Paul Goldstein vs Novak Djokovic — Australian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · ATP · Round of 128
USA
Paul Goldstein
49 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWLWL
3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 January 2006
hard
Novak Djokovic
SRB
Novak Djokovic
#7ATP
2059ELO
2022Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$193MCAREER
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWLWWL
Goldstein P.
6-2 1-6 6-3 6-2
Djokovic N.
Goldstein P.
61663
Djokovic N.
26321

Paul Goldstein defeated Novak Djokovic 6-2 1-6 6-3 6-2 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Novak Djokovic came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 128. Paul Goldstein claimed a first win over Novak Djokovic in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Paul Goldstein closed it out in four sets, 6–2 1–6 6–3 6–2.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-01-01AdelaideQFhardNovak Djokovic6-4 7-5
2006-06-26WimbledonR128grassNovak Djokovic6-3 6-2 7-6(3)
View full head-to-head →

Serve vs return

This season
Goldstein P.serving66% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Djokovic N.

Djokovic N.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Goldstein P.

Serve advantage — Djokovic N.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Goldstein P.Djokovic N.
—
Serve
68
—
Return
62

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Goldstein P.Djokovic N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
65%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
65%
77%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
56%
Service points won·Clear edge
58%
70%
Return points won·Even
40%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
65%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.0
7.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (58 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Freshness

