Taylor Fritz and Novak Djokovic will fight against each other in the quarter of the U.S. Open for the 11^th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 9:00 pm on Arthur Ashe Stadium. 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 -> 1.52
Taylor Fritz -> 2.6

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Prediction and head to head Taylor Fritz vs. Novak Djokovic

This will be the 11^th time that Taylor Fritz and Novak Djokovic clash against each other. The head to head is 10-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 5-0 on hard.

The last time that they played each other, Djokovic won 6-4 7-6(6) in the semifinal in Shanghai back in 2024.

Highlights Novak Djokovic vs Taylor Fritz – Shanghai 12-October-2024

Taylor Fritz

Ranked no. 4 (career-high), the American reached the quarter after beating Emilio Nava 7-5 6-2 6-3, Lloyd Harris 4-6 7-6(3) 6-2 6-4, Jerome Kym 7-6(3) 6-7(9) 6-4 6-4 and Tomas Machac 6-4 6-3 6-3.

In the 4^th round, Fritz had a good straight sets win against Machac (6-4 6-3 6-3). During the match, Fritz scored 87 points vs Machac’s 63. Fritz was very aggressive to blast 39 winners.

Regarding the service games, Fritz blasted 14 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Taylor Fritz was very efficient on serve to win 91% (39/43) of his 1st serve and 65% (17/26) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The American broke Machac 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Taylor has lost 2 set in this competition to win 55% of the points he played.

Fritz has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 63% of his matches (404-234). 25-8 on hard in 2025. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Fritz has an aggregate 234-117 win-loss record in the last years on hard.

His best result of the year was conquering the title in Australia where he defeated Hubert Hurkacz in the final 6-4 5-7 7-6(4) and in Stuttgart where he overcame Alexander Zverev in the final 6-3 7-6(0) and in Eastbourne where he beat Jenson Brooksby in the final 7-5 6-1.

The American has a composed 42-15 win-loss record in 2025, 25-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously at the U.S. Open

Novak Djokovic

Ranked no. 7, the Serbian got to the quarter after defeating Learner Tien 6-1 7-6(3) 6-2, Zachary Svajda 6-7(5) 6-3 6-3 6-1, Cameron Norrie 6-4 6-7(4) 6-2 6-3 and Jan-Lennard Struff 6-3 6-3 6-2.

In the 4^th round, The Serbian had a good straight sets win against Struff (6-3 6-3 6-2). During the match Djokovic scored 90 points vs Struff’s 62. The Serbian was extremely aggressive to blast 38 winners.

Talking about serving, Djokovic recorded 12 aces and he was pretty steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Overall, Novak Djokovic was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 79% (38/48) of his 1st serve and 58% (15/26) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Djokovic broke Struff 6 times after converting 75% of his break points (6/8).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The Serbian has conceded 4 set in the tournament to win 58% of the points he played.

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

Novak has an overall 30-9 win-loss record in 2025, 16-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously at the U.S. Open

Previously, he won this tournament 4 times in 2011, 2015, 2018 and 2023. See his history.

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Fritz	Djokovic
Match played	4	4
Tot Set	14	14
Tot Games	144	132
Pts	480-396	452-332
Total Points	876	784
Winners	208	187
%Winners	43%	41%

Both Fritz and Djokovic played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Taylor Fritz conceded 2 sets, while Novak Djokovic conceded 2 sets. Talking about their workload, Fritz and Djokovic have played the same amount of sets 14. However, Fritz played 12 games more than Djokovic. Fritz scored 208 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, The Serbian fired 187 winners (41%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Fritz	Djokovic
Aces	62	47
Avg per match	15.5	11.8
1st in	257/419	231/376
%1st in	61%	61%
1st pts	208/257	187/231
%1st pts	81%	81%
2nd pts	98/162	88/145
%2nd pts	60%	61%

Fritz fired 62 aces (15.5 per match). Djokovic bagged 47 aces (11.8 per match). Fritz won 81% points on his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 60% of the points. On the other side, Djokovic won 81% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 61% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Fritz	Djokovic
Won	16	23
Converted	16/38	23/44
% Converted	42%	52%
Conceded	14	13
Saved	10	8
% Saved	71%	62%
Times Broken	4	5

The American broke his opponents 16 times with a 42% conversion rate. Fritz conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded. Novak broke his opponents 23 times with a 52% conversion rate. Djokovic conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 62% of the break points that he conceded.

