Novak Djokovic vs Taylor Fritz — Australian Open Round of 32

Australian Open · ATP · Round of 32
Novak Djokovic
SRB1
Novak Djokovic
#7ATP
2059ELO
2022Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$193MCAREER
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWLWWL
3 — 2
Sets
Monday, 8 February 2021
hard
Taylor Fritz
USA27
Taylor Fritz
#10ATP
1909ELO
1839Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$31MCAREER
28 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWW
Djokovic N.
7-6 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-2
Fritz T.
Djokovic N.
7763463
Fritz T.
6146622

Novak Djokovic defeated Taylor Fritz 7-6 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-2 in the Australian Open round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Novak Djokovic came in ranked #7, leading the head-to-head 10–0, defending the title. Novak Djokovic extended the head-to-head to 11–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Novak Djokovic closed it out in five sets, 7–6 6–4 3–6 4–6 6–2.

Head to head

10–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-08-25US OpenQFhardNovak Djokovic6-3 7-5 3-6 6-4
2024-10-02Shanghai MastersSFhardNovak Djokovic6-4 7-6(6)
2024-01-15Australian OpenQFhardNovak Djokovic7-6(3) 4-6 6-2 6-3
2023-08-28US OpenQFhardNovak Djokovic6-1 6-4 6-4
2023-08-14Cincinnati MastersQFhardNovak Djokovic6-0 6-4
2022-11-14Tour FinalsSFhardNovak Djokovic7-6(5) 7-6(6)
2021-11-01Paris MastersQFhardNovak Djokovic6-4 6-3
2021-05-10Rome MastersR32clayNovak Djokovic6-3 7-6(5)
2019-05-06Madrid MastersR32clayNovak Djokovic6-4 6-2
2019-04-15Monte Carlo MastersR16clayNovak Djokovic6-3 6-0
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Serve vs return

This season
Djokovic N.serving93% hold

wins 73% of points on serve vs Fritz T.

Fritz T.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Djokovic 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

Djokovic N.Fritz T.
68
Serve
76
62
Return
32

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Djokovic N.Fritz T.
1st serve in·Even
65%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
79%
2nd serve points won·Even
56%
55%
Service points won·Even
70%
70%
Return points won·Slight edge
41%
36%
Break points saved·Even
65%
69%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.3
11.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.3
1.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Djokovic N.Fritz T.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
99
87
Break points saved·Even
100
100
Break points won·Dominant
99
60
Deciding sets·Even
100
98
Tiebreaks·Even
100
99

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

Freshness

Recent load
Djokovic N.Fritz T.
Freshness·Clear edge
55
72

Djokovic N.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 87 games (7d) · Fritz T.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 61 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
18°COvercast
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 62%