Recent load
Goldstein P.Djokovic N.
Freshness·
—
55

Djokovic N.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 87 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
26°COvercast
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 56%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Baghdatis M.
5-77-56-06-2
Semi-finals
Federer R.
Kiefer N.
6-35-76-06-2
Baghdatis M.
Nalbandian D.
3-65-76-36-46-4
Quarter-finals
Baghdatis M.
Ljubicic I.
6-46-24-63-66-3
Kiefer N.
Grosjean S.
6-30-66-46-718-6
Nalbandian D.
Santoro F.
7-56-06-0
Federer R.
Davydenko N.
6-43-67-677-65
R16
Santoro F.
Ferrer D.
6-47-57-5
Federer R.
Haas T.
6-46-03-64-66-2
Nalbandian D.
Robredo T.
6-36-02-66-2
Ljubicic I.
Johansson T.
6-26-46-4
Baghdatis M.
Roddick A.
6-41-66-36-4
Davydenko N.
Hrbaty D.
4-64-66-46-26-3
Kiefer N.
Chela J.
7-646-36-3
Grosjean S.
Mathieu P.
7-56-26-2
R32
Kiefer N.
Ferrero J.
6-36-25-76-2
Mathieu P.
Horna L.
7-627-676-1
Grosjean S.
Coria G.
6-26-23-66-4
Santoro F.
Gaudio G.
6-36-25-71-66-4
Johansson T.
Simon G.
6-36-26-1
Federer R.
Mirnyi M.
6-36-46-3
Haas T.
Luczak P.
4-66-36-46-4
Hrbaty D.
Andreev I.
1-66-46-32-66-4
Davydenko N.
Healey N.
6-25-76-47-5
Chela J.
Vliegen K.
6-16-46-4
Ferrer D.
Ancic M.
6-36-36-3
Robredo T.
Blake J.
6-36-46-4
Nalbandian D.
Nieminen J.
2-66-36-27-5
Ljubicic I.
Lopez F.
7-57-656-0
Baghdatis M.
Gremelmayr D.
6-26-16-2
Roddick A.
Benneteau J.
6-16-26-2
R64
Andreev I.
Sluiter R.
3-66-37-642-66-2
Federer R.
Mayer F.
6-16-46-0
Roddick A.
Moodie W.
7-56-36-2
Vliegen K.
Verdasco F.
3-66-27-647-5
Ljubicic I.
Kohlschreiber P.
7-56-26-1
Luczak P.
Rochus O.
6-746-46-16-716-1
Haas T.
Goldstein P.
6-06-16-2
Kiefer N.
Pashanski B.
4-66-16-46-1
Healey N.
Delic A.
6-46-746-36-4
Hrbaty D.
Norman D.
6-27-55-74-610-8
Lopez F.
Muller G.
6-26-46-766-4
Ferrero J.
Tipsarevic J.
6-33-65-76-36-2
Simon G.
Berdych T.
6-36-24-66-2
Johansson T.
Malisse X.
6-33-67-54-66-3
Gremelmayr D.
Ginepri R.
2-65-76-46-36-3
Mathieu P.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-07-656-2
Baghdatis M.
Stepanek R.
6-46-33-60-67-5
Horna L.
Phau B.
6-36-26-1
Blake J.
Faurel J.
2-66-16-46-3
Robredo T.
Tursunov D.
7-643-67-656-3
Ferrer D.
Bracciali D.
6-46-46-756-2
Ancic M.
Hernych J.
6-16-46-4
Benneteau J.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-47-636-1
Grosjean S.
Monaco J.
6-46-36-3
Coria G.
Luzzi F.
7-6106-46-3
Gaudio G.
Burgsmuller L.
6-36-26-3
Nalbandian D.
Wawrinka S.
6-43-66-46-2
Santoro F.
Pavel A.
6-46-16-4
Davydenko N.
Kim K.
4-66-06-36-2
Chela J.
Hewitt L.
6-46-46-786-2
Nieminen J.
Wang J.
6-27-636-2
Mirnyi M.
Sanguinetti D.
7-56-34-67-68
R128
Ferrer D.
Serra F.
4-66-36-16-4
Wang J.
Zabaleta M.
6-27-54-1
Berdych T.
Reynolds B.
7-56-36-726-1
Benneteau J.
Daniel M.
6-26-13-0
Healey N.
Volandri F.
6-26-3
Burgsmuller L.
Schuettler R.
3-66-37-626-3
Sluiter R.
Snobel P.
6-42-66-26-4
Norman D.
Fleishman Z.
6-47-665-70-66-3
Hrbaty D.
Marach O.
3-64-66-26-16-3
Gaudio G.
Sabau R.
6-25-0
Kiefer N.
Srichaphan P.
6-754-67-656-16-2
Ferrero J.
Zib T.
7-56-06-2
Luzzi F.
Marin J.
6-16-47-5
Coria G.
Hanescu V.
6-41-64-66-26-1
Haas T.
Gasquet R.
6-27-56-2
Goldstein P.
Djokovic N.
6-21-66-36-2
Luczak P.
Minar I.
7-647-656-4
Rochus O.
Llodra M.
6-46-26-2
Mirnyi M.
Ascione T.
6-33-66-16-746-0
Sanguinetti D.
Adaktusson J.
7-656-36-2
Mayer F.
Lee H.
6-46-14-66-4
Federer R.
Istomin D.
6-26-36-2
Bracciali D.
Lu Y.
6-17-646-2
Robredo T.
Vanek J.
6-47-666-3
Tursunov D.
Henman T.
5-76-36-47-5
Faurel J.
Waske A.
7-656-37-62
Blake J.
Acasuso J.
6-26-34-67-64
Nieminen J.
Kimmich M.
6-26-36-1
Wawrinka S.
Montanes A.
4-66-26-36-0
Nalbandian D.
Udomchoke D.
6-26-21-66-746-1
Ljubicic I.
Guccione C.
7-656-47-63
Kohlschreiber P.
Dlouhy L.
7-56-26-4
Muller G.
Mello R.
5-76-26-747-646-0
Lopez F.
Behrend T.
6-27-56-3
Simon G.
Massu N.
7-666-23-64-66-3
Malisse X.
Youzhny M.
7-55-76-46-2
Johansson T.
Saulnier C.
6-17-636-4
Ginepri R.
Melzer J.
6-16-46-2
Gremelmayr D.
Bjorkman J.
3-66-26-06-1
Baghdatis M.
Gimelstob J.
7-667-56-0
Vliegen K.
Rochus C.
6-36-16-4
Stepanek R.
Rehnquist B.
6-16-26-2
Garcia Lopez G.
Dent T.
7-646-37-64
Moodie W.
Hernandez O.
3-67-656-46-2
Roddick A.
Lammer M.
6-46-26-2
Hernych J.
Vicente F.
2-66-37-656-2
Ancic M.
Calleri A.
6-44-66-36-4
Delic A.
Starace P.
7-56-736-33-66-3
Kim K.
Levy H.
6-46-46-0
Davydenko N.
Karlovic I.
7-54-63-67-56-3
Hewitt L.
Vik R.
6-42-65-77-646-3
Pavel A.
Moya C.
6-47-654-63-66-4
Chela J.
Murray A.
6-16-36-3
Andreev I.
Almagro N.
7-56-46-3
Santoro F.
Spadea V.
3-66-06-26-3
Verdasco F.
Carlsen K.
7-656-46-4
Pashanski B.
Arthurs W.
6-36-44-67-62
Tipsarevic J.
Seppi A.
1-66-44-66-26-4
Bogomolov Jr A.
Gonzalez F.
4-67-666-36-737-5
Mathieu P.
Clement A.
6-37-646-3
Phau B.
Berlocq C.
6-47-632-67-64
Horna L.
Monfils G.
6-47-56-1
Grosjean S.
Philippoussis M.
6-46-26-3
Monaco J.
Lisnard J.
4-66-26-46-3