Fritz
	R1 Nava	R2 Lloyd	R3 Kym	R4 Machac	Total
Score	7-5 6-2 6-3	4-6 7-63 6-2 6-4	7-63 6-79 6-4 6-4	6-4 6-3 6-3
Tot Set	3	4	4	3	14
Tot Games	29	41	46	28	144
pts	105-83	152-130	136-120	87-63	480-396
Total points	188	282	256	150	876
Winners	39	64	66	39	208
%Winners	37%	42%	49%	45%	43%
SERVE
Aces	11	17	20	14	62
Double Faults	5	3	1	2	11
1st in	50/88	85/135	79/127	43/69	257/419
% 1st in	57%	63%	62%	62%	61%
1st pts	39/50	64/85	66/79	39/43	208/257
% 1st pts	78%	75%	84%	91%	81%
2nd pts	26/38	25/50	30/48	17/26	98/162
% 2nd pts	68%	50%	63%	65%	60%
Breaks
Won	4	5	3	4	16
Converted	4/10	5/14	3/6	4/8	16/38
Converted %	40%	36%	50%	50%	42%
Conceded	4	8	2	0	14
Saved	4/4	5/8	1/2	0/0	10
Saved %	100%	63%	50%	–	53%
Times Broken	0	3	1	0	4

Djokovic
	R1 Tien	R1 Tien	R2 Svajda	R2 Svajda	R3 Norrie	R3 Norrie	R4 Struff	R4 Struff	Total
Score	6-1 7-63 6-2	6-1 7-63 6-2	6-75 6-3 6-3 6-1	6-75 6-3 6-3 6-1	6-4 6-74 6-2 6-3	6-4 6-74 6-2 6-3	6-3 6-3 6-2	6-3 6-3 6-2
Tot Set	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	28
Tot Games	28	28	38	38	40	40	26	26	264
pts	108-75	108-75	125-94	125-94	129-101	129-101	90-62	90-62	904-664
Total points	183	183	219	219	230	230	152	152	1568
Winners	43	43	51	51	55	55	38	38	374
%Winners	40%	40%	41%	41%	43%	43%	42%	42%	41%
SERVE
Aces	7	7	10	10	18	18	12	12	94
Double Faults	4	4	4	4	6	6	0	0	28
1st in	56/94	56/94	61/104	61/104	66/104	66/104	48/74	48/74	462/752
% 1st in	60%	60%	59%	59%	63%	63%	65%	65%	61%
1st pts	43/56	43/56	51/61	51/61	55/66	55/66	38/48	38/48	374/462
% 1st pts	77%	77%	84%	84%	83%	83%	79%	79%	81%
2nd pts	18/38	18/38	29/43	29/43	26/38	26/38	15/26	15/26	176/290
% 2nd pts	47%	47%	67%	67%	68%	68%	58%	58%	61%
Breaks
Won	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	6	46
Converted	6/9	6/9	6/15	6/15	5/12	5/12	6/8	6/8	46/88
Converted %	67%	67%	40%	40%	42%	42%	75%	75%	52%
Conceded	8	8	3	3	1	1	1	1	26
Saved	6/8	6/8	2/3	2/3	0/1	0/1	0/1	0/1	16
Saved %	75%	75%	67%	67%	0%	0%	0%	0%	71%
Times Broken	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	10

Tennis Scores – U.S. Open

• Andrey RublevRublev – Chak Lam Coleman WongLam Coleman Wong (2-6 6-4 6-3 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
• Jannik SinnerSinner – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (5-7 6-4 6-3 6-3) – See score progression
• Alexander BublikBublik – Tommy PaulPaul (7-6⁵ 6-7⁴ 6-3 6-7⁵ 6-1) – See score progression
• Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Daniel AltmaierAltmaier (6-7⁷ 6-3 6-4 2-0 ret.) – See score progression
• Leandro RiediRiedi – Kamil MajchrzakMajchrzak (5-3 ret.) – See score progression
• Felix Auger-AliassimeAuger-Aliassime – Alexander ZverevZverev (4-6 7-6⁷ 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Flavio CobolliCobolli (6-3 6-2 2-0 ret.) – See score progression
• Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar – Zizou BergsBergs (6-1 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Jan-Lennard StruffStruff – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (6-4 6-3 7-6⁷) – See score progression
• Tomas MachacMachac – Ugo BlanchetBlanchet (7-5 6-3 6-1) – See score progression
• Taylor FritzFritz – Jerome KymKym (7-6³ 6-7⁹ 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Adrian MannarinoMannarino – Ben SheltonShelton (3-6 6-3 4-6 6-4 ret.) – See score progression
• Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Raphael CollignonCollignon (6-4 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Cameron NorrieNorrie (6-4 6-7⁴ 6-2 6-3) – See score progression
• Arthur RinderknechRinderknech – Benjamin BonziBonzi (4-6 6-3 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
• Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz – Luciano DarderiDarderi (6-2 6-4 6-0) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz (10-0) – H2H and prediction
• Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime – Alex De MinaurDe Minaur (3-2) – H2H and prediction
• Jannik SinnerSinner – Alexander BublikBublik (4-2) – H2H and prediction
• Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia (1-2) – H2H and prediction
• Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar (1-4) – H2H and prediction