019. See his history.
Hubert Hurkacz
Ranked no. 10 (career-high), the Pole got to the semifinal after beating Tommy Paul 7-5 7-64, Dominik Koepfer 4-6 7-5 6-2 and James Duckworth 6-2 6-74 7-5.
In the quarter, The Pole defeated Duckworth (6-2 6-74 7-5). During the match Hurkacz scored 105 points vs Duckworth’s 90. Hubert was exceptionally aggressive to blast 46 winners.
About the serving games, Hurkacz bagged 17 aces and he was extremely consistent in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Overall, Hubert Hurkacz was very effective on serve to win 84% (46/55) of his 1st serve and 65% (20/31) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Hubert broke Duckworth 4 times after converting 33% of his break points (4/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Hurkacz started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
His best result of the current season was winning the title in in Delray Beach where he defeated Sebastian Korda in the final 6-3 6-3 and in in Miami where he defeated Jannik Sinner in the final 7-6(4) 6-4 and in in Metz where he overcame Pablo Carreno-Busta in the final 7-6(2) 6-3.
The Pole has an overall 36-19 win-loss record in 2021, 8-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Paris
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2019 and 2020. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
Points | Djokovic | Hurkacz |
---|---|---|
Match played | 2 | 3 |
Tot Set | 5 | 8 |
Tot Games | 46 | 88 |
Pts | 157-117 | 293-250 |
Total Points | 274 | 543 |
Winners | 66 | 122 |
%Winners | 42% | 42% |
Djokovic played 2 matches while Hurkacz competed in 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Novak Djokovic conceded 1 set, while Hubert Hurkacz conceded 2 sets. Djokovic has played 3 set(s) less than Hurkacz (5 vs 8). Therefore, Djokovic played 42 games less than Hurkacz. The Serbian scored 66 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, Hurkacz made 122 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
Serve | Djokovic | Hurkacz |
---|---|---|
Aces | 11 | 48 |
Avg per match | 5.5 | 16 |
1st in | 87/125 | 161/249 |
%1st in | 70% | 65% |
1st pts | 66/87 | 122/161 |
%1st pts | 76% | 76% |
2nd pts | 20/38 | 51/88 |
%2nd pts | 53% | 58% |
Djokovic blasted 11 aces (5.5 per match). Hurkacz scored 48 aces (16 per match). Djokovic won 76% points behind his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 53% of the points. On the other side, Hurkacz won 76% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 58% of the points.
How they played the important points
Breaks | Djokovic | Hurkacz |
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Won | 9 | 13 |
Converted | 9/20 | 13/34 |
% Converted | 45% | 38% |
Conceded | 7 | 19 |
Saved | 2 | 12 |
% Saved | 29% | 63% |
Times Broken | 5 | 7 |
Djokovic broke his opponents 9 times with a 45% conversion rate. The Serbian surrendered his serve 5 times and he saved 29% of the break points that he conceded. Hurkacz broke his opponents 13 times with a 38% conversion rate. Hurkacz conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded.
Djokovic | |||||
R2 Fucsovics | R3 Monfils | 1/4 Fritz | Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Score | 6-2 4-6 6-3 | w/o | 6-4 6-3 | ||
Tot Set | 3 | – | 2 | 5 | |
Tot Games | 27 | – | 19 | 46 | |
pts | 94-74 | – | 63-43 | 157-117 | |
Total points | 168 | – | 106 | 274 | |
Winners | 41 | – | 25 | 66 | |
%Winners | 44% | – | 40% | 42% | |
SERVE | |||||
Aces | 3 | – | 8 | 11 | |
Double Faults | 0 | – | 3 | 3 | |
1st in | 53/78 | – | 34/47 | 87/125 | |
% 1st in | 68% | – | 72% | 70% | |
1st pts | 41/53 | – | 25/34 | 66/87 | |
% 1st pts | 77% | – | 74% | 76% | |
2nd pts | 14/25 | – | 6/13 | 20/38 | |
% 2nd pts | 56% | – | 46% | 53% | |
Breaks | |||||
Won | 4 | – | 5 | 9 | |
Converted | 4/11 | – | 5/9 | 9/20 | |
Converted % | 36% | – | 56% | 45% | |
Conceded | 2 | – | 5 | 7 | |
Saved | 0/2 | – | 2/5 | 2 | |
Saved % | 0% | – | 40% | 13% | |
Times Broken | 2 | – | 3 | 5 |
Hurkacz | |||||
R2 Paul | R3 Koepfer | 1/4 Duckworth | Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Score | 7-5 7-64 | 4-6 7-5 6-2 | 6-2 6-74 7-5 | ||
Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
Tot Games | 25 | 30 | 33 | 88 | |
pts | 85-74 | 103-86 | 105-90 | 293-250 | |
Total points | 159 | 189 | 195 | 543 | |
Winners | 35 | 41 | 46 | 122 | |
%Winners | 41% | 40% | 44% | 42% | |
SERVE | |||||
Aces | 13 | 18 | 17 | 48 | |
Double Faults | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
1st in | 49/74 | 57/89 | 55/86 | 161/249 | |
% 1st in | 66% | 64% | 64% | 65% | |
1st pts | 35/49 | 41/57 | 46/55 | 122/161 | |
% 1st pts | 71% | 72% | 84% | 76% | |
2nd pts | 13/25 | 18/32 | 20/31 | 51/88 | |
% 2nd pts | 52% | 56% | 65% | 58% | |
Breaks | |||||
Won | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | |
Converted | 4/9 | 5/13 | 4/12 | 13/34 | |
Converted % | 44% | 38% | 33% | 38% | |
Conceded | 7 | 9 | 3 | 19 | |
Saved | 4/7 | 6/9 | 2/3 | 12 | |
Saved % | 57% | 67% | 67% | 64% | |
Times Broken | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
Tennis Scores in Paris
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Hugo GastonGaston (7-67 6-4) – See score progression
- Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – James DuckworthDuckworth (6-2 6-74 7-5) – See score progression
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – James DuckworthDuckworth (6-2 6-7(4) 7-5) – See score progression
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Casper RuudRuud (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Hugo GastonGaston (7-6(7) 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Hubert HurkaczHurkacz (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (5-4) – H2H and prediction