Inexorable Novak Djokovic thumps Muller in the 1st round to battle vs Zapata Miralles at the U.S. Open. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW – U.S. OPEN RESULTS

U.S. OPEN - NEW YORK DRAW AND RESULTS. Djokovic routs Muller to compete against Bernabe Zapata Miralles in the 2nd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Novak Djokovic vs. Alexandre Muller

Novak Djokovic outpaces Alexandre Muller 6-0 6-2 6-3 in the 1st round in New York on Monday after playing an extraordinary match to play Bernabe Zapata Miralles in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 35 minutes. Novak won this tournament 3 times in 2011, 2015 and 2018. Here you can see his history at this event.

Djokovic
New York
Djokovic's Record

The Serbian added to his prize money $ 41,500 after conquering this match. He has already won $ 123,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, the Serbian will add $ 68,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 191,000 in total.

Highlights Novak Djokovic vs. Alexandre Muller U.S. Open – New York

Djokovic’s Interview

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Djokovic
Muller
Novak Djokovic
6-0 6-2 6-3
1h:35
Alexandre Muller
78
78
Total points
50
50
27
27
Winners
26
26
35%
35%
Ratio Winners
52%
52%
23
23
Unforced
18
18
56%
56%
Ratio Unforced
44%
44%
20/23
20/23
Net Approaches
8/14
8/14
87%
87%
Perc
57%
57%
-- Serve --
6
6
Aces
4
4
5
5
Double Faults
5
5
53%
53%
1st in
66%
66%
84%
84%
1st won
58%
58%
27/32
27/32
1st won
26/45
26/45
57%
57%
2nd won
30%
30%
16/28
16/28
2nd won
7/23
7/23
202
202
Fastest serve
196
196
184
184
AVG 1st Serve
165
165
150
150
AVG 2nd Serve
138
138
-- Break Points --
8/13
8/13
Total
1/1
1/1
62%
62%
Won
100%
100%
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At the end of the match, the Serbian scored 78 points vs. the French player’s 50.

Djokovic

The Serbian served very well to win 84% of the points (27/32) behind his first serve, and he won 57% points (16/28) on his second serve. The Serbian was effective at converting 62% of the break points that he conquered (8/13).

Muller

On the other side, The French player was stunning in converting the only break point that he converted. Yet, that was not enough to win the match.

After this match, the head to head between Djokovic and Muller is 1-0 for Novak.

Draw and next match H2H: Novak Djokovic vs. Bernabe Zapata Miralles – stats

Djokovic will take on Zapata Miralles in the 2nd round.

There is no head to head record between Novak Djokovic and Bernabe Zapata Miralles since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Novak Djokovic Draw info

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1st Set -
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There was not much of a fight in this set since Djokovic conceded no games to the French player before winning the set 6-0.

Djokovic converted 60% of his break points (3/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40 and 40-A), the 3rd (2-0 15-40 and 30-40) and the 5th game (4-0 15-40). On the other side, Novak didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 33 points. The Serbian was the one to win the set after conquering 17 more points than the French player (25-8). Djokovic was extremely solid on serve to drop just 2 points (12-2). Regarding the other side of the net, the French player conceded 13 points on serve (6-13).

2nd Set -
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Djokovic had a racing start in this set after breaking Alexandre Muller in the 1st game (1-0). Yet, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for Novak to win the set because the French player succeeded in breaking back in the 6th (2-4) game. Novak maintained his focus to break Alexandre in the 7th (5-2) game before winning the set (6-2).

Novak converted 50% of his break points (3/6). He had 6 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 4th (3-1 15-40) and the 7th game (4-2 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Alexandre was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 6th game (1-4 30-40).

They played 47 points. Djokovic conquered the set after winning 9 points more than Alexandre (28-19). Djokovic surrendered 8 points on serve (14-8). on the other side of the net, the French player conceded 14 points on serve (11-14).

3rd Set -
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The Serbian won the set after he broke Alexandre in the 7th (4-3) and in the 9th (6-3) game.

The French player was dominated in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 2-3 to 6-3.

The Serbian was perfect in converting all his break points in the 7th (3-3 30-40) and the 9th game (5-3 30-40). On the other side, Novak didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 48 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Novak won just 2 more points than Muller (25-23). The Serbian conceded 7 points on serve (17-7). On the other side, Alexandre conceded 8 points on serve (16-8).

1st
Djokovic
Muller
6-0
6
0
5
0
4
0
3
0
2
0
1
0
2nd
Djokovic
Muller
6-2
6
2
5
2
4
2
4
1
3
1
2
1
2
0
1
0
3rd
Djokovic
Muller
6-3
6
3
5
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
 

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