Stefanos Tsitsipas and Novak Djokovic will square off in the final of the Australian Open for the 13th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 7:30 pm on Rod Laver Arena. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Novak Djokovic who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Novak Djokovic is the pick to win this match.
Novak Djokovic -> 1.25
Stefanos Tsitsipas -> 4.9
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Prediction and head to head Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Novak Djokovic
This will be the 13th time that Stefanos Tsitsipas and Novak Djokovic play each other. The head to head is 10-2 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but Tsitsipas has a winning record of 2-1 on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Djokovic won 6-4 7-6(4) in the R in Nitto atp finals back in 2022.
Highlights Novak Djokovic vs Stefanos Tsitsipas – Nitto atp finals 14-November-2022
Stefanos Tsitsipas
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21-7 | 10-6 | 10-1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 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 |
Ranked no. 4, Stefanos got to the final after defeating Quentin Halys 6-3 6-4 7-66, Rinky Hijikata 6-3 6-0 6-2, Tallon Griekspoor 6-2 7-65 6-3, Jannik Sinner 6-4 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-3, Jiri Lehecka 6-3 7-62 6-4 and Karen Khachanov 7-62 6-4 6-76 6-3.
In the semifinal, The Greek had a good straight sets win against Khachanov (7-62 6-4 6-76 6-3). During the match, Tsitsipas scored 145 points vs Khachanov’s 123. Stefanos was exceptionally aggressive to blast 69 winners.
Talking about the service games, Tsitsipas made 18 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Overall, Stefanos Tsitsipas was very efficient on serve to win 84% (69/82) of his 1st serve and 53% (25/47) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 3 times. The Greek broke Khachanov 5 times after converting 42% of his break points (5/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Greek has surrendered 3 set in this event to win 55% of the points he played.
Tsitsipas has a solid win-loss record in the last 9 years having won 69% of his matches (403-179). 10-0 on hard in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Tsitsipas has a compiled159-76 win-loss record in the last 9 years on hard.
The Greek’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in Australia and at the Australian Open .
Stefanos has a compiled 10-0 win-loss record in 2023, 10-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the Australian Open
Novak Djokovic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11-4 | 8-3 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 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 |
Ranked no. 5, Djokovic reached the final after beating 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, Andrey Rublev 6-1 6-2 6-4 and Tommy Paul 7-5 6-1 6-2.
In the semifinal, Djokovic had a good straight sets win against Paul (7-5 6-1 6-2). During the match Djokovic scored 100 points vs Paul’s 68. Novak was quite aggressive to blast 40 winners.
Talking about serving, Djokovic managed to score 12 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Overall, Novak Djokovic was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 75% (40/53) of his 1st serve and 55% (21/38) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Djokovic broke Paul 7 times after converting 64% of his break points (7/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Serbian has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 59% of the points he played.
His best result of the year was conquering the title in Adelaide where he overcame Sebastian Korda in the final 6-7(8) 7-6(3) 6-4.
The Serbian has a compiled 11-0 win-loss record in 2023, 11-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the Australian Open
Previously, he won this tournament 9 times in 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020 and 2021. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Tsitsipas | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 6 | 6 |
| Tot Set | 21 | 19 |
| Tot Games | 210 | 166 |
| Pts | 693-570 | 657-463 |
| Total Points | 1263 | 1120 |
| Winners | 335 | 271 |
| %Winners | 48% | 41% |
Both Tsitsipas and Djokovic played 6 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Stefanos Tsitsipas dropped 3 sets, while Novak Djokovic conceded 1 set. Tsitsipas has played 2 sets more than Djokovic (21 vs 19). Therefore, Tsitsipas played 44 games more than Djokovic. The Greek scored 335 winners (48% of the total points). On the other side, Djokovic made 271 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Tsitsipas | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 69 | 59 |
| Avg per match | 11.5 | 9.8 |
| 1st in | 431/648 | 343/535 |
| %1st in | 67% | 64% |
| 1st pts | 335/431 | 271/343 |
| %1st pts | 78% | 79% |
| 2nd pts | 126/217 | 106/192 |
| %2nd pts | 58% | 55% |
Tsitsipas managed to score 69 aces (11.5 per match). Djokovic bagged 59 aces (9.8 per match). Tsitsipas won 78% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 58% of the points. On the other side, Djokovic won 79% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Tsitsipas | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 25 | 35 |
| Converted | 25/52 | 35/79 |
| % Converted | 48% | 44% |
| Conceded | 53 | 26 |
| Saved | 44 | 21 |
| % Saved | 83% | 81% |
| Times Broken | 9 | 5 |
Stefanos broke his opponents 25 times with a 48% conversion rate. The Greek lost his serve 9 times and he saved 83% of the break points that he conceded. Djokovic broke his opponents 35 times with a 44% conversion rate. Djokovic conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 81% of the break points that he conceded.
