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Alexander Zverev vs Novak Djokovic Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Alexander Zverev seasons:20262025202420232022
Novak Djokovic seasons:20262025202420232022
🇩🇪 Alexander Zverev
🇷🇸 Novak Djokovic
#4
4,905pts
Age: 28y 333d (1997-04-20)
Hand: R
Backhand: 2H
5,370pts
#3
(1987-05-22) Age: 38y 301d
Hand: R
Backhand: 2H
5 - 9
Wins: 35.7% - 64.3%
Hard 4–7Clay 1–2Grass 0–0
Masters 1000 12Finals 22Slam 14Others 01Olympics 10
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Match Prediction

UnderdogFavorite
44.9%55.1%
+101-123

H2H Preview

🇩🇪Alexander Zverev and 🇷🇸Novak Djokovic have built a notable rivalry on the ATP Tour, having clashed 14 times. Novak Djokovic currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 95.

Looking at their individual career profiles, 🇩🇪Alexander Zverev has compiled an overall career record of 531227 across 758 matches, translating to a win rate of 70.05%. On hard courts his record stands at 317142 (69.06%), while on clay he holds a 16962 (73.16%) mark. On grass the numbers read 4523 (66.18%) . Throughout his career he has won 24 titles (15 hard, 9 clay). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 5882 (41.43%).

🇷🇸Novak Djokovic, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 1170234 from 1404 matches (83.33% win rate). His hard-court record is 741137 (84.40%), on clay he stands at 29572 (80.38%), and on grass he has gone 12521 (85.62%) , with a carpet record of 94 (69.23%). He has accumulated 101 titles in total (72 hard, 21 clay, 8 grass). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 265121 (68.65%).

When it comes to their head-to-head meetings, the surface breakdown reveals this contrast. On hard courts they have met 11 times, with Novak Djokovic leading 74 (63.64%). The clay record between them sits at 21 (66.67% for Novak Djokovic) across 3 matches.

At the Grand Slam level — where the best-of-five format adds an extra layer of physical and mental endurance — the two have crossed paths 5 times, producing a Slam record of 4–1 in favour of Novak Djokovic. These matches, often played in front of the largest tennis audiences, frequently prove decisive in shaping the broader narrative of a rivalry.

Date
Tourney
Surface
Round
Wrk
Winner
Lrk
Loser
Score
BoF
Min
WA
WDF
W1stIn
W1st%
W2nd%
BPSvd
2025-05-26Roland GarrosClayQF6🇷🇸Novak Djokovic (6)3🇩🇪Alexander Zverev (3)4-6 6-3 6-2 6-45-6071.4%76.5%55.9%2/3
2025-01-13Australian OpenHardSF2🇩🇪Alexander Zverev (2)7🇷🇸Novak Djokovic (7)7-6(5) RET5818176.3%82.8%77.8%3/3
2023-08-14Cincinnati MastersHardSF2🇷🇸Novak Djokovic (2)17🇩🇪Alexander Zverev (16)7-6(5) 7-531244363.7%80.4%55.2%3/4
2021-11-15Tour FinalsHardSF3🇩🇪Alexander Zverev (3)1🇷🇸Novak Djokovic (1)7-6(4) 4-6 6-3314814171.9%78.3%63.0%3/4
2021-08-30US OpenHardSF1🇷🇸Novak Djokovic (1)4🇩🇪Alexander Zverev (4)4-6 6-2 6-4 4-6 6-2521412266.0%76.8%43.1%9/12
2021-07-24Tokyo OlympicsHardSF5🇩🇪Alexander Zverev (4)1🇷🇸Novak Djokovic (1)1-6 6-3 6-13------0/0
2021-02-08Australian OpenHardQF1🇷🇸Novak Djokovic (1)7🇩🇪Alexander Zverev (6)6-7(6) 6-2 6-4 7-6(6)521023573.5%72.3%44.2%9/12
2021-02-02ATP CupHardR1281🇷🇸Novak Djokovic7🇩🇪Alexander Zverev6-7(3) 6-2 7-5315311555.8%81.1%59.5%0/1
2020-11-16Tour FinalsHardRR1🇷🇸Novak Djokovic (1)7🇩🇪Alexander Zverev (5)6-3 7-6(4)3963365.4%78.4%51.9%3/3
2019-05-27Roland GarrosClayQF1🇷🇸Novak Djokovic (1)5🇩🇪Alexander Zverev (5)7-5 6-2 6-251291464.0%80.0%51.6%7/8
2018-11-12Tour FinalsHardF5🇩🇪Alexander Zverev (3)1🇷🇸Novak Djokovic (1)6-4 6-338010371.7%78.8%53.8%0/1
2018-11-12Tour FinalsHardRR1🇷🇸Novak Djokovic (1)5🇩🇪Alexander Zverev (3)6-4 6-13761361.5%75.0%70.0%2/2
2018-10-08Shanghai MastersHardSF3🇷🇸Novak Djokovic (2)5🇩🇪Alexander Zverev (4)6-2 6-13600171.7%78.8%53.8%0/0
2017-05-15Rome MastersClayF17🇩🇪Alexander Zverev (16)2🇷🇸Novak Djokovic (2)6-4 6-33817271.1%84.4%69.2%0/0

