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Fernando Verdasco vs Novak Djokovic Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Fernando Verdasco seasons:20232022202120202019
Novak Djokovic seasons:20262025202420232022
🇪🇸 Fernando Verdasco
🇷🇸 Novak Djokovic
Age: 42y 180d (1983-11-15)
Hand: L
Backhand: 2H
4,700pts
#4
(1987-05-22) Age: 38y 357d
Hand: R
Backhand: 2H
4 - 11
Wins: 26.7% - 73.3%
Hard 1–8Clay 3–3Grass 0–0
Slam 1–5Masters 1000 3–2500 0–2250 0–2
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Match Prediction

UnderdogFavorite
9.2%90.8%
+606-991

H2H Preview

🇪🇸Fernando Verdasco and 🇷🇸Novak Djokovic have built a notable rivalry on the ATP Tour, having clashed 15 times. Novak Djokovic currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 11–4.

Looking at their individual career profiles, 🇪🇸Fernando Verdasco has compiled an overall career record of 559–447 across 1006 matches, translating to a win rate of 55.57%. On hard courts his record stands at 263–237 (52.60%), while on clay he holds a 236–158 (59.90%) mark. On grass the numbers read 51–44 (53.68%) , and on carpet 9–8 (52.94%). Throughout his career he has won 7 titles (2 hard, 5 clay). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 28–108 (20.59%).

🇷🇸Novak Djokovic, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 1170–235 from 1405 matches (83.27% win rate). His hard-court record is 741–137 (84.40%), on clay he stands at 295–73 (80.16%), and on grass he has gone 125–21 (85.62%) , 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 265–121 (68.65%).

When it comes to their head-to-head meetings, the surface breakdown reveals this contrast. On hard courts they have met 9 times, with Novak Djokovic leading 8–1 (88.89%). The clay record between them sits at 3–3 (50.00% each) across 6 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 6 times, producing a Slam record of 5–1 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
2018-05-28Roland GarrosClayR1622🇷🇸Novak Djokovic (20)35🇪🇸Fernando Verdasco (30)6-3 6-4 6-251453072.9%62.9%69.2%4/5
2017-01-16Australian OpenHardR1282🇷🇸Novak Djokovic (2)40🇪🇸Fernando Verdasco6-1 7-6(4) 6-251402261.7%75.9%50.0%3/5
2017-01-02DohaHardSF2🇷🇸Novak Djokovic (2)42🇪🇸Fernando Verdasco4-6 7-6(7) 6-331423161.3%78.9%41.7%4/7
2016-01-04DohaHardR161🇷🇸Novak Djokovic (1)49🇪🇸Fernando Verdasco6-2 6-23692266.7%76.5%64.7%2/2
2015-01-19Australian OpenHardR321🇷🇸Novak Djokovic (1)33🇪🇸Fernando Verdasco (31)7-6(8) 6-3 6-4514111072.5%81.8%68.0%3/3
2013-09-30BeijingHardR161🇷🇸Novak Djokovic (1)31🇪🇸Fernando Verdasco7-5 2-6 6-231155271.3%71.9%56.5%5/8
2010-04-25Rome MastersClayQF9🇪🇸Fernando Verdasco (6)2🇷🇸Novak Djokovic (2)7-6(4) 3-6 6-431983378.8%62.8%52.4%6/11
2010-04-11Monte Carlo MastersClaySF12🇪🇸Fernando Verdasco (6)2🇷🇸Novak Djokovic (1)6-2 6-23924177.8%71.4%50.0%2/3
2009-10-05BeijingHardQF4🇷🇸Novak Djokovic (2)9🇪🇸Fernando Verdasco (5)6-3 1-6 6-131053563.7%64.7%48.3%4/7
2009-08-31US OpenHardQF4🇷🇸Novak Djokovic (4)10🇪🇸Fernando Verdasco (10)7-6(2) 1-6 7-5 6-251859467.4%71.0%51.1%10/14
2009-04-12Monte Carlo MastersClayQF3🇷🇸Novak Djokovic (3)8🇪🇸Fernando Verdasco (7)6-2 4-6 6-331384562.1%77.8%51.5%4/6
2007-10-15Madrid MastersHardR323🇷🇸Novak Djokovic (3)32🇪🇸Fernando Verdasco6-7(7) 6-3 6-331546454.5%77.0%54.9%10/10
2007-05-28Roland GarrosClayR166🇷🇸Novak Djokovic (6)51🇪🇸Fernando Verdasco6-3 6-3 7-6(1)51659171.7%67.9%59.4%6/7
2006-05-15Hamburg MastersClayR3234🇪🇸Fernando Verdasco71🇷🇸Novak Djokovic (Q)6-4 6-33891183.9%59.6%66.7%4/7
2005-08-29US OpenHardR3248🇪🇸Fernando Verdasco97🇷🇸Novak Djokovic6-1 4-6 6-7(2) 6-4 6-45184131360.8%76.7%50.0%7/11

