Alexander Zverev and Novak Djokovic will play each other in the semifinal of the Australian Open for the 13th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 2:30 pm on Rod Laver Arena. In the following paragraphs, 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 5 sets.
As per the initial odds, Novak Djokovic is the pick to win this match.
Novak Djokovic -> 1.63
Alexander Zverev -> 2.33
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Prediction and head to head Alexander Zverev vs. Novak Djokovic
This will be the 13th time that Alexander Zverev and Novak Djokovic square off. The head to head is 8-4 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 5-1 on hard.
The last time that they squared off, Djokovic won 7-6(5) 7-5 in the semifinal in Cincinnati back in 2023.
Highlights Novak Djokovic vs Alexander Zverev – Cincinnati 19-August-2023
Alexander Zverev
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21-8 | 11-4 | 10-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 69-21 | 29-10 | 23-6 | 11-3 | 6-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 55-27 | 22-13 | 20-7 | 8-5 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 29-10 | 9-4 | 17-5 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 59-15 | 28-6 | 14-4 | 13-3 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 2 (career-high), Alexander reached the semifinal after beating Lucas Pouille 6-4 6-4 6-4, Pedro Martinez Portero 6-1 6-4 6-1, Jacob Fearnley 6-3 6-4 6-4, Ugo Humbert 6-1 2-6 6-3 6-2 and Tommy Paul 7-6(1) 7-6(0) 2-6 6-1.
In the quarter, Alexander had a good straight sets win against Paul (7-61 7-60 2-6 6-1). During the match, Zverev scored 135 points vs Paul’s 118. The German was pretty aggressive to blast 67 winners.
Regarding the service games, Zverev bagged 7 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Overall, Alexander Zverev was pretty effective on serve to win 72% (67/93) of his 1st serve and 52% (22/42) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 4 times. The German broke Paul 4 times after converting 57% of his break points (4/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Zverev has surrendered 2 set in this tournament to conquer 57% of the points he played.
Zverev has an extraordinary match record in the last 10 years having won 72% of his matches (454-174). 7-0 on hard in 2025. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Zverev has a composed 188-75 record in the last years on hard.
Alexander has an overall 7-0 win-loss record in 2025, 7-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the Australian Open
Novak Djokovic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12-7 | 12-5 | 0-2 | 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 reached the semifinal after beating Nishesh Basavareddy 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-2, Jaime Faria 6-1 6-7(4) 6-3 6-2, Tomas Machac 6-1 6-4 6-4, Jiri Lehecka 6-3 6-4 7-6(4) and Carlos Alcaraz 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4.
In the quarter against Alcaraz, The Serbian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4). During the match Djokovic scored 135 points vs Alcaraz’s 126. The Serbian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 54 winners.
About the serving games, Djokovic bagged 5 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Novak Djokovic lost the serve 4 times and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Djokovic put 63% of his first serves in, winning 63% (54/86) of the points behind his 1st serve and 58% (29/50) on the 2nd serve. The Serbian broke Alcaraz 6 times after converting 46% of his break points (6/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Novak has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
Djokovic has a compiled 7-1 win-loss record in 2025, 7-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the Australian Open
Previously, he won this tournament 10 times in 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2023. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Zverev | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Set | 17 | 18 |
| Tot Games | 156 | 172 |
| Pts | 539-410 | 596-484 |
| Total Points | 949 | 1080 |
| Winners | 255 | 251 |
| %Winners | 47% | 42% |
Both Zverev and Djokovic played 5 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Alexander Zverev dropped 2 sets, while Novak Djokovic lost 3 sets. Zverev has played 1 set(s) less than Djokovic (17 vs 18). Therefore, Zverev played 16 games less than Djokovic. Zverev scored 255 winners (47% of the total points). On the other side, Novak fired 251 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Zverev | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 59 | 60 |
| Avg per match | 11.8 | 12 |
| 1st in | 330/463 | 337/526 |
| %1st in | 71% | 64% |
| 1st pts | 255/330 | 251/337 |
| %1st pts | 77% | 74% |
| 2nd pts | 73/133 | 111/189 |
| %2nd pts | 55% | 59% |
Zverev made 59 aces (11.8 per match). Djokovic scored 60 aces (12 per match). Zverev won 77% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Djokovic won 74% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 59% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Zverev | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 24 | 25 |
| Converted | 24/66 | 25/62 |
| % Converted | 36% | 40% |
| Conceded | 32 | 27 |
| Saved | 24 | 18 |
| % Saved | 75% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 8 | 9 |
The German broke his opponents 24 times with a 36% conversion rate. Alexander surrendered his serve 8 times and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded. The Serbian broke his opponents 25 times with a 40% conversion rate. Djokovic conceded his serve 9 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Zverev | |||||||
| R1 Pouille |
R2 Martinez Portero |
R3 Fearnley |
R4 Humbert |
1/4 Paul |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 6-4 | 6-1 6-4 6-1 | 6-3 6-4 6-4 | 6-1 2-6 6-3 6-2 | 7-61 7-60 2-6 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 24 | 29 | 32 | 41 | 156 | |
| pts | 112-89 | 91-54 | 92-68 | 109-81 | 135-118 | 539-410 | |
| Total points | 201 | 145 | 160 | 190 | 253 | 949 | |
| Winners | 50 | 41 | 46 | 51 | 67 | 255 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 45% | 50% | 47% | 50% | 47% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 18 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 59 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | |
| 1st in | 64/88 | 54/73 | 58/81 | 61/86 | 93/135 | 330/463 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 74% | 72% | 71% | 69% | 71% | |
| 1st pts | 50/64 | 41/54 | 46/58 | 51/61 | 67/93 | 255/330 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 76% | 79% | 84% | 72% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/24 | 12/19 | 12/23 | 12/25 | 22/42 | 73/133 | |
| % 2nd pts | 63% | 63% | 52% | 48% | 52% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 24 | |
| Converted | 3/18 | 6/13 | 5/12 | 6/16 | 4/7 | 24/66 | |
| Converted % | 17% | 46% | 42% | 38% | 57% | 36% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 32 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 6/6 | 4/6 | 5/7 | 7/11 | 24 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | 67% | 71% | 64% | 80% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| Djokovic | |||||||
| R1 Basavareddy |
R2 Faria |
R3 Machac |
R4 Lehecka |
1/4 Alcaraz |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-2 | 6-1 6-74 6-3 6-2 | 6-1 6-4 6-4 | 6-3 6-4 7-64 | 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | |
| Tot Games | 37 | 37 | 27 | 32 | 39 | 172 | |
| pts | 129-106 | 128-92 | 96-70 | 108-90 | 135-126 | 596-484 | |
| Total points | 235 | 220 | 166 | 198 | 261 | 1080 | |
| Winners | 56 | 56 | 41 | 44 | 54 | 251 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 44% | 43% | 41% | 40% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 23 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 60 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | |
| 1st in | 72/106 | 74/113 | 51/79 | 54/92 | 86/136 | 337/526 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 65% | 65% | 59% | 63% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 56/72 | 56/74 | 41/51 | 44/54 | 54/86 | 251/337 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 76% | 80% | 81% | 63% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/34 | 22/39 | 15/28 | 24/38 | 29/50 | 111/189 | |
| % 2nd pts | 62% | 56% | 54% | 63% | 58% | 59% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 25 | |
| Converted | 4/11 | 7/12 | 5/15 | 3/11 | 6/13 | 25/62 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 58% | 33% | 27% | 46% | 40% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 27 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 5/7 | 2/3 | 2/3 | 7/11 | 18 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 71% | 67% | 67% | 64% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |
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