Draw

Final
Djokovic N.[1]
Medvedev D.[4]
7-56-26-2
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.[1]
Karatsev A.
6-36-46-2
Medvedev D.[4]
Tsitsipas S.[5]
6-46-27-5
Quarter-finals
Djokovic N.[1]
Zverev A.[6]
6-766-26-47-66
Karatsev A.
Dimitrov G.[18]
2-66-46-16-2
Medvedev D.[4]
Rublev A.[7]
7-56-36-2
Tsitsipas S.[5]
Nadal R.[2]
3-62-67-646-47-5
R16
Zverev A.[6]
Lajovic D.[23]
6-47-656-3
Dimitrov G.[18]
Thiem D.[3]
6-46-46-0
Rublev A.[7]
Ruud C.[24]
6-27-630-0
Tsitsipas S.[5]
Berrettini M.[9]
W/O
Djokovic N.[1]
Raonic M.[14]
7-644-66-16-4
Medvedev D.[4]
Mcdonald M.
6-46-26-3
Nadal R.[2]
Fognini F.[16]
6-36-46-2
Karatsev A.
Auger Aliassime F.[20]
3-61-66-36-36-4
R32
Dimitrov G.[18]
Carreno Busta P.[15]
6-01-0
Berrettini M.[9]
Khachanov K.[19]
7-617-657-65
Djokovic N.[1]
Fritz T.[27]
7-616-43-64-66-2
Raonic M.[14]
Fucsovics M.
7-625-76-26-2
Lajovic D.[23]
Martinez P.
6-767-56-16-4
Zverev A.[6]
Mannarino A.[32]
6-36-36-1
Thiem D.[3]
Kyrgios N.
4-64-66-36-46-4
Auger Aliassime F.[20]
Shapovalov D.[11]
7-57-56-3
Karatsev A.
Schwartzman D.[8]
6-36-36-3
Rublev A.[7]
Lopez F.
7-56-26-3
Ruud C.[24]
Albot R.
6-15-76-46-4
Mcdonald M.
Harris L.
7-676-16-4
Medvedev D.[4]
Krajinovic F.[28]
6-36-34-63-66-0
Tsitsipas S.[5]
Ymer M.
6-46-16-1
Fognini F.[16]
De Minaur A.[21]
6-46-36-4
Nadal R.[2]
Norrie C.
7-56-27-5
R64
Lopez F.
Sonego L.[31]
5-73-66-37-56-4
Rublev A.[7]
Monteiro T.
6-46-47-68
Ruud C.[24]
Paul T.
3-66-26-47-5
Albot R.
Oconnell C.
6-27-57-68
Harris L.
Popyrin A.
6-21-66-36-756-3
Mcdonald M.
Coric B.[22]
6-46-24-66-4
Medvedev D.[4]
Carballes Baena R.
6-27-56-1
Krajinovic F.[28]
Andujar P.
6-25-76-16-4
Tsitsipas S.[5]
Kokkinakis T.
6-756-46-16-756-4
Ymer M.
Alcaraz C.
2-66-46-47-65
Khachanov K.[19]
Berankis R.
6-26-46-4
Berrettini M.[9]
Machac T.
6-36-24-66-3
Fognini F.[16]
Caruso S.
4-66-22-66-37-612
De Minaur A.[21]
Cuevas P.
6-36-37-5
Norrie C.
Safiullin R.
3-67-56-37-63
Nadal R.[2]
Mmoh M.
6-16-46-2
Djokovic N.[1]
Tiafoe F.
6-36-737-626-3
Fritz T.[27]
Opelka R.
4-67-666-747-656-2
Fucsovics M.
Wawrinka S.[17]
7-56-14-62-67-69
Raonic M.[14]
Moutet C.
6-716-16-16-4
Martinez P.
Ruusuvuori E.
1-66-36-27-65
Lajovic D.[23]
Bublik A.
6-47-644-66-3
Mannarino A.[32]
Kecmanovic M.
6-16-26-4
Zverev A.[6]
Cressy M.
7-56-46-3
Thiem D.[3]
Koepfer D.
6-46-06-2
Kyrgios N.
Humbert U.[29]
5-76-43-67-626-4
Dimitrov G.[18]
Bolt A.
7-616-16-2
Carreno Busta P.[15]
Vesely J.
6-37-632-66-4
Shapovalov D.[11]
Tomic B.
6-16-36-2
Auger Aliassime F.[20]
Duckworth J.
6-46-16-2
Karatsev A.
Gerasimov E.
6-06-16-0
Schwartzman D.[8]
Muller A.
6-26-06-3
R128
Rublev A.[7]
Hanfmann Y.
6-36-36-4
Andujar P.
Halys Q.
6-47-57-5
Carballes Baena R.
Balazs A.
7-53-66-26-3
Djokovic N.[1]
Chardy J.
6-36-16-2
Tiafoe F.
Travaglia S.
7-656-26-2
Fritz T.[27]
Ramos A.
7-663-66-27-66
Wawrinka S.[17]
Sousa P.
6-36-26-4
Fucsovics M.
Polmans M.
4-66-36-16-736-3
Moutet C.
Millman J.
6-46-743-66-26-3
Vesely J.
Coppejans K.
6-43-66-736-36-3
Tomic B.
Sugita Y.
3-66-14-1
Ruud C.[24]
Thompson J.
6-36-32-1
Machac T.
Vilella Martinez M.
6-757-56-03-0
Medvedev D.[4]
Pospisil V.
6-26-26-4
Cuevas P.
Seppi A.
6-44-66-26-2
Opelka R.
Lu Y.
6-37-626-3
Raonic M.[14]
Coria F.
6-36-36-2
Ruusuvuori E.
Monfils G.[10]
3-66-47-53-66-3
Martinez P.
Nishioka Y.
6-736-16-16-1
Bublik A.
Bedene A.
6-47-55-76-4
Lajovic D.[23]
Stakhovsky S.
5-76-46-35-76-4
Mannarino A.[32]
Novak D.
6-26-47-62
Kecmanovic M.
Majchrzak K.
6-26-46-3
Cressy M.
Daniel T.
7-617-636-4
Zverev A.[6]
Giron M.
6-787-656-36-2
Thiem D.[3]
Kukushkin M.
7-626-26-3
Koepfer D.
Dellien H.
7-56-26-4
Kyrgios N.
Ferreira Silva F.
6-46-46-4
Humbert U.[29]
Uchiyama Y.
6-36-46-736-3
Dimitrov G.[18]
Cilic M.
6-46-27-65
Bolt A.
Gombos N.
6-26-24-66-3
Carreno Busta P.[15]
Nishikori K.
7-57-646-2
Shapovalov D.[11]
Sinner J.
3-66-36-24-66-4
Duckworth J.
Dzumhur D.
6-36-26-4
Auger Aliassime F.[20]
Stebe C.
6-26-46-2
Gerasimov E.
Paire B.[25]
6-22-67-657-5
Karatsev A.
Mager G.
6-36-36-4
Muller A.
Londero J.
4-66-36-06-3
Schwartzman D.[8]
Ymer E.
7-636-42-66-2
Monteiro T.
Martin A.
7-666-16-2
Lopez F.
Tu L.
6-716-47-646-4
Sonego L.[31]
Querrey S.
7-56-46-4
Paul T.
Basilashvili N.
6-47-606-4
Oconnell C.
Struff J.
7-627-656-1
Albot R.
Bautista Agut R.[12]
6-716-06-47-65
Popyrin A.
Goffin D.[13]
3-66-46-747-666-3
Harris L.
Torpegaard M.
4-66-36-26-2
Mcdonald M.
Cecchinato M.
3-66-36-26-2
Coric B.[22]
Pella G.
6-37-657-5
Tsitsipas S.[5]
Simon G.
6-16-26-1
Kokkinakis T.
Kwon S.
6-46-16-1
Alcaraz C.
Van De Zandschulp B.
6-16-46-4
De Minaur A.[21]
Sandgren T.
7-56-16-1
Norrie C.
Evans D.[30]
6-44-66-47-5
Safiullin R.
Ivashka I.
6-46-36-4
Mmoh M.
Troicki V.
7-636-733-67-637-5
Nadal R.[2]
Djere L.
6-36-46-1
Caruso S.
Laaksonen H.
6-26-46-3
Krajinovic F.[28]
Haase R.
7-646-34-66-2
Ymer M.
Hurkacz H.[26]
3-66-33-67-56-3
Khachanov K.[19]
Vukic A.
6-36-747-626-4
Berankis R.
Nagal S.
6-27-56-3
Berrettini M.[9]
Anderson K.
7-697-56-3
Fognini F.[16]
Herbert P.
6-46-26-3