Novak Djokovic and Zachary Svajda will play each other in the 2^nd round of the U.S. Open for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 11:30 am on Arthur Ashe Stadium. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Novak Djokovic who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Novak Djokovic is the pick to win this match.
Novak Djokovic -> 1.064
Zachary Svajda -> 8.8

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Prediction and head to head Novak Djokovic vs. Zachary Svajda

There is no head to head record between Novak Djokovic and Zachary Svajda since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Novak Djokovic

Ranked no. 7, Novak reached the 2^nd round after defeating Learner Tien 6-1 7-6(3) 6-2.

In the 1^st round, Djokovic had a good straight sets win against Tien (6-1 7-6³ 6-2). During the match, Djokovic scored 108 points vs Tien’s 75. Djokovic was exceptionally aggressive to blast 43 winners.

Regarding the service games, Djokovic blasted 7 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Novak Djokovic lost the serve twice and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Djokovic put 60% of his first serves in, winning 77% (43/56) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (18/38) on the 2nd serve. Djokovic broke Tien 6 times after converting 67% of his break points (6/9).

Djokovic has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 85% of his matches (465-85). 13-5 on hard in 2025. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Djokovic has an overall 200-33 match record in the last years on hard.

His best result of the season was winning the title in Geneva where he overcame Hubert Hurkacz in the final 5-7 7-6(2) 7-6(2).

Novak has an overall 27-9 win-loss record in 2025, 13-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously at the U.S. Open

Zachary Svajda

Ranked no. 145, Zachary reached the 2^nd round after defeating August Holmgren 6-2 7-6(1), Beibit Zhukayev 6-3 7-5, Marc-Andrea Huesler 6-3 6-2 and Zsombor Piros 6-4 6-2 7-5.

In the 1^st round, Zachary had a good straight sets win against Piros (6-4 6-2 7-5). During the match Svajda scored 100 points vs Piros’s 73. Svajda was pretty aggressive to blast 39 winners.

Talking about serving, Svajda struck 14 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Zachary Svajda lost the serve 5 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Svajda put 58% of his first serves in, winning 80% (39/49) of the points behind his 1st serve and 33% (12/36) on the 2nd serve. Zachary broke Piros 9 times after converting 64% of his break points (9/14).

His best result of the current year was conquering the title the Newport Challenger where he overcame Adrian Mannarino in the final 7-5 6-3 and the Lexington Challenger where he defeated Bernard Tomic in the final 2-6 6-3 6-2.

The American has a compiled 33-19 win-loss record in 2025, 18-13 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously at the U.S. Open

Previously, his best result was reaching the 2^nd round in 2021. See his history.

H2H Performance in the tournament

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Djokovic	Svajda
Match played	1	4
Tot Set	3	9
Tot Games	28	89
Pts	108-75	314-235
Total Points	183	549
Winners	43	119
%Winners	40%	38%

Djokovic played 1 match while Svajda competed in 4 matches. Svajda started his run from the qualifications while Djokovic had a direct access to the main draw. Both players have not lost a single set in this event so far. Djokovic has played 6 set(s) less than Svajda (3 vs 9). Therefore, Djokovic played 61 games less than Svajda. Novak scored 43 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, Zachary bagged 119 winners (38%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Djokovic	Svajda
Aces	7	30
Avg per match	7	7.5
1st in	56/94	147/269
%1st in	60%	55%
1st pts	43/56	119/147
%1st pts	77%	81%
2nd pts	18/38	63/122
%2nd pts	47%	52%

Djokovic scored 7 aces . Svajda struck 30 aces (7.5 per match). Djokovic won 77% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 47% of the points. On the other side, Svajda won 81% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 52% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Djokovic	Svajda
Won	6	18
Converted	6/9	18/40
% Converted	67%	45%
Conceded	8	20
Saved	6	13
% Saved	75%	65%
Times Broken	2	7

Novak broke his opponent 6 times with a 67% conversion rate. Djokovic lost his serve twice and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded. The American broke his opponents 18 times with a 45% conversion rate. The American conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 65% of the break points that he conceded.