Wins

Fernando Verdasco
Novak Djokovic
4–11Overall
1–5Grand Slam
3–2Masters 1000
0–2ATP 500
0–2ATP 250
1–8Hard
3–3Clay

Sets Format

33.3%3
66.7%6
Bo3
16.7%1
83.3%5
Bo5
66.7%2
33.3%1
2 Sets
10.0%1
90.0%9
3 Sets
0.0%0
100.0%1
4 Sets
100.0%1
0.0%0
5 Sets
Fernando Verdasco
Novak Djokovic

Deciding

28.6%2
71.4%5
Decider Set
25.0%2
75.0%6
Tiebreak Wins
66.7%2
33.3%1
After 3 hours
Fernando Verdasco
Novak Djokovic

Sets

33.3%15
66.7%30
All
19.0%4
81.0%17
Grand Slam
61.5%8
38.5%5
Masters 1000
27.6%8
72.4%21
Hard
0.0%0
0.0%0
Grass
43.8%7
56.3%9
Clay
0.0%0
0.0%0
Carpet
Fernando Verdasco
Novak Djokovic

Games

45.4%196
54.6%236
All
43.3%90
56.7%118
Grand Slam
51.2%64
48.8%61
Masters 1000
44.3%124
55.7%156
Hard
0.0%0
0.0%0
Grass
47.4%72
52.6%80
Clay
0.0%0
0.0%0
Carpet
Fernando Verdasco
Novak Djokovic

H2H Series Progression

HardClayGrassCarpet

Overview

By Surface

Fernando Verdasco
Novak Djokovic

By Tournament Level

Fernando Verdasco
Novak Djokovic

By Round

Fernando Verdasco
Novak Djokovic

By Opponent Ranking

Fernando VerdascoNovak Djokovic
0%0-12
vs Top 1
42.1%16-22
19%15-64
vs Top 5
60.1%128-85
20.6%28-108
vs Top 10
68.7%265-121
30.2%74-171
vs Top 20
72.8%406-152
50.7%415-403
vs Top 100
82.3%1016-219
76.3%142-44
vs +100
91%151-15
35%130-241
vs Higher
54.5%73-61
67.5%427-206
vs Lower
86.3%1094-173

Opponent Breakdown

Fernando VerdascoNovak Djokovic
52.1%307-282
Vs Younger
86.6%530-82
60.4%252-165
Vs Older
80.7%640-153
54.9%476-391
Vs Right-Handed
84.2%1026-192
59.4%82-56
Vs Left-Handed
77%144-43
51.8%365-340
Vs 2H Backhand
84.2%892-168
60.9%156-100
Vs 1H Backhand
79.9%254-64
59%334-232
Vs Shorter
82%593-130
49.8%145-146
Vs Taller
84.4%410-76

Pressure Situations