Nick Kyrgios vs Novak Djokovic — Indian Wells Masters Round of 16

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 16
AUS15
Nick Kyrgios
#905ATP
31 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 March 2017
hard
Novak Djokovic
SRB2
Novak Djokovic
#7ATP
2059ELO
2022Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$193MCAREER
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWLWWL
Kyrgios N.
6-4 7-6
Djokovic N.
Kyrgios N.
6772
Djokovic N.
4630

Nick Kyrgios defeated Novak Djokovic 6-4 7-6 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Novak Djokovic came in ranked #7, defending the title. Nick Kyrgios extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-06-27WimbledonFgrassNovak Djokovic4-6 6-3 6-4 7-6(3)
2017-02-27AcapulcoQFhardNick Kyrgios7-6(9) 7-5
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Serve vs return

This season
Kyrgios N.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Djokovic N.

Djokovic N.serving96% hold

wins 77% of points on serve vs Kyrgios N.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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

Kyrgios N.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
Kyrgios N.Djokovic N.
1st serve in·Even
66%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
79%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
56%
Service points won·Even
70%
70%
Return points won·Slight edge
32%
41%
Break points saved·Even
67%
65%
Aces / match·Dominant
16.2
7.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kyrgios N.Djokovic N.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
88
99
Break points saved·Even
99
100
Break points won·Dominant
68
99
Deciding sets·Even
97
100
Tiebreaks·Even
98
100

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

Freshness

Recent load
Kyrgios N.Djokovic N.
Freshness·
—
55

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
16°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 20%
Final
Federer R.[9]
Wawrinka S.[3]
6-47-5
Semi-finals
Federer R.[9]
Sock J.[17]
6-17-64
Wawrinka S.[3]
Carreno Busta P.[21]
6-36-2
Quarter-finals
Wawrinka S.[3]
Thiem D.[8]
6-44-67-62
Carreno Busta P.[21]
Cuevas P.[27]
6-13-67-64
Federer R.[9]
Kyrgios N.[15]
W/O
Sock J.[17]
Nishikori K.[4]
6-32-66-2
R16
Kyrgios N.[15]
Djokovic N.[2]
6-47-63
Federer R.[9]
Nadal R.[5]
6-26-3
Nishikori K.[4]
Young D.
6-26-4
Sock J.[17]
Jaziri M.
4-67-617-5
Thiem D.[8]
Monfils G.[10]
6-36-2
Wawrinka S.[3]
Nishioka Y.
3-66-37-64
Cuevas P.[27]
Goffin D.[11]
6-33-66-3
Carreno Busta P.[21]
Lajovic D.
6-47-65
R32
Djokovic N.[2]
del Potro J.[31]
7-54-66-1
Kyrgios N.[15]
Zverev A.[18]
6-36-4
Nadal R.[5]
Verdasco F.[26]
6-37-5
Nishikori K.[4]
Muller G.[25]
6-26-2
Young D.
Pouille L.[14]
6-41-66-3
Sock J.[17]
Dimitrov G.[12]
3-66-37-67
Jaziri M.
Fritz T.
6-43-66-3
Thiem D.[8]
Zverev M.[29]
6-16-4
Monfils G.[10]
Isner J.[20]
6-26-4
Nishioka Y.
Berdych T.[13]
1-67-656-4
Wawrinka S.[3]
Kohlschreiber P.[28]
7-56-3
Cuevas P.[27]
Fognini F.
6-16-4
Lajovic D.
Pospisil V.
6-746-37-5
Federer R.[9]
Johnson S.[24]
7-637-64
Carreno Busta P.[21]
Bautista Agut R.[16]
W/O
Goffin D.[11]
Ramos A.[22]
7-636-4
R64
Djokovic N.[2]
Edmund K.
6-47-65
del Potro J.[31]
Delbonis F.
7-656-3
Zverev A.[18]
Bagnis F.
7-6106-3
Kyrgios N.[15]
Zeballos H.
6-36-4
Federer R.[9]
Robert S.
6-26-1
Johnson S.[24]
Anderson K.
6-43-67-64
Verdasco F.[26]
Herbert P.
7-656-1
Nadal R.[5]
Pella G.
6-36-2
Nishikori K.[4]
Evans D.
6-36-4
Muller G.[25]
Vesely J.
7-616-1
Jaziri M.
Granollers M.[32]
7-56-3
Fritz T.
Cilic M.[6]
4-67-56-4
Thiem D.[8]
Chardy J.
6-26-4
Zverev M.[29]
Sousa J.
6-46-3
Monfils G.[10]
King D.
3-66-06-1
Berdych T.[13]
Fratangelo B.
7-646-4
Nishioka Y.
Karlovic I.[19]
6-46-3
Wawrinka S.[3]
Lorenzi P.
6-36-4
Fognini F.
Tsonga J.[7]
7-643-66-4
Ramos A.[22]
Dzumhur D.
6-45-77-5
Goffin D.[11]
Khachanov K.
6-43-66-3
Bautista Agut R.[16]
Mannarino A.
7-56-2
Carreno Busta P.[21]
Gojowczyk P.
7-56-2
Lajovic D.
Lopez F.[30]
6-24-67-62
Pospisil V.
Murray A.[1]
6-47-65
Young D.
Querrey S.[23]
6-33-66-3
Isner J.[20]
Kukushkin M.
7-607-66
Dimitrov G.[12]
Youzhny M.
6-46-0
Kohlschreiber P.[28]
Dolgopolov A.
6-731-1
Cuevas P.[27]
Klizan M.
7-637-65
Sock J.[17]
Laaksonen H.
6-30-66-4
Pouille L.[14]
Struff J.
6-36-2
R128
Edmund K.
Elias G.
6-16-3
Delbonis F.
Kuznetsov A.
6-36-4
Bagnis F.
Benneteau J.
5-76-46-2
Zeballos H.
Copil M.
6-757-626-4
Robert S.
Sela D.
6-46-4
Anderson K.
Gaio F.
6-16-4
Herbert P.
Bellucci T.
7-656-716-3
Pella G.
Garcia Lopez G.
4-67-56-2
Evans D.
Brown D.
6-16-1
Vesely J.
Olivo R.
6-42-66-1
Young D.
Kozlov S.
7-57-65
Struff J.
Giraldo S.
6-36-4
Youzhny M.
Medvedev D.
6-46-4
Laaksonen H.
Coric B.
3-66-46-2
Jaziri M.
Mahut N.
6-36-2
Fritz T.
Paire B.
6-36-2
Chardy J.
Albot R.
7-626-2
Sousa J.
Schwartzman D.
4-66-36-4
King D.
Basilashvili N.
7-57-5
Fratangelo B.
Tomic B.
6-26-2
Nishioka Y.
Ymer E.
6-46-1
Dolgopolov A.
Troicki V.
6-16-4
Lorenzi P.
Haase R.
6-46-3
Fognini F.
Kravchuk K.
0-67-56-4
Klizan M.
Monteiro T.
7-666-3
Dzumhur D.
Harrison R.
6-43-67-5
Khachanov K.
Robredo T.
6-17-5
Mannarino A.
Monaco J.
6-36-756-1
Gojowczyk P.
Opelka R.
6-43-66-1
Lajovic D.
Tiafoe F.
6-36-3
Pospisil V.
Lu Y.
6-766-46-3
Kukushkin M.
Thompson J.
1-66-13-0