Janko Tipsarevic vs Novak Djokovic — Tour Finals Round Robin
Janko Tipsarevic defeated Novak Djokovic 3-6 6-3 6-3 in the Tour Finals round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Novak Djokovic came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's semi-final. Janko Tipsarevic claimed a first win over Novak Djokovic in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: Janko Tipsarevic dropped the opening set before beating Novak Djokovic 3–6 6–3 6–3.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedTipsarevic J. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
8 shared · last 12 monthsTipsarevic J. and Djokovic N. faced 8 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Tipsarevic J. went 4–7 (36%) against them, Djokovic N. 15–3 (83%). Djokovic N. came out clearly better against 6 of 8 comparable opponents, Tipsarevic J. against 0 — though 3 of those edges carry caveats (lower-tier event, retirement).
vs Cilic M.#79W6-3 7-6Miami Masters · hardW7-5 6-2Canada Masters · hard
vs Monfils G.#254L1-6 6-7 0-6SRB vs FRA · hardW6-2 6-2 6-4SRB vs FRA · hard- vs Simon G.L6-4 6-7 2-6Miami Masters · hardW6-3 6-1 7-5SRB vs FRA · hard
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vs Federer R.L1-6 4-6 3-6Roland Garros · clayL6-7 3-6 6-3 6-7Roland Garros · clay
vs Berdych T.W6-4 6-4Canada Masters · hardW7-5Cincinnati Masters · hard
vs del Potro J.L5-7 3-6 4-6SRB vs ARG · hardL6-7 0-3SRB vs ARG · hard- vs Dodig I.W6-1 6-4Canada Masters · hardW6-4 6-3Paris Masters · hard
vs Fish M.L3-6 4-6Canada Masters · hardW6-2 3-6 6-4Canada Masters · hard
Head-to-head
5 meetings · Djokovic N. leads 4–1Hard: Djokovic N. leads 2–1 · Carpet: Djokovic N. leads 1–0 · Grass: Djokovic N. leads 1–0
- Tipsarevic J.November 2011Tour FinalsThis matchHard3-6 6-3 6-3
- Djokovic N.August 2011US OpenHard7-6 6-7 6-0 3-0
- Djokovic N.May 2009BelgradeHard6-2 4-6 6-0
- Djokovic N.June 2008LondonCarpet2-6 6-1 6-4
- Djokovic N.June 2008Queen's ClubGrass2-6 6-1 6-4