Novak Djokovic and Zizou Bergs will clash against each other in the quarter of the Shanghai Rolex Masters for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 6:30 pm on STADIUM COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Novak Djokovic who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Novak Djokovic is the pick to win this match.
Novak Djokovic -> 1.38
Zizou Bergs -> 3.04

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Prediction and head to head Novak Djokovic vs. Zizou Bergs

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

Novak Djokovic

Ranked no. 5, the Serbian reached the quarter after beating Marin Cilic 7-6(2) 6-4, Yannick Hanfmann 4-6 7-5 6-3 and Jaume Antoni Munar Clar 6-3 5-7 6-2.

In the 4^th round, Djokovic defeated Munar Clar (6-3 5-7 6-2). During the match, Djokovic scored 91 points vs Munar Clar’s 79. The Serbian was pretty aggressive to blast 44 winners.

Regarding the service games, Djokovic fired 3 aces and he was quite consistent in conceding no double faults. Overall, Novak Djokovic was pretty effective on serve to win 76% (44/58) of his 1st serve and 62% (16/26) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Novak broke Munar Clar 3 times after converting 38% of his break points (3/8).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Novak has lost 2 set in this competition to win 54% of the points he played.

Djokovic has a terrific match record in the last 10 years having won 85% of his matches (472-86). 20-6 on hard in 2025. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Djokovic has a compiled 207-34 match record in the last years on hard.

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

Novak has a composed 34-10 win-loss record in 2025, 20-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Shanghai

Zizou Bergs

Ranked no. 44 (career-high), Bergs reached the quarter after beating Sebastian Korda 6-4 7-5, Casper Ruud 3-6 7-5 4-1 ret., Francisco Cerundolo 7-6(1) 6-3 and Gabriel Diallo 3-6 7-5 7-6(8).

In the 4^th round against Diallo, Bergs recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 7-5 7-6⁸). During the match Bergs scored 101 points vs Diallo’s 100. The Belgian was pretty aggressive to blast 47 winners.

Talking about serving, Bergs made 10 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Zizou Bergs was quite effective on serve to win 71% (47/66) of his 1st serve and 60% (21/35) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 3 times. The Belgian broke Diallo 3 times after converting 75% of his break points (3/4).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Zizou has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.

Zizou’s best result of the year was reaching the final in Auckland and Hertogenbosch.

The Belgian has a composed 31-25 win-loss record in 2025, 20-15 on hard (See FULL STATS)

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Previously in Shanghai

Previously, his best result was reaching the 2^nd round in 2024. See his history.

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Djokovic	Bergs
Match played	3	4
Tot Set	8	11
Tot Games	83	104
Pts	256-219	339-300
Total Points	475	639
Winners	132	141
%Winners	52%	42%

Djokovic played 3 matches while Bergs competed in 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Novak Djokovic lost 2 sets, while Zizou Bergs conceded 2 sets. Djokovic has played 3 set(s) less than Bergs (8 vs 11). Therefore, Djokovic played 21 games less than Bergs. Novak scored 132 winners (52% of the total points). On the other side, The Belgian made 141 winners (42%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Djokovic	Bergs
Aces	20	34
Avg per match	6.7	8.5
1st in	162/246	184/307
%1st in	66%	60%
1st pts	132/162	141/184
%1st pts	81%	77%
2nd pts	49/84	69/123
%2nd pts	58%	56%

Djokovic struck 20 aces (6.7 per match). Bergs bagged 34 aces (8.5 per match). Djokovic won 81% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 58% of the points. On the other side, Bergs won 77% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 56% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Djokovic	Bergs
Won	6	12
Converted	6/12	12/29
% Converted	50%	41%
Conceded	9	20
Saved	7	12
% Saved	78%	60%
Times Broken	2	8

The Serbian broke his opponents 6 times with a 50% conversion rate. Novak surrendered his serve twice and he saved 78% of the break points that he conceded. The Belgian broke his opponents 12 times with a 41% conversion rate. Bergs conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded.

