Roberto Bautista Agut vs Novak Djokovic — Doha Semi-final
Roberto Bautista Agut defeated Novak Djokovic 3-6 7-6 6-4 in the Doha semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Novak Djokovic came in ranked #12, leading the head-to-head 7–2, defending last year's semi-final. Roberto Bautista Agut narrowed the head-to-head to 7–3.
Key context
- Match story: Roberto Bautista Agut dropped the opening set before beating Novak Djokovic 3–6 7–6 6–4.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedBautista-Agut R. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
6 shared · last 12 monthsBautista-Agut R. and Djokovic N. faced 6 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Bautista-Agut R. went 2–5 (29%) against them, Djokovic N. 8–1 (89%). Djokovic N. came out clearly better against 4 of 6 comparable opponents, Bautista-Agut R. against 1 — though 1 of those edges carries caveats (retirement).
2–529%Bautista-Agut R. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents8–189%Djokovic N. · better vs 4
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
6–10Sets18–4
72–84Games129–98
1–2Tiebreaks4–0
1–1Deciding sets2–0
vs Khachanov K.#26W6-3 6-7 6-3Halle · grassW6-4 6-2 6-2Wimbledon · grass
vs Dimitrov G.#127L6-7 4-6Paris Masters · hardW2-6 6-3 6-4Cincinnati Masters · hard
vs Coric B.L1-6 3-6Indian Wells Masters · hardW7-6 7-5Monte Carlo Masters · clay
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vs Verdasco F.L1-6 5-7 5-7Australian Open · hardW6-3 6-4 6-2Roland Garros · clay
vs Federer R.L3-6 6-2 4-6Shanghai Masters · hardW7-6 5-7 7-6Paris Masters · hard
vs Johnson S.W6-4 7-6Paris Masters · hardW6-4 7-6Cincinnati Masters · hard
Head-to-head
10 meetings · Djokovic N. leads 7–337
Hard: level 3–3 · Clay: Djokovic N. leads 4–0
- Bautista-Agut R.January 2019DohaThis matchHard3-6 7-6(6) 6-4
- Bautista-Agut R.December 2018DohaHard3-6 7-6 6-4
- Djokovic N.May 2018Roland GarrosClay6-4 6-7 7-6 6-2
- Djokovic N.May 2017Rome MastersClay6-4 6-4
- Bautista-Agut R.October 2016Shanghai MastersHard6-4 6-4
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchBautista-Agut R.Djokovic N.1 844ELO2 3391 742Hard ELO2 2202–8Last 106–430Age31183 cmHeight188 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $20.5M2026 $546KEarningsCareer $194.7M2026 $3.0M