Novak Djokovic bests Vukic in the 2nd round to set up a battle vs Nardi at the BNP Paribas Open. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW – INDIAN WELLS RESULTS

BNP PARIBAS OPEN - INDIAN WELLS DRAW AND RESULTS. Djokovic dispatches Vukic to compete against Luca Nardi in the 3rd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Novak Djokovic vs. Aleksandar Vukic

Novak Djokovic gets by Aleksandar Vukic 6-2 5-7 6-3 in the 2nd round in Indian Wells on Saturday. Djokovic will have to play Luca Nardi in the 3rd round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 10 minutes. The Serbian won this tournament 5 times in 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015 and 2016. Here you can see his history at this event.

Djokovic
Indian Wells
Djokovic's Record

Novak added to his prize money $ 17,100 after winning this match. He has already won $ 59,100 after this win. If he wins the next match, the Serbian will add $ 41,900 to his earnings to get in total $ 101,000 in total.

Highlights Novak Djokovic vs. Aleksandar Vukic BNP Paribas Open – Indian Wells

Djokovic’s Interview

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Djokovic
Vukic
Novak Djokovic
6-2 5-7 6-3
2h:10
Aleksandar Vukic
98
98
Total points
78
78
38
38
Winners
44
44
39%
39%
Ratio Winners
56%
56%
-- Serve --
11
11
Aces
9
9
5
5
Double Faults
3
3
61%
61%
1st in
56%
56%
83%
83%
1st won
79%
79%
38/46
38/46
1st won
44/56
44/56
53%
53%
2nd won
27%
27%
16/30
16/30
2nd won
12/44
12/44
-- Break Points --
5/13
5/13
Total
2/6
2/6
38%
38%
Won
33%
33%
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At the end of the match, Djokovic scored 98 points vs. the Australian’s 78.

Djokovic

Djokovic served extremely well to win 83% of the points (38/46) behind his first serve, and he won 53% points (16/30) on his second serve. Djokovic blasted 11 aces and he committed 5 double faults. Djokovic won this match even if he was not so effective in converting his break points as he converted only 38% (5/13) of the procured opportunities.

Vukic

On the other side, the Australian was battling in converting his break points (only 33% – 2/6). That was one of the key issues for his loss.

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

Draw and next match H2H: Novak Djokovic vs. Luca Nardi – stats

Djokovic will play Nardi in the 3rd round.

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

Novak Djokovic Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Djokovic 6-2
DjokovicVukic
6
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
30
40
DjokovicVukic
6
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
DjokovicVukic
5
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
DjokovicVukic
4
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
DjokovicVukic
3
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
DjokovicVukic
3
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
DjokovicVukic
2
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
DjokovicVukic
2
0
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
DjokovicVukic
1
0
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40

Djokovic had a racing start in this set after breaking Aleksandar Vukic in the 1st game (1-0). Novak extended his lead after breaking the Australian in the 7th (5-2) game before winning the set (6-2).

Vukic couldn’t stop the opposition in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 3-2 to 6-2.

Djokovic converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40 and 40-A), the 3rd (2-0 30-40) and the 7th game (4-2 30-40). On the other side, the Australian wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 4th game (1-2 30-40).

They contested 58 points. Djokovic won 8 points more than the Australian (33-25). The Serbian surrendered 6 points on serve (17-6). on the other side of the net, the Australian conceded 16 points on serve (19-16).

2nd Set -
Vukic 7-5
VukicDjokovic
7
5
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
VukicDjokovic
7
5
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
VukicDjokovic
6
5
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
VukicDjokovic
5
5
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
VukicDjokovic
5
4
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
VukicDjokovic
4
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
VukicDjokovic
4
3
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
VukicDjokovic
3
3
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
VukicDjokovic
3
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
VukicDjokovic
3
1
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
VukicDjokovic
3
0
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
VukicDjokovic
2
0
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40

Djokovic got off on the right foot in the set after breaking Aleksandar Vukic in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Nevertheless, that was not enough for the Australian to win the set since the Serbian managed to break back in the 5th (2-3) game. The Australian kept his focus to break the Serbian in the 12th (7-5) game.

Aleksandar failed to serve out the set when leading 7-5 to be broken at 30.

Aleksandar was spot on in converting all his break points in the 1st (0-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 12th game (6-5 15-40 and 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, the Serbian was spot on in converting all his break points in the 3rd (0-2 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 5th game (1-3 40-A).

They played 72 points. This set was so close that, Aleksandar won this set even if he scored the same amount of points as his opponent. The Australian lost 15 points on serve (24-15). Regarding the other side of the net, Djokovic conceded 12 points on serve (21-12).

3rd Set -
Djokovic 6-3
DjokovicVukic
6
3
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
DjokovicVukic
5
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
DjokovicVukic
4
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
DjokovicVukic
4
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
DjokovicVukic
3
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
DjokovicVukic
2
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
DjokovicVukic
1
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
DjokovicVukic
1
1
15
0
30
0
40
0

Novak won the set after he broke Aleksandar in the 5th (3-2) and in the 9th (6-3) game.

Djokovic converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 30-40 and 40-A), the 5th (2-2 15-40) and the 9th game (5-3 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the Serbian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 46 points. Djokovic was the one to win the set after conquering 12 more points than Vukic (29-17). Novak was extremely solid on serve to concede just 4 points (16-4). on the other side of the court, the Australian conceded 13 points on serve (13-13).

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

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