Novak Djokovic and Karen Khachanov will play each other in the semifinal of the Serbia Open for the 7th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 2:00 pm on Center Court. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Novak Djokovic who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Novak Djokovic is the pick to win this match.
Novak Djokovic -> 1.37
Karen Khachanov -> 3.32
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Prediction and head to head Novak Djokovic vs. Karen Khachanov
This will be the 7th time that Novak Djokovic and Karen Khachanov square off. The head to head is 5-1 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they fought against each other, Djokovic won 6-3 7-6(2) in the 2nd round in Dubai back in February 2022.
Highlights Novak Djokovic vs Karen Khachanov – Dubai 23-February-2022
Novak Djokovic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37-9 | 15-5 | 16-3 | 1-0 | 5-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 56-7 | 27-1 | 12-3 | 11-2 | 6-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 42-7 | 2-1 | 14-4 | 19-2 | 7-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 55-7 | 19-3 | 18-3 | 11-1 | 7-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 41-5 | 26-1 | 11-1 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Currently world no. 1 the Serbian reached the semifinal after defeating Laslo Djere 2-6 7-66 7-64 and Miomir Kecmanovic 4-6 6-3 6-3.
In the quarter against Kecmanovic, The Serbian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-3 6-3). During the match, Djokovic scored 100 points vs Kecmanovic’s 82. The Serbian was extremely aggressive to blast 40 winners.
Regarding the service games, Djokovic managed to score 3 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Novak Djokovic lost the serve twice and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Djokovic put 66% of his first serves in, winning 68% (40/59) of the points behind his 1st serve and 63% (19/30) on the 2nd serve. Djokovic broke Kecmanovic 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Djokovic has lost 2 set in this competition to conquer 52% of the points he played.
Djokovic has a good match record in the last 10 years having won 87% of his matches (524-78). 2-1 on clay in 2022. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Djokovic has a compiled 130-25 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
Djokovic has a compiled 4-2 win-loss record in 2022, 2-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Belgrade
Karen Khachanov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 28-20 | 14-12 | 8-4 | 5-1 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 34-18 | 18-10 | 10-5 | 6-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 36-25 | 17-11 | 9-7 | 6-5 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 35-24 | 17-9 | 5-6 | 8-6 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 20-15 | 12-6 | 4-3 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 26, the Russian reached the semifinal after beating Roman Safiullin w/o and Thiago Moura Monteiro 7-5 6-4.
In the quarter, The Russian had a good straight sets win against Moura Monteiro (7-5 6-4). During the match Khachanov scored 69 points vs Moura Monteiro’s 55. The Russian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 35 winners.
Talking about serving, Khachanov bagged 7 aces and he was pretty steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Karen Khachanov was pretty effective on serve to win 83% (35/42) of his 1st serve and 65% (11/17) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Khachanov broke Moura Monteiro twice after converting 40% of his break points (2/5).
The Russian’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in Adelaide.
Karen has a compiled 12-9 win-loss record in 2022, 1-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Belgrade
Khachanov has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Djokovic | Khachanov |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 62 | 22 |
| Pts | 232-217 | 69-55 |
| Total Points | 449 | 124 |
| Winners | 89 | 35 |
| %Winners | 38% | 51% |
Djokovic played 2 matches while Khachanov competed in 1 match. At the moment, Novak Djokovic dropped 2 sets while Karen Khachanov hasn’t conceded a set so far. Djokovic has played 4 sets more than Khachanov (6 vs 2). Therefore, Djokovic played 40 games more than Khachanov. Djokovic scored 89 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, Karen managed to score 35 winners (51%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Djokovic | Khachanov |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 6 | 7 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 7 |
| 1st in | 126/208 | 42/59 |
| %1st in | 61% | 71% |
| 1st pts | 89/126 | 35/42 |
| %1st pts | 71% | 83% |
| 2nd pts | 44/82 | 11/17 |
| %2nd pts | 54% | 65% |
Djokovic fired 6 aces (3 per match). Khachanov bagged 7 aces . Djokovic won 71% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 54% of the points. On the other side, Khachanov won 83% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 65% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Djokovic | Khachanov |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 2 |
| Converted | 6/22 | 2/5 |
| % Converted | 27% | 40% |
| Conceded | 20 | 1 |
| Saved | 14 | 1 |
| % Saved | 70% | 100% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 0 |
Djokovic broke his opponents 6 times with a 27% conversion rate. The Serbian lost his serve 6 times and he saved 70% of the break points that he conceded. The Russian broke his opponent twice with a 40% conversion rate. Khachanov was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 1 break points.
| Djokovic | ||||
| R2 Djere |
1/4 Kecmanovic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 2-6 7-66 7-64 | 4-6 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 34 | 28 | 62 | |
| pts | 132-135 | 100-82 | 232-217 | |
| Total points | 267 | 182 | 449 | |
| Winners | 49 | 40 | 89 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 40% | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 67/119 | 59/89 | 126/208 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 66% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 49/67 | 40/59 | 89/126 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 68% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 25/52 | 19/30 | 44/82 | |
| % 2nd pts | 48% | 63% | 54% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Converted | 2/14 | 4/8 | 6/22 | |
| Converted % | 14% | 50% | 27% | |
| Conceded | 12 | 8 | 20 | |
| Saved | 8/12 | 6/8 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 75% | 71% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| Khachanov | ||||
| R2 Safiullin |
1/4 Moura Monteiro |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | w/o | 7-5 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | – | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | – | 22 | 22 | |
| pts | – | 69-55 | 69-55 | |
| Total points | – | 124 | 124 | |
| Winners | – | 35 | 35 | |
| %Winners | – | 51% | 51% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | – | 7 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | – | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | – | 42/59 | 42/59 | |
| % 1st in | – | 71% | 71% | |
| 1st pts | – | 35/42 | 35/42 | |
| % 1st pts | – | 83% | 83% | |
| 2nd pts | – | 11/17 | 11/17 | |
| % 2nd pts | – | 65% | 65% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | – | 2 | 2 | |
| Converted | – | 2/5 | 2/5 | |
| Converted % | – | 40% | 40% | |
| Conceded | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Saved | – | 1/1 | 1 | |
| Saved % | – | 100% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | – | 0 | 0 | |
Head 2 Head
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WWWLLWWLLL Tennis Scores in Belgrade
- Andrey RublevRublev – Taro DanielDaniel (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Fabio FogniniFognini – Oscar OtteOtte (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Nikola Mektic/Mate PavicMektic/Mate Pavic – Ivan Sabanov/Matej SabanovSabanov/Matej Sabanov (2-6 6-3 10-4) – See score progression
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (4-6 6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Ariel Behar/Gonzalo EscobarBehar/Gonzalo Escobar – Simone Bolelli/Fabio FogniniBolelli/Fabio Fognini (7-65 7-64) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Fabio FogniniFognini – Andrey RublevRublev (5-4) – H2H and prediction
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (5-1) – H2H and prediction