Djokovic
	R1 Tien	Total
Score	6-1 7-63 6-2
Tot Set	3	3
Tot Games	28	28
pts	108-75	108-75
Total points	183	183
Winners	43	43
%Winners	40%	40%
SERVE
Aces	7	7
Double Faults	4	4
1st in	56/94	56/94
% 1st in	60%	60%
1st pts	43/56	43/56
% 1st pts	77%	77%
2nd pts	18/38	18/38
% 2nd pts	47%	47%
Breaks
Won	6	6
Converted	6/9	6/9
Converted %	67%	67%
Conceded	8	8
Saved	6/8	6
Saved %	75%	75%
Times Broken	2	2

Svajda
	Q1 Holmgren	Q2 Zhukayev	Q3 Huesler	R1 Piros	Total
Score	6-2 7-61	6-3 7-5	6-3 6-2	6-4 6-2 7-5
Tot Set	2	2	2	3	9
Tot Games	21	21	17	30	89
pts	78-54	73-59	63-49	100-73	314-235
Total points	132	132	112	173	549
Winners	27	27	26	39	119
%Winners	35%	37%	41%	39%	38%
SERVE
Aces	9	4	3	14	30
Double Faults	2	3	2	1	8
1st in	30/51	33/68	35/65	49/85	147/269
% 1st in	59%	49%	54%	58%	55%
1st pts	27/30	27/33	26/35	39/49	119/147
% 1st pts	90%	82%	74%	80%	81%
2nd pts	17/21	19/35	15/30	12/36	63/122
% 2nd pts	81%	54%	50%	33%	52%
Breaks
Won	2	3	4	9	18
Converted	2/12	3/9	4/5	9/14	18/40
Converted %	17%	33%	80%	64%	45%
Conceded	0	3	9	8	20
Saved	0/0	2/3	8/9	3/8	13
Saved %	–	67%	89%	38%	194%
Times Broken	0	1	1	5	7

