Alexander Zverev and Novak Djokovic are going to face off for the 11th time in their career on Saturday in Turin in the final four of the ATP Finals.
This year, the German champion faced the world number 1 already 4 times. He won only once in the semi-finals of the Olympic Games when Alexander triumphed in 3 sets before eventually clinching the gold medal.
When I asked to comment about their upcoming match in Italy, Sascha said:
“I’m expecting another tough one. There will be a lot of long rallies, we will run a lot more and suffer, in a way, a lot more as well. I think every single match we have played has been close. We’ve needed to be at our best and one or two points decided the matches. I expect no different here as well.”
Alexander Zverev in 2021
Now the world no.3 (career-high), Zverev played his last match on the 18th of November when he beat world no.9 Hubert Hurkacz 6-2 6-4 in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
This year the German owns an overall 57-15 win-loss record. Zverev clinched 5 titles in 2021 in Acapulco, in Madrid, in Tokyo, in Cincinnati and in Vienna.
Novak Djokovic in 2021
Currently the world no.1, the Serbian played his last match on the 17th of November when he overcame world no.5 Andrey Rublev 6-3 6-2 in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
This season Novak has managed to achieve an overall 50-6 record. The Serbian clinched 5 titles in 2021 at the Australian Open, in Belgrade, at the French Open, in Wimbledon and in Paris. The Serbian reached the final in Rome and at the U.S. Open.
Alexander Zverev and Novak Djokovic played each other 10 times. Their current record is 7-3 for Djokovic. The last time they played, Novak Djokovic won 4-6 6-2 6-4 4-6 6-2 in the semifinal in New York (U.S. Open) on the 10th of September 2021.
In the video below you can watch the highlights.
Alexander Zverev and Novak Djokovic |
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