Novak Djokovic is about to go ahead with his campaign in the draw at the Australian Open. In the previous edition of this tournament, he defeated Roberto Carballes Baena 6-3 6-4 6-0, Enzo Couacaud 6-1 6-7(5) 6-2 6-0, Grigor Dimitrov 7-6(7) 6-3 6-4, Alex De Minaur 6-2 6-1 6-2, Andrey Rublev 6-1 6-2 6-4, Tommy Paul 7-5 6-1 6-2 and Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 7-6(4) 7-6(5). Novak won the Australian Open 10 times in 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2023.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Novak Djokovic’s projected draw includinghisprojected opposition at the Australian Open. Novak has a favorable record (22-6) against the plausible opponents.
R1 – Dino Prizmic’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15-15 | 5-4 | 4-5 | 5-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 37-19 | 2-1 | 23-9 | 12-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 28-9 | 21-1 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Dino Prizmic has a 4-1 win-loss record in 2024, he played all matches on hard. In the previous 3 years, the Croatian has a 27-3 record on hard.
Last year at the Australian Open Prizmic didn’t compete in this tournament.
H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Dino Prizmic
There is no head to head record between Novak Djokovic and Dino Prizmic since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
R2 – Alexei Popyrin’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Novak Djokovic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 28-20 | 17-8 | 4-8 | 2-1 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 36-29 | 18-14 | 15-6 | 1-4 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 24-31 | 7-16 | 7-4 | 3-5 | 7-6 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 32-26 | 13-11 | 8-6 | 10-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 14-16 | 3-4 | 5-5 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| 2019 | 37-32 | 18-17 | 7-7 | 6-5 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 46-26 | 20-10 | 15-10 | 11-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 35-21 | 22-10 | 13-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Alexei Popyrin has a 1-1 record in 2024, he played all matches on hard. Regarding the previous 9 years, the Australian has a 120-92 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).
Last year at the Australian Open Alexei surrendered to Ben Shelton in the 3rd round 6-3 7-6(4) 6-4.
H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Alexei Popyrin
This match would represent the 2nd time that Novak Djokovic and Alexei Popyrin square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
Possibly, Novak Djokovic may fight against Marc Polmans. Their head to head record is 0-0.
R3 – Tomas Martin Etcheverry’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-0 for Novak Djokovic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 30-27 | 7-10 | 19-13 | 3-1 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 37-29 | 8-11 | 25-14 | 3-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 53-33 | 4-5 | 48-25 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 63-29 | 0-2 | 62-26 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 26-15 | 0-1 | 24-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| 2019 | 64-27 | 16-8 | 48-19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 44-23 | 4-3 | 40-20 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 17-11 | 0-0 | 17-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Tomas Martin Etcheverry has a 0-2 win-loss record in 2024, he played all matches on hard. As for the previous 9 years, the Argentine has a 32-32 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).
Last year at the Australian Open the Argentine lost to Jannik Sinner in the 2nd round 6-3 6-2 6-2.
H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Tomas Martin Etcheverry
This would be the 3rd time that Novak Djokovic and Tomas Martin Etcheverry square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.
Alternatively, Novak Djokovic could take on Andy Murray. Their head to head record is 25-11 for Novak Djokovic.
R4 – Ben Shelton’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Novak Djokovic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37-23 | 22-13 | 8-4 | 3-2 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 28-26 | 21-13 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 40-11 | 16-9 | 0-0 | 24-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 18-7 | 7-3 | 5-2 | 6-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ben Shelton has a 2-2 win-loss record in 2024, he played all matches on hard. Talking about the previous 4 years, the American has a 46-27 record on hard.
Shelton’s most significant achievement of this current season was getting to the semifinal Auckland.
Last year at the Australian Open the American surrendered to Tommy Paul in the quarter 7-6(6) 6-3 5-7 6-4.
H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Ben Shelton
This contest would be 2nd time that Novak Djokovic and Ben Shelton face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
Nevertheless, Novak Djokovic could square off with Adrian Mannarino. Their head to head is 4-0 for Novak Djokovic.
1/4 – Stefanos Tsitsipas’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 11-2 for Novak Djokovic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 40-20 | 13-11 | 22-6 | 3-1 | 2-2 | 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 |
| 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 |
Stefanos Tsitsipas has a 1-1 win-loss record in 2024, he played all matches on hard. In the last 10 years, the Greek has a 169-86 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).
Last year at the Australian Open Tsitsipas lost to Novak Djokovic in the final 6-3 7-6(4) 7-6(5).
H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas
This contest would be 14th time that Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas fight against each other. The head to head is 11-2 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but they are 2-2 on hard in major tournaments.
Notwithstanding, Novak Djokovic may fight against Taylor Fritz. Their head to head is 8-0 for Novak Djokovic.
1/2 – Jannik Sinner’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 4-2 for Novak Djokovic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 65-6 | 40-3 | 11-2 | 5-0 | 9-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 64-15 | 28-7 | 8-3 | 20-2 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 47-16 | 21-6 | 15-4 | 7-4 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 49-22 | 22-8 | 10-6 | 17-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 20-14 | 2-6 | 7-3 | 11-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 62-24 | 12-6 | 17-8 | 31-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 31-22 | 13-8 | 17-12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Jannik Sinner has still to play a match in 2024. In 2023 he had a 64-15. 28-7 on hard.
Last year at the Australian Open Sinner surrendered to Stefanos Tsitsipas in the 4th round 6-4 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-3.
H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Jannik Sinner
This would be the 7th time that Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner square off. The head to head is 4-2 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.
Yet, Novak Djokovic may take on Andrey Rublev. Their H2H is 5-1 for Novak Djokovic.
Final – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-2 for Novak Djokovic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 51-10 | 22-5 | 17-4 | 4-0 | 8-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 65-12 | 26-6 | 25-3 | 2-3 | 12-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 57-13 | 21-4 | 27-4 | 6-4 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 48-19 | 15-8 | 22-7 | 10-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 39-7 | 10-0 | 29-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 18-10 | 3-2 | 15-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 6-2 | 0-0 | 6-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Carlos Alcaraz has still to play a match in 2024. In 2023 he had a 65-12. 26-6 on hard.
Last year at the Australian Open Carlos didn’t play in this tournament.
H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Carlos Alcaraz
This contest would be 6th time that Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz play each other. The head to head is 3-2 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
However, Novak Djokovic may play Daniil Medvedev. Their head to head record is 10-5 for Novak Djokovic.
