Dusan Lajovic shocks Novak Djokovic 6-4 7-6(6) in the quarter in Banja Luka on Friday in what was an all-Serbian match. Lajovic will have to play Miomir Kecmanovic in the semifinal. The battle lasted 2 hours and 29 minutes.
Lajovic added to his prize money € 12,345 after winning this match. He has already won € 29,355 until now in this tournament. If he wins the next match, Lajovic will add € 20,585 to his earnings to get in total € 49,940.
Highlights Dusan Lajovic vs. Novak Djokovic Srpska Open – Banja Luka
Lajovic’s Interview
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Lajovic scored 98 points vs. Djokovic’s 89.
Lajovic
Dusan won this match even if he was struggling to find the solution in converting his break points as he converted only 29% (2/7) of the procured opportunities.
Djokovic
On the other side, Djokovic was far from perfect in converting his break points (only 6% – 1/16). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.
After this match, the head to head between Lajovic and Djokovic is 1-2 for Novak.
Draw and next match H2H: Dusan Lajovic vs. Miomir Kecmanovic – stats
Lajovic will take on Kecmanovic in the semifinal.
There is no head to head record between Dusan Lajovic and Miomir Kecmanovic since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Tennis Scores in Banja Luka
- Alex MolcanMolcan – Laslo DjereDjere (6-2 4-6 7-5) – Stats and score progression
- Dusan LajovicLajovic – Novak DjokovicDjokovic (6-4 7-66) – Stats and score progression
- Andrey RublevRublev – Damir DzumhurDzumhur (7-5 6-3) – Stats and score progression
- Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic – Jiri LeheckaLehecka (7-5 6-0) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Dusan LajovicLajovic – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (0-0) – H2H details and stats
- Alex MolcanMolcan – Andrey RublevRublev (0-0) – H2H details and stats