[UPDATED SF]. Prediction, H2H of Novak Djokovic’s draw vs Paul, Tsitsipas to win the Australian Open

Australian Open draw preview with H2H - Novak Djokovic may need to topple Tommy Paul, Stefanos Tsitsipas to conquer the tournament in the Australian Open.

Novak Djokovic Stats info

Novak Djokovic is 2 wins away to conquer the title at the Australian Open. Novak has defeated Roberto Carballes Baena 6-3 6-4 6-0, Enzo Couacaud 6-1 6-75 6-2 6-0, Grigor Dimitrov 7-67 6-3 6-4, Alex De Minaur 6-2 6-1 6-2 and Andrey Rublev 6-1 6-2 6-4 to reach the semifinal where he will face Tommy Paul.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Novak Djokovic’s projected draw andhispresumable opposition at the Australian Open. Djokovic has a favorable record (10-2) against the presumable opponents.

R1 – Roberto Carballes Baena (75) – 6-3 6-4 6-0
R2 – Enzo Couacaud (191) – 6-1 6-75 6-2 6-0
R3 – Grigor Dimitrov (28) – 7-67 6-3 6-4
R4 – Alex De Minaur (24) – 6-2 6-1 6-2
1/4 – Andrey Rublev (6) – 6-1 6-2 6-4
1/2 – Tommy Paul (35) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Stefanos Tsitsipas (4) – H2H 10-2
or Karen Khachanov (20) – H2H 8-1
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1/2 – Tommy Paul’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

46 - 29win/loss in 2025

Rank
13
High
9
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 46-29 29-13 5-6 3-5 9-5 0-0
2022 39-27 21-12 2-6 9-5 7-4 0-0
2021 33-23 12-12 9-7 12-4 0-0 0-0
2020 21-14 12-6 5-4 4-4 0-0 0-0
2019 45-16 22-7 12-4 5-1 6-4 0-0
2018 40-20 28-15 0-0 12-5 0-0 0-0
2017 48-24 27-12 18-8 3-4 0-0 0-0
2016 28-28 9-14 18-9 1-4 0-1 0-0

Tommy Paul has a 6-1 win-loss record in 2023, he played all matches on hard. In the course of the previous 9 years, Tommy has a 152-89 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open the American lost to Miomir Kecmanovic in the 2nd round 7-6(7) 7-5 7-6(8).

H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Tommy Paul

There is no head to head record between Novak Djokovic and Tommy Paul since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Final – Stefanos Tsitsipas’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 10-2 for Novak Djokovic

51 - 24win/loss in 2025

Rank
6
High
3
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 51-24 19-9 17-5 11-6 4-4 0-0
2022 61-24 18-8 17-4 18-9 8-3 0-0
2021 55-19 26-8 23-5 6-5 0-1 0-0
2020 29-14 11-6 11-3 7-5 0-0 0-0
2019 54-25 22-12 15-5 15-5 2-3 0-0
2018 56-30 19-13 15-6 16-8 6-3 0-0
2017 57-31 14-8 25-12 14-8 4-3 0-0
2016 49-18 16-7 30-6 1-3 0-0 2-2

Stefanos Tsitsipas has a 9-0 win-loss record in 2023, he played all matches on hard. In the course of the last 9 years, Tsitsipas has a 158-76 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Stefanos’s best achievement of the season was getting to the semifinal Australia.

Last year at the Australian Open Tsitsipas capitulated to Daniil Medvedev in the semifinal 7-6(5) 4-6 6-4 6-1.

H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas

This would be the 13th time that Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas face off. The head to head is 10-2 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but Tsitsipas has a winning record of 2-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Novak Djokovic may compete against Karen Khachanov. Their head to head is 8-1 for Novak Djokovic.