Novak Djokovic vs Alexander Zverev — Roland Garros Quarter-final

Roland Garros · ATP · Quarter-final
Novak Djokovic
SRB3
Novak Djokovic
#8ATP
2059ELO
1959Clay ELO
$1.8MYTD
$193MCAREER
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWLWWL
3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 26 May 2025
clay
Alexander Zverev
GER2
Alexander Zverev
#3ATP
2100ELO
2051Clay ELO
$6.5MYTD
$66MCAREER
29 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWLWWW
Djokovic N.
4-6 6-3 6-2 6-4
Zverev A.
Djokovic N.
46663
Zverev A.
63241

Novak Djokovic defeated Alexander Zverev 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 in the Roland Garros quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Alexander Zverev came in ranked #3, defending last year's final, but Novak Djokovic had arrived on a 4-match winning run. Novak Djokovic extended the head-to-head to 9–5.

Key context

Head to head

8–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-01-13Australian OpenSFhardAlexander Zverev7-6(5) 0-0 RET
2023-08-14Cincinnati MastersSFhardNovak Djokovic7-6(5) 7-5
2021-11-15Tour FinalsSFhardAlexander Zverev7-6(4) 4-6 6-3
2021-08-30US OpenSFhardNovak Djokovic4-6 6-2 6-4 4-6 6-2
2021-07-24Tokyo OlympicsSFhardAlexander Zverev1-6 6-3 6-1
2021-02-08Australian OpenQFhardNovak Djokovic6-7(6) 6-2 6-4 7-6(6)
2021-02-02Atp CupRRhardNovak Djokovic6-7(3) 6-2 7-5
2020-11-16Tour FinalsRRhardNovak Djokovic6-3 7-6(4)
2019-05-27Roland GarrosQFclayNovak Djokovic7-5 6-2 6-2
2018-11-12Tour FinalsFhardAlexander Zverev6-4 6-3
2018-11-12Tour FinalsRRhardNovak Djokovic6-4 6-1
2018-10-08Shanghai MastersSFhardNovak Djokovic6-2 6-1
2017-05-15Rome MastersFclayAlexander Zverev6-4 6-3
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Serve vs return

This season
Djokovic N.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Zverev A.

Zverev A.serving85% hold

wins 66% 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 clay

Djokovic N.Zverev A.
—
Serve
64
—
Return
57

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

Statistics

This season
Djokovic N.Zverev A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
67%
72%
1st serve points won·Even
76%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
55%
55%
Service points won·Even
69%
69%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
64%
61%
Aces / match·Even
8.1
7.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.3
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (55 vs 110). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Djokovic N.Zverev A.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
99
94
Break points saved·Even
100
100
Break points won·Slight edge
99
90
Deciding sets·Even
100
99
Tiebreaks·Even
100
100

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Djokovic N.
7.2
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Zverev A.
7.3
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.4Clay Elo 1959
Surface ELO
5.6+92 Clay Elo edge
4.9Overall Elo 2059
ELO gap
5.1Overall Elo 2100
5.0
H2H
5.0
8.1
Surface form
6.9
7.04-match win streak
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
5.0
Minutes 14d
7.5
4.0
3-set count
7.0
9.0
Prev. match
8.0
7.4
Country comfort
6.5
Context
7.0
Defending pts

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
Djokovic N.Zverev A.
Freshness·Even
49
52

