Novak Djokovic beats Jiri Lehecka 6-3 6-4 7-6(4) in the 4th round in Melbourne on Sunday. Djokovic will try to go further in the tournament when playing against Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter. The match lasted 2 hours and 39 minutes. The Serbian 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.
Novak added to his prize money $ 245,000 after winning this match. He has already won $ 665,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Novak will add $ 435,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 1,100,000 in total.
Highlights Novak Djokovic vs. Jiri Lehecka Australian Open – Melbourne
Djokovic’s Interview
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Novak scored 108 points vs. Lehecka’s 90.
Djokovic
The Serbian served pretty well to win 81% of the points (44/54) behind his first serve, and he won 63% points (24/38) on his second serve. Djokovic won this match even if he wasn’t that great in converting his break points after he converted only 27% (3/11) of the procured opportunities.
Lehecka
On the other side, Jiri was not so effective in converting his break points (only 33% – 1/3). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this contest, the head to head between Djokovic and Lehecka is 2-0 for Novak.
Draw and next match H2H: Novak Djokovic vs. Carlos Alcaraz – stats
Djokovic will compete against Alcaraz in the quarter.
This will be the 8th time that Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz face off. The head to head is 4-3
for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.Live score progression and stats
There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that Djokovic grabbed in the 8th game (5-3) before ultimately conquering the set (6-3).
Lehecka was completely outplayed in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 3-3
to 6-3.Novak converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 40-A), the 8th (4-3 15-40) and the 10th game (6-2 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the Serbian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 58 points. The Serbian was the one to win the set after conquering 12 points more than Lehecka (35-23). Novak conceded 5 points on serve (20-5). on the other side of the court, Lehecka conceded 15 points on serve (18-15).
Djokovic had a racing start in this set after breaking Jiri Lehecka in the 2nd game (2-0). The Serbian reinforced his lead after breaking Jiri before winning the set (4-3).
Novak was unable to convert any of the 4 conquered break points. He had 4 break points opportunities in the 5th (3-1 30-40 and 40-A) and the 7th game (4-2 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Jiri wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 1st game (0-0 30-40).
They played 43 points. It’s worth to point out that, The Serbian won this set even if he scored less points 1 than Jiri (21-22). Djokovic lost 7 points on serve (14-7). on the other side of the net, Lehecka conceded 7 points on serve (15-7).
Tennis Scores at the Australian Open
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Jiri LeheckaLehecka (6-3 6-4 7-64)
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Ugo HumbertHumbert (6-1 2-6 6-3 6-2)
- Tommy PaulPaul – Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina (6-1 6-1 6-1)
- Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz – Jack DraperDraper (7-5 6-1 ret.)
Upcoming matches
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- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia (4-3) – H2H details and stats
- Tommy PaulPaul – Alexander ZverevZverev (2-0) – H2H details and stats
- Lorenzo SonegoSonego – (0-0) – H2H details and stats
- Jannik SinnerSinner – Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune (2-2) – H2H details and stats