Tennis Scores – U.S. Open

• Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Marton FucsovicsFucsovics (6-4 6-4 6-0) – See score progression
• Kamil MajchrzakMajchrzak – Hugo DellienDellien (6-1 6-4 6-7⁵ 6-4) – See score progression
• Lloyd HarrisHarris – Sebastian BaezBaez (6-3 7-5 6-4) – See score progression
• Jack DraperDraper – Federico Agustin GomezAgustin Gomez (6-4 7-5 6-7⁷ 6-2) – See score progression
• Gabriel DialloDiallo – Damir DzumhurDzumhur (7-6⁴ 4-6 7-5 7-5) – See score progression
• Cameron NorrieNorrie – Sebastian KordaKorda (7-5 6-4 ret.) – See score progression
• Joao FonsecaFonseca – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (7-6³ 7-6⁵ 6-3) – See score progression
• Karen Khachanov
  Khachanov – Nishesh BasavareddyBasavareddy (6-7⁵ 6-3 7-5 6-1) – See score progression
• Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz – Reilly OpelkaOpelka (6-4 7-5 6-4) – See score progression
• Mattia BellucciBellucci – Juncheng ShangShang (7-6⁰ 1-6 6-3 3-0 ret.) – See score progression
• Raphael CollignonCollignon – Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan (6-4 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Holger RuneRune – Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp (6-3 7-6⁴ 7-6²) – See score progression
• Zizou BergsBergs – Chun Hsin TsengHsin Tseng (6-3 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
• Flavio CobolliCobolli – Francesco PassaroPassaro (7-5 4-6 6-4 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
• Jenson BrooksbyBrooksby – Aleksandar VukicVukic (6-3 6-7⁴ 6-4 3-6 6-4) – See score progression
• Chak Lam Coleman WongLam Coleman Wong – Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic (6-4 7-5 7-6⁴) – See score progression
• Adam WaltonWalton – Ugo HumbertHumbert (6-4 7-6⁴ 5-7 6-1) – See score progression
• Jan-Lennard StruffStruff – Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald (3-6 7-6⁴ 6-3 6-3) – See score progression
• Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka (6-3 7-6⁶ 6-3) – See score progression
• Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar – Jaime FariaFaria (6-0 6-3 5-7 6-2) – See score progression
• Tristan BoyerBoyer – James DuckworthDuckworth (6-3 7-5 6-4) – See score progression
• Martin DammDamm – Darwin BlanchBlanch (6-3 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Andrey RublevRublev – Dino PrizmicPrizmic (6-4 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Francisco ComesanaComesana – Alex MichelsenMichelsen (1-6 6-3 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Casper RuudRuud – Sebastian OfnerOfner (6-1 6-2 7-6⁵) – See score progression
• Jakub MensikMensik – Nicolas JarryJarry (7-6⁵ 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Tomas MachacMachac – Luca NardiNardi (6-3 6-1 6-1) – See score progression
• Luciano DarderiDarderi – Rinky HijikataHijikata (6-2 6-1 6-2) – See score progression
• Benjamin BonziBonzi – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (6-3 7-5 6-7⁵ 0-6 6-4) – See score progression
• Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta – Pablo Llamas RuizLlamas Ruiz (7-6⁷ 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Zachary SvajdaSvajda – Zsombor PirosPiros (6-4 6-2 7-5) – See score progression
• Adrian MannarinoMannarino – Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor (7-5 6-4 6-0) – See score progression
• Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Learner TienTien (6-1 7-6³ 6-2) – See score progression
• Taylor FritzFritz – Emilio NavaNava (7-5 6-2 6-3) – See score progression
• Jordan ThompsonThompson – Corentin MoutetMoutet (6-2 6-4 1-6 6-3) – See score progression
• Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Jesper De JongDe Jong (6-2 6-7⁵ 2-6 6-2 7-6⁷) – See score progression
• Marcos GironGiron – Mariano NavoneNavone (6-0 7-5 4-6 5-7 6-4) – See score progression
• Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko (6-1 6-1 6-2) – See score progression
• Ugo BlanchetBlanchet – Fabian MarozsanMarozsan (6-4 3-6 7-6⁷ 6-2) – See score progression
• Ben SheltonShelton – Ignacio BuseBuse (6-3 6-2 6-4) – See score progression
• Eliot SpizzirriSpizzirri – Stefan DostanicDostanic (7-5 6-4 7-6⁴) – See score progression
• Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Borna CoricCoric (3-6 6-4 7-6⁵ 6-1) – See score progression
• Jerome KymKym – Ethan QuinnQuinn (6-3 6-2 3-6 7-6⁵) – See score progression
• Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry – Camilo Ugo CarabelliUgo Carabelli (6-3 6-2 6-0) – See score progression
• Arthur RinderknechRinderknech – Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena (7-6² 7-5 4-6 6-2) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut – Jacob FearnleyFearnley (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Gael MonfilsMonfils – Roman SafiullinSafiullin (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Novak DjokovicDjokovic – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Marton FucsovicsFucsovics – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (2-2) – H2H and prediction
• Jan-Lennard StruffStruff – Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Jordan ThompsonThompson – Adrian MannarinoMannarino (4-6) – H2H and prediction
• Alexander ZverevZverev – Alejandro TabiloTabilo (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Alexander BublikBublik – Marin CilicCilic (0-3) – H2H and prediction
• Christopher O ConnellO Connell – Alex De MinaurDe Minaur (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Quentin HalysHalys – David GoffinGoffin (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Kamil MajchrzakMajchrzak (4-0) – H2H and prediction
• Cameron NorrieNorrie – Francisco ComesanaComesana (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Arthur RinderknechRinderknech – Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Benjamin BonziBonzi – Marcos GironGiron (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Billy HarrisHarris – Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Daniel AltmaierAltmaier – (1-1) – H2H and prediction
• Frances TiafoeTiafoe – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Alexandre MullerMuller (2-0) – H2H and prediction
• Lorenzo SonegoSonego – Tristan SchoolkateSchoolkate (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Nuno BorgesBorges – Brandon HoltHolt (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Lloyd HarrisHarris – Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz (1-1) – H2H and prediction
• Zizou BergsBergs – Jack DraperDraper (0-2) – H2H and prediction
• Jenson BrooksbyBrooksby – Flavio CobolliCobolli (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Hugo GastonGaston – (1-1) – H2H and prediction
• Jannik SinnerSinner – Vit KoprivaKopriva (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Adam WaltonWalton – (1-1) – H2H and prediction
• Tristan BoyerBoyer – Andrey RublevRublev (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Brandon NakashimaNakashima – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry (1-2) – H2H and prediction
• Valentin RoyerRoyer – Bu YunchaoketeYunchaokete (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – (2-0) – H2H and prediction
• Gabriel DialloDiallo – Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar (2-0) – H2H and prediction