Novak Djokovic and Alex De Minaur will clash against each other in the quarter of the ATP1000 Master in Monte-Carlo for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 3:30 pm on COURT RAINIER III. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Novak Djokovic who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Novak Djokovic is the pick to win this match.
Novak Djokovic -> 1.192
Alex De Minaur -> 4.7
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Prediction and head to head Novak Djokovic vs. Alex De Minaur
This will be the 3rd time that Novak Djokovic and Alex De Minaur clash against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Djokovic and De Minaur (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.
The last time that they competed against each other, De Minaur won 6-4 6-4 in the quarter in Australia back in January 2024.
Highlights Alex De Minaur vs Novak Djokovic – Australia 03-January-2024
Novak Djokovic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 32-8 | 10-4 | 16-3 | 1-0 | 5-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 56-7 | 27-1 | 12-3 | 11-2 | 6-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 42-7 | 2-1 | 14-4 | 19-2 | 7-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 55-7 | 19-3 | 18-3 | 11-1 | 7-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 41-5 | 26-1 | 11-1 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Currently world no. 1 the Serbian reached the quarter after defeating Roman Safiullin 6-1 6-2 and Lorenzo Musetti 7-5 6-3.
In the 3rd round, The Serbian had a good straight sets win against Musetti (7-5 6-3). During the match, Djokovic scored 72 points vs Musetti’s 57. Novak was very aggressive to blast 31 winners.
Talking about the service games, Djokovic struck 3 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Novak Djokovic lost the serve 3 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Djokovic put 69% of his first serves in, winning 67% (31/46) of the points behind his 1st serve and 52% (11/21) on the 2nd serve. Djokovic broke Musetti 5 times after converting 83% of his break points (5/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Djokovic hasn’t lost yet a set in this tournament to win 60% of the points he played.
Djokovic has a marvellous match record in the last 10 years having won 87% of his matches (493-76). 2-0 on clay in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Djokovic has an aggregate 127-26 record in the last years on clay.
Djokovic’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal at the Australian Open .
The Serbian has an overall 10-3 win-loss record in 2024, 2-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
Alex De Minaur
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 40-13 | 19-6 | 10-5 | 4-1 | 7-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 46-26 | 26-12 | 4-5 | 10-6 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 47-25 | 19-10 | 9-6 | 12-5 | 7-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 25-25 | 10-10 | 4-5 | 3-7 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 13-10 | 6-5 | 0-2 | 7-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 11, De Minaur reached the quarter after defeating Stan Wawrinka 6-3 6-0, Tallon Griekspoor 2-6 6-2 6-3 and Alexei Popyrin 6-3 6-4.
In the 3rd round, The Australian had a good straight sets win against Popyrin (6-3 6-4). During the match De Minaur scored 59 points vs Popyrin’s 41. The Australian was quite aggressive to blast 19 winners.
Talking about serving, De Minaur scored 2 aces and he was quite solid in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Alex De Minaur lost the serve once. Furthermore, De Minaur put 63% of his first serves in, winning 70% (19/27) of the points behind his 1st serve and 94% (15/16) on the 2nd serve. The Australian broke Popyrin 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Alex has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
His best result of the current season was winning the title in Acapulco where he overcame Casper Ruud in the final 6-4 6-4.
The Australian has an aggregate 22-6 win-loss record in 2024, 3-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2022 and 2023. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Djokovic | De Minaur |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 36 | 59 |
| Pts | 134-90 | 206-165 |
| Total Points | 224 | 371 |
| Winners | 48 | 59 |
| %Winners | 36% | 29% |
Djokovic played 2 matches while De Minaur competed in 3 matches. At the moment, Alex De Minaur dropped 1 set while Novak Djokovic hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Djokovic has played 3 set(s) less than De Minaur (4 vs 7). Therefore, Djokovic played 23 games less than De Minaur. Djokovic scored 48 winners (36% of the total points). On the other side, De Minaur struck 59 winners (29%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Djokovic | De Minaur |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 4 | 7 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 2.3 |
| 1st in | 68/101 | 82/157 |
| %1st in | 67% | 52% |
| 1st pts | 48/68 | 59/82 |
| %1st pts | 71% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 22/33 | 47/75 |
| %2nd pts | 67% | 63% |
Djokovic blasted 4 aces (2 per match). De Minaur bagged 7 aces (2.3 per match). Djokovic won 71% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 67% of the points. On the other side, De Minaur won 72% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 63% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Djokovic | De Minaur |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 14 |
| Converted | 10/25 | 14/30 |
| % Converted | 40% | 47% |
| Conceded | 6 | 8 |
| Saved | 3 | 4 |
| % Saved | 50% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 4 |
The Serbian broke his opponents 10 times with a 40% conversion rate. Djokovic conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. The Australian broke his opponents 14 times with a 47% conversion rate. The Australian conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.
| Djokovic | ||||
| R2 Safiullin |
R3 Musetti |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-2 | 7-5 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 21 | 36 | |
| pts | 62-33 | 72-57 | 134-90 | |
| Total points | 95 | 129 | 224 | |
| Winners | 17 | 31 | 48 | |
| %Winners | 27% | 43% | 36% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 22/34 | 46/67 | 68/101 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 69% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 17/22 | 31/46 | 48/68 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 67% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/12 | 11/21 | 22/33 | |
| % 2nd pts | 92% | 52% | 67% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| Converted | 5/19 | 5/6 | 10/25 | |
| Converted % | 26% | 83% | 40% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 6 | 6 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 3/6 | 3 | |
| Saved % | – | 50% | 25% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| De Minaur | |||||
| R1 Wawrinka |
R2 Griekspoor |
R3 Popyrin |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-0 | 2-6 6-2 6-3 | 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 25 | 19 | 59 | |
| pts | 59-39 | 88-85 | 59-41 | 206-165 | |
| Total points | 98 | 173 | 100 | 371 | |
| Winners | 12 | 28 | 19 | 59 | |
| %Winners | 20% | 32% | 32% | 29% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 19/44 | 36/70 | 27/43 | 82/157 | |
| % 1st in | 43% | 51% | 63% | 52% | |
| 1st pts | 12/19 | 28/36 | 19/27 | 59/82 | |
| % 1st pts | 63% | 78% | 70% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/25 | 16/34 | 15/16 | 47/75 | |
| % 2nd pts | 64% | 47% | 94% | 63% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | |
| Converted | 6/12 | 4/13 | 4/5 | 14/30 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 31% | 80% | 47% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 2/4 | 0/1 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 50% | 0% | 59% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWWWWWWWLW Tennis Scores in Monte Carlo Rolex Masters
- Jannik SinnerSinner – Jan-Lennard StruffStruff (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Lorenzo MusettiMusetti (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Alexander ZverevZverev (7-5 7-63) – See score progression
- Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Alexei PopyrinPopyrin (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Lorenzo MusettiMusetti (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Alexei PopyrinPopyrin (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Alexander ZverevZverev (7-5 7-6(3)) – See score progression
- Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Jannik SinnerSinner – Jan-Lennard StruffStruff (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Alex De MinaurDe Minaur (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Casper RuudRuud (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (7-1) – H2H and prediction
- Lorenzo SonegoSonego – Ugo HumbertHumbert (2-2) – H2H and prediction
- Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune – Grigor DimitrovDimitrov (1-2) – H2H and prediction
