Novak Djokovic vs Zhizhen ZhangUnited Cup Round Robin

United Cup · ATP · Round Robin
#7ATP
2059ELO
2022Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$193MCAREER
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 January 2024
hard
#156ATP
1682ELO
1642Hard ELO
$546kYTD
$4.6MCAREER
29 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Djokovic N.
6-3 6-2
Zhang Z.
Djokovic N.
662
Zhang Z.
320

Novak Djokovic defeated Zhizhen Zhang 6-3 6-2 in the United Cup round robin on hard. The result followed the form book — Novak Djokovic came in ranked #7.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Djokovic N.serving95% hold

wins 75% of points on serve vs Zhang Z.

Zhang Z.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Djokovic N.

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

Djokovic N.Zhang Z.
68
Serve
24
62
Return
0

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
66%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
76%
73%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
56%
51%
Service points won·Even
69%
65%
Return points won·Slight edge
40%
33%
Break points saved·Slight edge
65%
60%
Aces / match·Even
7.5
7.8
Double faults / match·Even
2.3
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (103 vs 94). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
99
56
Break points saved·Slight edge
100
94
Break points won·Dominant
99
14
Deciding sets·Slight edge
100
91
Tiebreaks·Dominant
100
43

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.9
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 37 days (−0.7)
3.8
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 77 days (−1.2)
Form & Matchup
9.7+380 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
0.3Hard Elo 1642
9.7Overall Elo 2059
ELO gap
0.3Overall Elo 1682
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
7.6
Surface form
6.0
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
7.7
Country comfort
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Dominant
55
100

Djokovic N.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 87 games (7d) · Zhang Z.: 21 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
23°CDrizzle
Wind 22 km/hHumidity 72%