Novak Djokovic vs Jan Lennard StruffDoha Round of 32

Doha · ATP · Round of 32
#7ATP
2059ELO
2022Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$193MCAREER
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 January 2017
hard
#41ATP
1694ELO
1634Hard ELO
$492kYTD
$13MCAREER
36 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
Djokovic N.
7-6 6-3
Struff J.
Djokovic N.
7762
Struff J.
6130

Novak Djokovic defeated Jan Lennard Struff 7-6 6-3 in the Doha round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Novak Djokovic came in ranked #7, leading the head-to-head 7–0, defending the title. Novak Djokovic extended the head-to-head to 8–0.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-08-25US OpenR16hardNovak Djokovic6-3 6-3 6-2
2021-11-27Davis Cup Finals RR: SRB vs GERRRhardNovak Djokovic6-2 6-4
2021-07-24Tokyo OlympicsR32hardNovak Djokovic6-4 6-3
2020-08-31US OpenR32hardNovak Djokovic6-3 6-3 6-1
2020-08-24Cincinnati MastersQFhardNovak Djokovic6-3 6-1
2020-01-20Australian OpenR128hardNovak Djokovic7-6(5) 6-2 2-6 6-1
2019-05-27Roland GarrosR16clayNovak Djokovic6-3 6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Djokovic N.serving93% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Struff J.

Struff J.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Djokovic N.

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

Djokovic N.Struff J.
68
Serve
36
62
Return
40

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
76%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
56%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
70%
65%
Return points won·Even
41%
37%
Break points saved·Even
65%
64%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.3
8.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
3.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
99
61
Break points saved·Even
100
99
Break points won·Dominant
99
21
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
68
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
100
94

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
55
64

Djokovic N.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 87 games (7d) · Struff J.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 34 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
25°CClear
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 49%