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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
#2
8,480pts
Age: 29y 98d (1997-04-20)
Hand: R
Backhand: 2H
3,760pts
#7
(1987-05-22) Age: 39y 66d
Hand: R
Backhand: 2H
5 - 9
Wins: 35.7% - 64.3%
Hard 4–7Clay 1–2Grass 0–0
Masters 1000 1–2Finals 2–2Slam 1–4Others 0–1Olympics 1–0
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Match Prediction

FavoriteUnderdog
78.1%21.9%
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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 9–5.

Looking at their individual career profiles, 🇩🇪Alexander Zverev has compiled an overall career record of 564–234 across 798 matches, translating to a win rate of 70.68%. On hard courts his record stands at 321–143 (69.18%), while on clay he holds a 189–66 (74.12%) mark. On grass the numbers read 54–25 (68.35%) . Throughout his career he has won 25 titles (15 hard, 10 clay). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 59–87 (40.41%).

🇷🇸Novak Djokovic, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 1177–237 from 1414 matches (83.24% win rate). His hard-court record is 741–137 (84.40%), on clay he stands at 297–74 (80.05%), and on grass he has gone 130–22 (85.53%) , with a carpet record of 9–4 (69.23%). He has accumulated 101 titles in total (72 hard, 21 clay, 8 grass). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 265–122 (68.48%).

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 7–4 (63.64%). The clay record between them sits at 2–1 (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.

Dateâ–¼
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 6-451976071.4%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
5–9Overall
1–4Grand Slam
1–2Masters 1000
0–1Others
2–2Tour Finals
1–0Olympics
4–7Hard
1–2Clay

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%3
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
23.5%4-13
vs Top 1
41%16-23
32.9%27-55
vs Top 5
59.8%128-86
40.4%59-87
vs Top 10
68.5%265-122
49.4%123-126
vs Top 20
72.6%406-153
68%469-221
vs Top 100
82.2%1021-221
87.9%94-13
vs +100
91.1%153-15
37.4%58-97
vs Higher
54.1%73-62
78.7%505-137
vs Lower
86.4%1101-174

Opponent Breakdown

Alexander ZverevNovak Djokovic
70.4%197-83
Vs Younger
86.5%537-84
70.8%366-151
Vs Older
80.7%640-153
68.9%479-216
Vs Right-Handed
84.2%1033-194
82.5%85-18
Vs Left-Handed
77%144-43
72.1%493-191
Vs 2H Backhand
84.1%897-170
61.9%70-43
Vs 1H Backhand
80%256-64
71.2%514-208
Vs Shorter
82.1%595-130
82.8%24-5
Vs Taller
84.3%414-77

Pressure Situations