Novak Djokovic is about to begin his campaign in the draw at the Australian Open. The Serbian won the Australian Open 9 times in 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020 and 2021.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Novak Djokovic’s projected draw together withhispresumable opposition at the Australian Open. Novak has a positive record (51-33) against the projected opponents.

R1 – Roberto Carballes Baena (75) – H2H 1-0
R2 – Hugo Dellien (131) – H2H 1-0
or Enzo Couacaud (191) – H2H 0-0
R3 – Grigor Dimitrov (28) – H2H 9-1
or Laslo Djere (68) – H2H 1-0
R4 – Pablo Carreno-Busta (15) – H2H 4-2
or Alex De Minaur (24) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Andrey Rublev (6) – H2H 2-1
or Holger Rune (10) – H2H 1-1
1/2 – Casper Ruud (3) – H2H 4-0
or Taylor Fritz (9) – H2H 6-0
Fin – Rafael Nadal (2) – H2H 30-29
or Stefanos Tsitsipas (4) – H2H 10-2
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R1 – Roberto Carballes Baena’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Novak Djokovic

25 - 29win/loss in 2025

Rank
63
High
49
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 25-29 3-8 19-14 1-4 2-3 0-0
2022 46-33 3-8 41-23 2-1 0-1 0-0
2021 41-30 3-5 33-20 3-3 2-2 0-0
2020 19-18 3-4 16-12 0-2 0-0 0-0
2019 38-32 4-8 28-16 4-4 2-4 0-0
2018 38-30 3-5 32-22 3-1 0-2 0-0
2017 53-34 4-3 49-30 0-0 0-1 0-0
2016 39-33 0-2 39-31 0-0 0-0 0-0

Roberto Carballes Baena has a 1-1 record in 2023, he played all matches on hard. Talking about the last 13 years, Roberto has a 27-43 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open Carballes Baena surrendered to Ricardas Berankis in the 1st round 6-1 3-6 2-6 6-3 6-4.

H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Roberto Carballes Baena

This would be the 2nd time that Novak Djokovic and Roberto Carballes Baena face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

R2 – Hugo Dellien’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Novak Djokovic

36 - 27win/loss in 2025

Rank
112
High
64
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 36-27 0-3 36-23 0-0 0-1 0-0
2022 32-18 0-0 32-17 0-0 0-1 0-0
2021 45-27 3-5 41-21 0-0 1-1 0-0
2020 5-10 0-3 5-7 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 51-29 1-2 48-24 2-2 0-1 0-0
2018 51-23 0-1 51-21 0-0 0-1 0-0
2017 65-17 1-3 64-14 0-0 0-0 0-0
2016 15-14 0-2 15-12 0-0 0-0 0-0

Hugo Dellien has still to play a match in 2023. In 2022 he had a 32-18. 0-0 on hard.

Last year at the Australian Open the Bolivian didn’t play in this event.

H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Hugo Dellien

This would be the 2nd time that Novak Djokovic and Hugo Dellien clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Novak Djokovic may play Enzo Couacaud. Their H2H record is 0-0.

R3 – Grigor Dimitrov’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 9-1 for Novak Djokovic

43 - 21win/loss in 2025

Rank
14
High
3
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 43-21 16-10 10-5 10-4 7-2 0-0
2022 26-22 10-11 10-5 5-4 1-2 0-0
2021 24-18 18-10 3-5 2-2 1-1 0-0
2020 18-11 8-5 6-2 4-4 0-0 0-0
2019 24-21 12-10 7-6 5-3 0-2 0-0
2018 25-19 11-9 7-5 6-3 1-2 0-0
2017 49-19 24-8 4-5 15-3 6-3 0-0
2016 39-26 30-15 4-5 3-3 2-3 0-0

Grigor Dimitrov has still to play a match in 2023. In 2022 he had a 26-22. 10-11 on hard. Talking about the previous 17 years, Grigor has a 231-138 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open Grigor capitulated to Benoit Paire in the 2nd round 6-4 6-4 6-7(4) 7-6(2).

H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Grigor Dimitrov

This would be the 11th time that Novak Djokovic and Grigor Dimitrov fight against each other. The head to head is 9-1 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 4-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Yet, Novak Djokovic may square off with Laslo Djere. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Novak Djokovic.

