Dominic Thiem vs Novak DjokovicTour Finals Semi-final

Tour Finals · ATP · Semi-final
32 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 November 2020
hard
#8ATP
2059ELO
2022Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$193MCAREER
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Thiem D.
7-5 6-7 7-6
Djokovic N.
Thiem D.
7610772
Djokovic N.
5712651

Dominic Thiem defeated Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-7 7-6 in the Tour Finals semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Novak Djokovic came in leading the head-to-head 7–4, defending last year's round-robin. Dominic Thiem narrowed the head-to-head to 7–5.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-01-20Australian OpenFhardNovak Djokovic6-4 4-6 2-6 6-3 6-4
2019-11-11Tour FinalsRRhardDominic Thiem6-7(5) 6-3 7-6(5)
2019-05-27Roland GarrosSFclayDominic Thiem6-2 3-6 7-5 5-7 7-5
2019-05-06Madrid MastersSFclayNovak Djokovic7-6(2) 7-6(4)
2018-04-16Monte Carlo MastersR16clayDominic Thiem6-7(2) 6-2 6-3
2017-05-29Roland GarrosQFclayDominic Thiem7-6(5) 6-3 6-0
2017-05-15Rome MastersSFclayNovak Djokovic6-1 6-0
2016-11-14Tour FinalsRRhardNovak Djokovic6-7(10) 6-0 6-2
2016-05-23Roland GarrosSFclayNovak Djokovic6-2 6-1 6-4
2016-03-21Miami MastersR16hardNovak Djokovic6-3 6-4
2014-10-05Shanghai MastersR32hardNovak Djokovic6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Thiem D.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Djokovic N.

Djokovic N.serving93% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Thiem 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

Thiem 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
62%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
56%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
70%
Return points won·Even
37%
41%
Break points saved·Even
61%
65%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.1
7.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (169 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
85
99
Break points saved·Even
98
100
Break points won·Dominant
58
99
Deciding sets·Even
99
100
Tiebreaks·Even
97
100

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
49

Djokovic N.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 127 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast