Denis Istomin vs Novak DjokovicAustralian Open Round of 64

Australian Open · ATP · Round of 64
39 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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3 — 2
Sets
Monday, 16 January 2017
hard
#7ATP
2059ELO
2022Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$193MCAREER
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Istomin D.
7-6 5-7 2-6 7-6 6-4
Djokovic N.
Istomin D.
710527763
Djokovic N.
68766542

Denis Istomin defeated Novak Djokovic 7-6 5-7 2-6 7-6 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Novak Djokovic came in leading the head-to-head 5–0, defending the title. Denis Istomin claimed a first win over Novak Djokovic in six meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Denis Istomin closed it out in five sets, 7–6 5–7 2–6 7–6 6–4.

Head to head

05
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-02-24DubaiR32hardNovak Djokovic6-3 6-3
2014-01-13Australian OpenR32hardNovak Djokovic6-3 6-3 7-5
2013-08-05Canada MastersR16hardNovak Djokovic2-6 6-4 6-4
2011-03-23Miami MastersR64hardNovak Djokovic6-0 6-1
2010-01-18Australian OpenR32hardNovak Djokovic6-1 6-1 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Istomin D.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Djokovic N.

Djokovic N.serving93% hold

wins 73% of points on serve vs Istomin D.

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

Istomin D.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
1st serve in·Even
66%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
77%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
56%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
70%
Return points won·Slight edge
36%
41%
Break points saved·Even
61%
65%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.0
7.3
Double faults / match·Even
2.1
2.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
29
99
Break points saved·Slight edge
90
100
Break points won·Dominant
5
99
Deciding sets·Dominant
44
100
Tiebreaks·Dominant
18
100

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
62

Djokovic N.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 87 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
26°CClear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 45%
R128
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6-1
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4-0
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