R4 – Pablo Carreno-Busta’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-2 for Novak Djokovic

2 - 5win/loss in 2025

Rank
606
High
10
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 2-5 2-4 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0
2022 37-25 19-8 11-9 5-5 2-3 0-0
2021 38-18 14-8 17-4 5-4 2-2 0-0
2020 20-12 9-5 4-2 7-5 0-0 0-0
2019 36-22 20-7 7-9 7-4 2-2 0-0
2018 31-22 17-9 14-10 0-2 0-1 0-0
2017 36-26 14-10 20-9 2-7 0-0 0-0
2016 41-26 13-10 20-12 8-2 0-2 0-0

Pablo Carreno-Busta has a 0-1 win-loss record in 2023, he played all matches on hard. In the course of the previous 15 years, Carreno-Busta has a 164-87 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open Carreno-Busta was overcome by Matteo Berrettini in the 4th round 7-5 7-6(4) 6-4.

H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Pablo Carreno-Busta

This contest would be 7th time that Novak Djokovic and Pablo Carreno-Busta fight against each other. The head to head is 4-2 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but Carreno-Busta has a winning record of 2-1 on hard in major tournaments.

However, Novak Djokovic could play Alex De Minaur. Their head to head record is 0-0.

1/4 – Andrey Rublev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Novak Djokovic

56 - 26win/loss in 2025

Rank
5
High
5
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 56-26 23-12 19-5 6-7 8-2 0-0
2022 51-20 19-7 14-6 18-6 0-1 0-0
2021 53-23 25-10 9-5 12-6 7-2 0-0
2020 41-10 17-4 10-2 14-4 0-0 0-0
2019 54-27 28-14 8-5 16-5 2-3 0-0
2018 21-24 10-12 2-3 9-9 0-0 0-0
2017 48-33 19-11 11-11 12-9 6-2 0-0
2016 38-33 6-7 12-14 19-10 1-2 0-0

Andrey Rublev has a 0-2 win-loss record in 2023, he played all matches on hard. In connection to the previous 11 years, the Russian has a 142-76 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open Rublev was defeated by Marin Cilic in the 3rd round 7-5 7-6(3) 3-6 6-3.

H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Andrey Rublev

This contest would be 4th time that Novak Djokovic and Andrey Rublev play each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Novak Djokovic could compete against Holger Rune. Their head to head record is 1-1.

1/2 – Casper Ruud’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-0 for Novak Djokovic

37 - 23win/loss in 2025

Rank
11
High
2
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 37-23 12-12 22-8 2-2 1-1 0-0
2022 51-22 18-8 25-7 7-5 1-2 0-0
2021 57-17 16-6 28-5 11-4 2-2 0-0
2020 22-13 4-5 17-6 1-2 0-0 0-0
2019 44-31 8-10 27-13 9-7 0-1 0-0
2018 43-29 19-9 19-18 5-1 0-1 0-0
2017 30-32 3-6 22-23 5-3 0-0 0-0
2016 56-19 5-4 46-13 5-2 0-0 0-0

Casper Ruud has a 1-2 record in 2023, he played all matches on hard. Talking about the last 9 years, Ruud has a 74-51 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open Casper didn’t take part in the competition.

H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Casper Ruud

This match would represent the 5th time that Novak Djokovic and Casper Ruud face off. The head to head is 4-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Novak Djokovic may take on Taylor Fritz. Their head to head record is 6-0 for Novak Djokovic.

Final – Rafael Nadal’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 30-29 for Novak Djokovic

1 - 3win/loss in 2025

Rank
670
High
1
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 1-3 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2022 39-8 23-3 10-2 1-3 5-0 0-0
2021 24-5 5-2 19-3 0-0 0-0 0-0
2020 27-7 13-3 9-1 5-3 0-0 0-0
2019 58-7 21-2 21-3 11-1 5-1 0-0
2018 45-4 14-2 26-1 0-0 5-1 0-0
2017 68-12 38-8 24-1 3-2 3-1 0-0
2016 39-14 18-10 21-4 0-0 0-0 0-0

Rafael Nadal has a 1-2 win-loss record in 2023, he played all matches on hard. In the previous 21 years, the Spaniard has a 442-111 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open Nadal conquered the title after ousting Daniil Medvedev 2-6 6-7(5) 6-4 6-4 7-5.

H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Rafael Nadal

This would be the 60th time that Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal fight against each other. The head to head is 30-29 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 16-5 on hard in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Novak Djokovic could face Stefanos Tsitsipas. Their head to head record is 10-2 for Novak Djokovic.