Taro Daniel vs Novak Djokovic — Indian Wells Masters Round of 64

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 64
Taro Daniel
JPN
Taro Daniel
#194ATP
1567ELO
1512Hard ELO
33 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLWWWWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 March 2018
hard
Novak Djokovic
SRB10
Novak Djokovic
#7ATP
2059ELO
2022Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$193MCAREER
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWLWWL
Daniel T.
7-6 4-6 6-1
Djokovic N.
Daniel T.
77462
Djokovic N.
63611

Taro Daniel defeated Novak Djokovic 7-6 4-6 6-1 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Novak Djokovic came in ranked #7, defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

  • Match story: Taro Daniel came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 4–6 6–1.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Daniel T.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Djokovic N.

Djokovic N.serving93% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Daniel T.

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

Daniel T.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
Daniel T.Djokovic N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
56%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
70%
Return points won·Even
37%
41%
Break points saved·Even
62%
65%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.0
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
Daniel T.Djokovic N.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
42
99
Break points saved·Slight edge
93
100
Break points won·Dominant
37
99
Deciding sets·Dominant
16
100
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
81
100

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

Freshness

Recent load
Daniel T.Djokovic N.
Freshness·Clear edge
69
55

Daniel T.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 75 games (7d) · Djokovic N.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 87 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
19°CClear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 10%
Final
del Potro J.[6]
Federer R.[1]
6-46-787-62
Semi-finals
del Potro J.[6]
Raonic M.[32]
6-26-3
Federer R.[1]
Coric B.
5-76-46-4
Quarter-finals
Raonic M.[32]
Querrey S.[18]
7-52-66-3
Federer R.[1]
Chung H.[23]
7-56-1
Coric B.
Anderson K.[7]
2-66-47-63
del Potro J.[6]
Kohlschreiber P.[31]
3-66-36-4
R16
Kohlschreiber P.[31]
Herbert P.
6-47-61
Querrey S.[18]
Lopez F.[28]
6-36-4
Anderson K.[7]
Carreno Busta P.[11]
4-66-37-66
Coric B.
Fritz T.
6-26-766-4
Chung H.[23]
Cuevas P.[30]
6-16-3
Federer R.[1]
Chardy J.
7-56-4
Raonic M.[32]
Baghdatis M.
W/O
del Potro J.[6]
Mayer L.
3-67-626-3
R32
Anderson K.[7]
Kicker N.
7-617-63
del Potro J.[6]
Ferrer D.[29]
6-47-63
Kohlschreiber P.[31]
Cilic M.[2]
6-46-4
Mayer L.
Daniel T.
6-46-1
Raonic M.[32]
Sousa J.
7-54-66-2
Baghdatis M.
Sela D.
7-656-4
Carreno Busta P.[11]
Medvedev D.
6-17-5
Coric B.
Bautista Agut R.[13]
6-16-3
Fritz T.
Verdasco F.
4-66-27-61
Chung H.[23]
Berdych T.[12]
6-46-4
Chardy J.
Mannarino A.[20]
7-54-66-1
Federer R.[1]
Krajinovic F.[25]
6-26-1
Herbert P.
Monfils G.
6-23-1
Cuevas P.[30]
Thiem D.[5]
3-66-44-2
Lopez F.[28]
Sock J.[8]
7-664-66-4
Querrey S.[18]
Bhambri Y.
6-746-46-4
R64
Federer R.[1]
Delbonis F.
6-37-66
Herbert P.
Muller G.[24]
6-37-5
Monfils G.
Isner J.[15]
6-757-637-5
Daniel T.
Djokovic N.[10]
7-634-66-1
Mayer L.
Bemelmans R.
6-46-1
Ferrer D.[29]
Sandgren T.
6-27-63
del Potro J.[6]
De Minaur A.
6-26-1
Sousa J.
Zverev A.[4]
7-55-76-4
Raonic M.[32]
Auger Aliassime F.
6-46-4
Sela D.
Edmund K.[21]
6-46-4
Bhambri Y.
Pouille L.[9]
6-46-4
Querrey S.[18]
Zverev M.
6-47-5
Lopez F.[28]
Escobedo E.
6-46-3
Sock J.[8]
Fabbiano T.
6-27-5
Kicker N.
Dzumhur D.[26]
4-66-26-1
Medvedev D.
Berrettini M.
6-767-56-4
Bautista Agut R.[13]
Donaldson J.
6-46-2
Coric B.
Ramos A.[19]
6-06-3
Fritz T.
Rublev A.[27]
6-47-64
Verdasco F.
Dimitrov G.[3]
7-644-66-3
Thiem D.[5]
Tsitsipas S.
6-23-66-3
Cuevas P.[30]
Shapovalov D.
7-646-3
Chung H.[23]
Lajovic D.
6-796-36-3
Berdych T.[12]
Marterer M.
6-16-4
Chardy J.
Fognini F.[16]
4-67-626-4
Mannarino A.[20]
Polansky P.
6-16-4
Krajinovic F.[25]
Krueger M.
6-26-2
Baghdatis M.
Schwartzman D.[14]
7-56-4
Anderson K.[7]
Donskoy E.
7-56-4
Kohlschreiber P.[31]
Smyczek T.
1-66-46-4
Carreno Busta P.[11]
Zeballos H.
3-66-37-63
Cilic M.[2]
Fucsovics M.
7-56-3
R128
Auger Aliassime F.
Pospisil V.
6-27-64
Fucsovics M.
Troicki V.
7-636-1
Herbert P.
Simon G.
6-787-656-3
Monfils G.
Ebden M.
6-36-3
Daniel T.
Norrie C.
6-31-66-1
De Minaur A.
Struff J.
3-67-637-65
Sousa J.
Youzhny M.
4-66-47-64
Zverev M.
Kukushkin M.
6-34-66-1
Fabbiano T.
Klahn B.
6-46-4
Donskoy E.
Khachanov K.
6-31-67-64
Kicker N.
Vesely J.
7-56-3
Medvedev D.
Johnson S.
7-606-4
Zeballos H.
Sugita Y.
6-756-47-64
Donaldson J.
King E.
6-14-66-4
Fritz T.
Opelka R.
4-67-666-4
Lajovic D.
Lacko L.
6-46-4
Marterer M.
Karlovic I.
6-7137-646-3
Krueger M.
Paire B.
6-41-66-4
Delbonis F.
Harrison R.
6-24-67-5
Bhambri Y.
Mahut N.
7-56-3
Sandgren T.
Basilashvili N.
6-32-1
Polansky P.
Copil M.
7-636-757-612
Shapovalov D.
Berankis R.
6-36-4
Chardy J.
Benneteau J.
6-47-69
Mayer L.
Estrella V.
4-66-46-1
Smyczek T.
Djere L.
6-36-2
Sela D.
Gojowczyk P.
6-46-4
Baghdatis M.
Nishioka Y.
7-53-67-5
Escobedo E.
Tiafoe F.
7-56-3
Coric B.
Young D.
6-06-2
Verdasco F.
Pella G.
6-21-66-2
Tsitsipas S.
Albot R.
7-626-2