Novak Djokovic tops Faria in the 2nd round – AUSTRALIAN OPEN RESULTS. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW

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Novak Djokovic defeats Jaime Faria 6-1 6-7(4) 6-3 6-2 in the 2nd round in Melbourne on Wednesday. Djokovic will face off with Tomas Machac in the 3rd round. 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 $ 90,000 after winning this match. He has already won $ 290,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Djokovic will add $ 130,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 420,000 in total.

Highlights Novak Djokovic vs. Jaime Faria Australian Open – Melbourne

Djokovic’s Interview

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Djokovic
Faria
128
128
Total points
92
92
56
56
Winners
40
40
44%
44%
Ratio Winners
43%
43%
33
33
Unforced
52
52
39%
39%
Ratio Unforced
61%
61%
9/12
9/12
Net Approaches
14/17
14/17
75%
75%
Perc
82%
82%
-- Serve --
14
14
Aces
14
14
2
2
Double Faults
6
6
65%
65%
1st in
59%
59%
76%
76%
1st won
63%
63%
56/74
56/74
1st won
40/63
40/63
56%
56%
2nd won
39%
39%
22/39
22/39
2nd won
17/44
17/44
201
201
Fastest serve
221
221
186
186
AVG 1st Serve
194
194
154
154
AVG 2nd Serve
175
175
-- Break Points --
7/12
7/12
Total
2/7
2/7
58%
58%
Won
29%
29%
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After this contest, the head to head between Djokovic and Faria is 1-0 for Novak.

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

Djokovic will come up against Machac in the 3rd round.

This will be the 3rd time that Novak Djokovic and Tomas Machac face off. The head to head is 1-1 for Djokovic and Machac (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

Live score progression and stats

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

Djokovic was too good to concede just 1 game before breaking the Portuguese 2 times and conquer the set 6-1.

The Portuguese was eclipsed in the last 6 games of the set when the game count went from 1-1 to 6-1.

They contested 50 points. The Serbian was the winner of the set after clinching 14 points more than Faria (32-18). Djokovic dropped 5 points on serve (17-5). In addition, on the other side, Faria conceded 15 points on serve (13-15).

2nd Set -
Faria 7-6
FariaDjokovic
7
6
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
FariaDjokovic
7
6
0
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
2
4
2
4
3
5
3
6
3
6
4
FariaDjokovic
6
6
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
FariaDjokovic
6
5
15
0
30
0
40
0
FariaDjokovic
5
5
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
FariaDjokovic
5
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
FariaDjokovic
5
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
FariaDjokovic
5
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
FariaDjokovic
4
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
FariaDjokovic
3
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
FariaDjokovic
2
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
FariaDjokovic
1
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
FariaDjokovic
1
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40

The Portuguese won the set after recovering 2 times from a break down. In fact, after dropping his serve in the 3rd (1-2) and in the 9th (5-4) game, Faria broke back in the 4th (2-2) and in the 6th (4-2) game to conquer the set 7-6.

A defining moment of this set was when Jaime won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set to change the score from 1-2 to 5-2.

Faria was exemplary in converting all his break points in the 4th (1-2 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 6th (3-2 15-40) and the 12th game (6-5 30-40). Furthermore, on the other side, Djokovic was perfect in converting all his break points in the 3rd (1-1 0-40), the 5th (2-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (3-5 0-40).

They contested 80 points. It’s worth to point out that, Faria won this set even if he scored less points 4 than Djokovic (38-42). Faria lost 13 points on serve (14-13). on the other side of the court, Novak conceded 24 points on serve (29-24).

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

Novak won the set after he broke the Portuguese .

Novak was unable to convert any of the 2 conquered break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 10th game (6-2 0-40 and 15-40). On the other side, Djokovic didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 47 points. The Serbian conquered the set after winning 9 more points than Faria (28-19). Novak was extremely solid on serve to drop just 4 points (16-4). on the other side of the net, Faria conceded 12 points on serve (15-12).

4th Set -
Djokovic 6-2
DjokovicFaria
6
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
DjokovicFaria
5
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
DjokovicFaria
5
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
DjokovicFaria
4
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
DjokovicFaria
3
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
DjokovicFaria
2
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
DjokovicFaria
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
0

Djokovic didn’t want to give any chance to the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Jaime Faria in the 2nd game (2-0). That was enough for Novak to win the set (6-2) since there were no other breaks anymore.

The Serbian converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 5th game (3-1 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the Portuguese wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 6th game (1-4 40-A).

They contested 37 points. The Serbian won 9 points more than Jaime (23-14). Djokovic was extremely solid on serve to drop just 4 points (18-4). on the other side of the net, the Portuguese conceded 5 points on serve (10-5).

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

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