Novak Djokovic prevails over Popyrin in the 2nd round to battle vs Martin Etcheverry. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW – AUSTRALIAN OPEN RESULTS

AUSTRALIAN OPEN - MELBOURNE DRAW AND RESULTS. Djokovic tops Popyrin to come up against Tomas Martin Etcheverry in the 3rd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Novak Djokovic vs. Alexei Popyrin

Novak Djokovic downs Alexei Popyrin 6-3 4-6 7-6(4) 6-3 in the 2nd round in Melbourne on Wednesday. Djokovic will try to keep the momentum against Tomas Martin Etcheverry in the 3rd round. The battle lasted 3 hours and 11 minutes. Novak won this tournament 10 times in 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2023. Here you can see his history at this event.

Djokovic
Melbourne
Djokovic's Record

The Serbian added to his prize money $ 75,000 after conquering this match. He has already won $ 255,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Djokovic will add $ 120,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 375,000 in total.

Highlights Novak Djokovic vs. Alexei Popyrin Australian Open – Melbourne

Djokovic’s Interview

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Djokovic
Popyrin
Novak Djokovic
6-3 4-6 7-64
6-3
3h:11
Alexei Popyrin
124
124
Total points
106
106
60
60
Winners
47
47
48%
48%
Ratio Winners
44%
44%
32
32
Unforced
58
58
36%
36%
Ratio Unforced
64%
64%
13/21
13/21
Net Approaches
22/38
22/38
62%
62%
Perc
58%
58%
-- Serve --
11
11
Aces
17
17
0
0
Double Faults
4
4
61%
61%
1st in
58%
58%
82%
82%
1st won
73%
73%
60/73
60/73
1st won
47/64
47/64
59%
59%
2nd won
57%
57%
27/46
27/46
2nd won
27/47
27/47
208
208
Fastest serve
212
212
193
193
AVG 1st Serve
198
198
158
158
AVG 2nd Serve
167
167
-- Break Points --
3/11
3/11
Total
2/7
2/7
27%
27%
Won
29%
29%
See Full Stats

At the end of the match, Djokovic scored 124 points vs. Popyrin’s 106.

Djokovic

Djokovic served very well to win 82% of the points (60/73) behind his first serve, and he won 59% points (27/46) on his second serve. Djokovic fired 11 aces without committing any double fault. Novak won this match even if he was battling in converting his break points after he converted only 27% (3/11) of the procured opportunities.

Popyrin

On the other side, the Australian was struggling to find the solution in converting his break points (only 29% – 2/7). That was one of the key issues for his loss.

After this encounter, the head to head between Djokovic and Popyrin is 2-0 for Novak.

Draw and next match H2H: Novak Djokovic vs. Tomas Martin Etcheverry – stats

Djokovic will square off with Martin Etcheverry in the 3rd round.

This will be the 3rd time that Novak Djokovic and Tomas Martin Etcheverry clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.

Novak Djokovic Draw info

1st
Djokovic
Popyrin
6-3
6
3
5
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
2nd
Djokovic
Popyrin
4-6
4
6
4
5
3
5
2
5
2
4
1
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
0
1
3rd
Djokovic
Popyrin
7-6
7
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
4th
Djokovic
Popyrin
6-3
6
3
5
3
5
2
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
 

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