| Tsitsipas | ||||||||
| R1 Halys |
R2 Hijikata |
R3 Griekspoor |
R4 Sinner |
1/4 Lehecka |
1/2 Khachanov |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 7-66 | 6-3 6-0 6-2 | 6-2 7-65 6-3 | 6-4 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-3 | 6-3 7-62 6-4 | 7-62 6-4 6-76 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | |
| Tot Games | 32 | 23 | 30 | 48 | 32 | 45 | 210 | |
| pts | 102-83 | 82-45 | 102-79 | 154-151 | 108-89 | 145-123 | 693-570 | |
| Total points | 185 | 127 | 181 | 305 | 197 | 268 | 1263 | |
| Winners | 51 | 37 | 44 | 81 | 53 | 69 | 335 | |
| %Winners | 50% | 45% | 43% | 53% | 49% | 48% | 48% | |
| SERVE | ||||||||
| Aces | 17 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 69 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 22 | |
| 1st in | 61/95 | 47/71 | 54/84 | 121/169 | 66/100 | 82/129 | 431/648 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 66% | 64% | 72% | 66% | 64% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 51/61 | 37/47 | 44/54 | 81/121 | 53/66 | 69/82 | 335/431 | |
| % 1st pts | 84% | 79% | 81% | 67% | 80% | 84% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/34 | 16/24 | 20/30 | 26/48 | 22/34 | 25/47 | 126/217 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 67% | 67% | 54% | 65% | 53% | 58% | |
| Breaks | ||||||||
| Won | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 25 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 6/9 | 3/7 | 5/11 | 2/6 | 5/12 | 25/52 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 67% | 43% | 45% | 33% | 42% | 48% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 53 | |
| Saved | 7/9 | 5/5 | 1/1 | 22/26 | 8/8 | 1/4 | 44 | |
| Saved % | 78% | 100% | 100% | 85% | 100% | 25% | 81% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
| Djokovic | ||||||||
| R1 Carballes Baena |
R2 Couacaud |
R3 Dimitrov |
R4 De Minaur |
1/4 Rublev |
1/2 Paul |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 6-0 | 6-1 6-75 6-2 6-0 | 7-67 6-3 6-4 | 6-2 6-1 6-2 | 6-1 6-2 6-4 | 7-5 6-1 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 34 | 32 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 166 | |
| pts | 93-55 | 145-101 | 123-105 | 91-59 | 105-75 | 100-68 | 657-463 | |
| Total points | 148 | 246 | 228 | 150 | 180 | 168 | 1120 | |
| Winners | 39 | 54 | 60 | 33 | 45 | 40 | 271 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 37% | 49% | 36% | 43% | 40% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||||||
| Aces | 9 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 59 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 22 | |
| 1st in | 45/70 | 64/106 | 81/112 | 44/68 | 56/88 | 53/91 | 343/535 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 60% | 72% | 65% | 64% | 58% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 39/45 | 54/64 | 60/81 | 33/44 | 45/56 | 40/53 | 271/343 | |
| % 1st pts | 87% | 84% | 74% | 75% | 80% | 75% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/25 | 24/42 | 13/31 | 16/24 | 16/32 | 21/38 | 106/192 | |
| % 2nd pts | 64% | 57% | 42% | 67% | 50% | 55% | 55% | |
| Breaks | ||||||||
| Won | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 35 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 7/21 | 5/12 | 6/12 | 5/14 | 7/11 | 35/79 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 33% | 42% | 50% | 36% | 64% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 26 | |
| Saved | 3/3 | 1/1 | 5/8 | 0/0 | 5/5 | 7/9 | 21 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | 63% | – | 100% | 78% | 74% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
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