Novak Djokovic and Jiri Lehecka will clash against each other in the 4th round of the Australian Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 7:00 pm on Rod Laver Arena. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Novak Djokovic who should win in 4 sets.
As per the initial odds, Novak Djokovic is the pick to win this match.
Novak Djokovic -> 1.3
Jiri Lehecka -> 3.52
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Prediction and head to head Novak Djokovic vs. Jiri Lehecka
This will be the 2nd time that Novak Djokovic and Jiri Lehecka face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they squared off, Djokovic won 6-1 6-7(3) 6-1 in the R in Australia back in 2024.
Highlights Novak Djokovic vs Jiri Lehecka – Australia 02-January-2024
Novak Djokovic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7-3 | 7-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 37-9 | 15-5 | 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 |
Ranked no. 7, Novak got to the 4th round after beating Nishesh Basavareddy 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-2, Jaime Faria 6-1 6-7(4) 6-3 6-2 and Tomas Machac 6-1 6-4 6-4.
In the 3rd round, Novak had a good straight sets win against Machac (6-1 6-4 6-4). During the match, Djokovic scored 96 points vs Machac’s 70. The Serbian was extremely aggressive to blast 41 winners.
Regarding the service games, Djokovic managed to score 9 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Overall, Novak Djokovic was very effective on serve to win 80% (41/51) of his 1st serve and 54% (15/28) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Novak broke Machac 5 times after converting 33% of his break points (5/15).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Djokovic has lost 2 set in this competition to win 57% of the points he played.
Djokovic has an extraordinary record in the last 10 years having won 85% of his matches (443-77). 5-1 on hard in 2025. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Djokovic has a composed 192-29 record in the last years on hard.
The Serbian has a compiled 5-1 win-loss record in 2025, 5-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the Australian Open
Jiri Lehecka
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13-4 | 11-3 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 32-19 | 20-10 | 4-1 | 8-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 38-29 | 18-13 | 10-8 | 5-5 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 42-32 | 5-4 | 24-13 | 13-12 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 63-26 | 12-3 | 34-15 | 17-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 29, Lehecka reached the 4th round after beating Li Tu 6-1 3-6 6-3 7-6(1), Hugo Gaston 6-3 3-1 ret. and Benjamin Bonzi 6-2 6-3 6-3.
In the 3rd round, Jiri had a good straight sets win against Bonzi (6-2 6-3 6-3). During the match Lehecka scored 93 points vs Bonzi’s 68. Lehecka was quite aggressive to blast 42 winners.
About the serving games, Lehecka fired 9 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Jiri Lehecka was extremely efficient on serve to win 81% (42/52) of his 1st serve and 58% (14/24) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Czech broke Bonzi 5 times after converting 63% of his break points (5/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Lehecka has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
His best result of the current year was winning the title in Brisbane where he overcame Reilly Opelka in the final 4-1 ret..
Lehecka has a composed 8-0 win-loss record in 2025, 8-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the Australian Open
Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2023. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Djokovic | Lehecka |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 11 | 10 |
| Tot Games | 101 | 77 |
| Pts | 353-268 | 268-204 |
| Total Points | 621 | 472 |
| Winners | 153 | 115 |
| %Winners | 43% | 43% |
Both Djokovic and Lehecka played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Novak Djokovic conceded 2 sets, while Jiri Lehecka lost 1 set. Djokovic has played 1 set more than Lehecka (11 vs 10). Therefore, Djokovic played 24 games more than Lehecka. Novak scored 153 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, Jiri made 115 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Djokovic | Lehecka |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 46 | 28 |
| Avg per match | 15.3 | 9.3 |
| 1st in | 197/298 | 138/223 |
| %1st in | 66% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 153/197 | 115/138 |
| %1st pts | 78% | 83% |
| 2nd pts | 58/101 | 51/85 |
| %2nd pts | 57% | 60% |
Djokovic fired 46 aces (15.3 per match). Lehecka recorded 28 aces (9.3 per match). Djokovic won 78% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Lehecka won 83% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 60% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Djokovic | Lehecka |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 16 | 11 |
| Converted | 16/38 | 11/22 |
| % Converted | 42% | 50% |
| Conceded | 13 | 10 |
| Saved | 9 | 8 |
| % Saved | 69% | 80% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 2 |
Djokovic broke his opponents 16 times with a 42% conversion rate. The Serbian conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 69% of the break points that he conceded. The Czech broke his opponents 11 times with a 50% conversion rate. The Czech conceded his serve twice and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded.
| Djokovic | |||||
| R1 Basavareddy |
R2 Faria |
R3 Machac |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-2 | 6-1 6-74 6-3 6-2 | 6-1 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
| Tot Games | 37 | 37 | 27 | 101 | |
| pts | 129-106 | 128-92 | 96-70 | 353-268 | |
| Total points | 235 | 220 | 166 | 621 | |
| Winners | 56 | 56 | 41 | 153 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 44% | 43% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 23 | 14 | 9 | 46 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 72/106 | 74/113 | 51/79 | 197/298 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 65% | 65% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 56/72 | 56/74 | 41/51 | 153/197 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 76% | 80% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/34 | 22/39 | 15/28 | 58/101 | |
| % 2nd pts | 62% | 56% | 54% | 57% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 7 | 5 | 16 | |
| Converted | 4/11 | 7/12 | 5/15 | 16/38 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 58% | 33% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 5/7 | 2/3 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 71% | 67% | 68% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| Lehecka | |||||
| R1 Tu |
R2 Gaston |
R3 Bonzi |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 3-6 6-3 7-61 | 6-3 3-1 ret. | 6-2 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 38 | 13 | 26 | 77 | |
| pts | 116-94 | 59-42 | 93-68 | 268-204 | |
| Total points | 210 | 101 | 161 | 472 | |
| Winners | 54 | 19 | 42 | 115 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 32% | 45% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 13 | 6 | 9 | 28 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 67/103 | 19/44 | 52/76 | 138/223 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 43% | 68% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 54/67 | 19/19 | 42/52 | 115/138 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 100% | 81% | 83% | |
| 2nd pts | 26/36 | 11/25 | 14/24 | 51/85 | |
| % 2nd pts | 72% | 44% | 58% | 60% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 3/8 | 5/8 | 11/22 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 38% | 63% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 3/4 | 2/2 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 75% | 100% | 83% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
Head 2 Head
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- Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Jakub MensikMensik (3-6 4-6 7-67 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Tommy PaulPaul – Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena (7-60 6-2 6-0) – See score progression
- Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Benjamin BonziBonzi (6-2 6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Tomas MachacMachac (6-1 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Jacob FearnleyFearnley (6-3 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz – Nuno BorgesBorges (6-2 6-4 6-73 6-2) – See score progression
- Ugo HumbertHumbert – Arthur FilsFils (4-6 7-5 6-4 1-0 ret.) – See score progression
- Jack DraperDraper – Aleksandar VukicVukic (6-4 2-6 5-7 7-65 7-68) – See score progression
- Alex MichelsenMichelsen – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (6-3 7-6(5) 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Jannik SinnerSinner – Marcos GironGiron (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic – Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Alex De MinaurDe Minaur (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Gael MonfilsMonfils (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Lorenzo SonegoSonego – Fabian MarozsanMarozsan (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Corentin MoutetMoutet – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Jiri LeheckaLehecka (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Jack DraperDraper – Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia (1-2) – H2H and prediction
- Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Tommy PaulPaul (0-3) – H2H and prediction
- Ugo HumbertHumbert – Alexander ZverevZverev (1-2) – H2H and prediction