Wins

Alexander Zverev
Novak Djokovic
59Overall
14Grand Slam
12Masters 1000
01Others
22Tour Finals
10Olympics
47Hard
12Clay

Sets Format

44.4%4
55.6%5
Bo3
20.0%1
80.0%4
Bo5
33.3%2
66.7%4
2 Sets
50.0%2
50.0%2
3 Sets
0.0%0
100.0%2
4 Sets
0.0%0
100.0%1
5 Sets
Alexander Zverev
Novak Djokovic

Deciding

50.0%2
50.0%2
Decider Set
33.3%2
66.7%4
Tiebreak Wins
0.0%0
100.0%2
After 3 hours
Alexander Zverev
Novak Djokovic

Sets

36.8%14
63.2%24
All
29.4%5
70.6%12
Grand Slam
33.3%2
66.7%4
Masters 1000
37.9%11
62.1%18
Hard
0.0%0
0.0%0
Grass
33.3%3
66.7%6
Clay
0.0%0
0.0%0
Carpet
Alexander Zverev
Novak Djokovic

Games

44.5%166
55.5%207
All
41.7%70
58.3%98
Grand Slam
44.1%26
55.9%33
Masters 1000
45.0%130
55.0%159
Hard
0.0%0
0.0%0
Grass
42.9%36
57.1%48
Clay
0.0%0
0.0%0
Carpet
Alexander Zverev
Novak Djokovic

H2H Series Progression

HardClayGrassCarpet

Overview

By Surface

Alexander Zverev
Novak Djokovic

By Tournament Level

Alexander Zverev
Novak Djokovic

By Round

Alexander Zverev
Novak Djokovic

By Opponent Ranking

Alexander ZverevNovak Djokovic
26.7%4-11
vs Top 1
42.1%16-22
34.6%27-51
vs Top 5
60.1%128-85
41.4%58-82
vs Top 10
68.7%265-121
49.6%117-119
vs Top 20
72.8%406-152
67.3%441-214
vs Top 100
82.3%1016-218
87.3%89-13
vs +100
91%151-15
38.4%58-93
vs Higher
54.5%73-61
77.9%472-134
vs Lower
86.4%1094-172

Opponent Breakdown

Alexander ZverevNovak Djokovic
69.4%172-76
Vs Younger
86.7%530-81
70.4%359-151
Vs Older
80.7%640-153
68.2%448-209
Vs Right-Handed
84.3%1026-191
82.2%83-18
Vs Left-Handed
77%144-43
71.5%461-184
Vs 2H Backhand
84.2%892-167
61.6%69-43
Vs 1H Backhand
79.9%254-64
70.7%484-201
Vs Shorter
82%593-130
81.5%22-5
Vs Taller
84.4%410-76

Pressure Situations