Djokovic
	R2 Cilic	R3 Hanfmann	R4 Munar Clar	Total
Score	7-62 6-4	4-6 7-5 6-3	6-3 5-7 6-2
Tot Set	2	3	3	8
Tot Games	23	31	29	83
pts	70-59	95-81	91-79	256-219
Total points	129	176	170	475
Winners	42	46	44	132
%Winners	60%	48%	48%	52%
SERVE
Aces	10	7	3	20
Double Faults	2	1	0	3
1st in	50/73	54/89	58/84	162/246
% 1st in	68%	61%	69%	66%
1st pts	42/50	46/54	44/58	132/162
% 1st pts	84%	85%	76%	81%
2nd pts	13/23	20/35	16/26	49/84
% 2nd pts	57%	57%	62%	58%
Breaks
Won	1	2	3	6
Converted	1/1	2/3	3/8	6/12
Converted %	100%	67%	38%	50%
Conceded	4	3	2	9
Saved	4/4	2/3	1/2	7
Saved %	100%	67%	50%	72%
Times Broken	0	1	1	2

Bergs
	R1 Korda	R2 Ruud	R3 Cerundolo	R4 Diallo	Total
Score	6-4 7-5	3-6 7-5 4-1 ret.	7-61 6-3	3-6 7-5 7-68
Tot Set	2	3	2	3	10
Tot Games	22	26	22	34	104
pts	72-59	81-70	85-71	101-100	339-300
Total points	131	151	156	201	639
Winners	31	27	36	47	141
%Winners	43%	33%	42%	47%	42%
SERVE
Aces	7	11	6	10	34
Double Faults	3	5	2	3	13
1st in	41/63	32/67	45/76	66/101	184/307
% 1st in	65%	48%	59%	65%	60%
1st pts	31/41	27/32	36/45	47/66	141/184
% 1st pts	76%	84%	80%	71%	77%
2nd pts	11/22	24/35	13/31	21/35	69/123
% 2nd pts	50%	69%	42%	60%	56%
Breaks
Won	4	2	3	3	12
Converted	4/10	2/4	3/11	3/4	12/29
Converted %	40%	50%	27%	75%	41%
Conceded	2	5	8	5	20
Saved	0/2	4/5	6/8	2/5	12
Saved %	0%	80%	75%	40%	65%
Times Broken	2	1	2	3	8

Tennis Scores in Shanghai

• Learner TienTien – Cameron NorrieNorrie (7-6⁴ 6-3) – See score progression
• Felix Auger-AliassimeAuger-Aliassime – Jesper De JongDe Jong (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
• Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Arthur RinderknechRinderknech – Alexander ZverevZverev (4-6 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
• Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Luciano DarderiDarderi (7-5 7-6¹) – See score progression
• Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Kamil MajchrzakMajchrzak (6-1 7-5) – See score progression
• Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina (6-3 7-6⁵) – See score progression
• Nuno BorgesBorges – Juncheng ShangShang (7-6⁵ 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
• Giovanni Mpetshi PerricardMpetshi Perricard – Taylor FritzFritz (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
• Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Jannik SinnerSinner (6-7³ 7-5 3-2 ret.) – See score progression
• Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Yannick HanfmannHanfmann (4-6 7-5 6-3) – See score progression
• Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar – Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka (6-4 5-7 6-1) – See score progression
• Zizou BergsBergs – Francisco CerundoloCerundolo (7-6¹ 6-3) – See score progression
• Holger RuneRune – Ugo HumbertHumbert (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Valentin VacherotVacherot – Tomas MachacMachac (6-0 3-1 ret.) – See score progression
• Gabriel DialloDiallo – David GoffinGoffin (3-0 ret.) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Zizou BergsBergs – Novak DjokovicDjokovic (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime – Lorenzo MusettiMusetti (3-4) – H2H and prediction
• Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune – Valentin VacherotVacherot (0-0) – H2H and prediction