Djokovic N.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 127 games (7d) · Zverev A.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 103 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
17°COvercast
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 53%
Final
Alcaraz C.[2]
Sinner J.[1]
4-66-746-47-637-62
Semi-finals
Sinner J.[1]
Djokovic N.[3]
6-47-57-63
Alcaraz C.[2]
Musetti L.[8]
4-67-636-02-0
Quarter-finals
Alcaraz C.[2]
Paul T.[24]
6-06-16-4
Musetti L.[8]
Tiafoe F.[19]
6-24-67-56-2
Sinner J.[1]
Bublik A.[9]
6-17-56-0
Djokovic N.[3]
Zverev A.[2]
4-66-36-26-4
R16
Tiafoe F.[19]
Altmaier D.
6-36-47-64
Sinner J.[1]
Rublev A.[11]
6-16-36-4
Zverev A.[2]
Griekspoor T.[29]
6-43-0
Alcaraz C.[2]
Shelton B.[5]
7-686-34-66-4
Musetti L.[8]
Rune H.[10]
7-53-66-36-2
Paul T.[24]
Popyrin A.[25]
6-36-36-3
Bublik A.[9]
Draper J.[5]
5-76-36-26-4
Djokovic N.[3]
Norrie C.
6-26-36-2
R32
Sinner J.[1]
Lehecka J.[12]
6-06-16-2
Musetti L.[8]
Navone M.
4-66-46-36-2
Popyrin A.[25]
Borges N.
6-47-6117-65
Rublev A.[11]
Fils A.[14]
W/O
Bublik A.[9]
Rocha H.[11]
7-56-16-2
Tiafoe F.[19]
Korda S.[23]
7-666-36-4
Djokovic N.[3]
Misolic F.
6-36-46-2
Paul T.[24]
Khachanov K.[13]
6-33-67-673-66-3
Norrie C.
Fearnley J.
6-37-616-2
Zverev A.[2]
Cobolli F.[10]
6-27-646-1
Rune H.[10]
Halys Q.
4-66-25-77-56-2
Altmaier D.
Medjedovic H.
4-66-36-36-2
Alcaraz C.[2]
Dzumhur D.
6-16-34-66-4
Griekspoor T.[29]
Quinn E.
4-66-16-726-16-4
Draper J.[5]
Fonseca J.[28]
6-26-46-2
Shelton B.[5]
Gigante M.
6-36-36-4
R64
Djokovic N.[3]
Moutet C.[30]
6-36-27-61
Cobolli F.[10]
Arnaldi M.
6-36-36-766-1
Quinn E.
Shevchenko A.
6-44-66-757-637-5
Misolic F.
Shapovalov D.[27]
7-657-664-64-66-3
Norrie C.
Gomez F.
7-676-26-1
Korda S.[23]
Brooksby J.
6-16-27-62
Dzumhur D.
Mpetshi Perricard G.[31]
7-646-34-66-4
Alcaraz C.[2]
Marozsan F.
6-14-66-16-2
Rune H.[10]
Nava E.
6-37-656-3
Shelton B.[5]
Gaston H.
W/O
Fearnley J.
Humbert U.[32]
6-34-4
Paul T.[24]
Fucsovics M.
4-62-66-37-56-4
Borges N.
Ruud C.[15]
2-66-46-16-0
Lehecka J.[12]
Davidovich Fokina A.[21]
6-33-66-16-2
Gigante M.
Tsitsipas S.[20]
6-45-76-26-4
Navone M.
Opelka R.
6-17-616-3
Medjedovic H.
Cerundolo J.
6-36-47-5
Halys Q.
Kecmanovic M.
4-66-37-627-5
Fils A.[14]
Munar J.
7-637-642-60-66-4
Altmaier D.
Kopriva V.
6-24-66-37-5
Draper J.[5]
Monfils G.
6-34-66-37-5
Musetti L.[8]
Galan D.
6-46-06-4
Sinner J.[1]
Gasquet R.
6-36-06-4
Popyrin A.[25]
Tabilo A.
7-56-36-4
Bublik A.[9]
De Minaur A.[8]
2-62-66-46-36-2
Zverev A.[2]
De Jong J.
3-66-16-26-3
Rublev A.[11]
Walton A.
7-616-17-65
Khachanov K.[13]
Ofner S.
7-53-67-54-66-2
Griekspoor T.[29]
Diallo G.
7-57-631-66-3
Fonseca J.[28]
Herbert P.
7-647-646-4
Rocha H.[11]
Mensik J.[26]
2-61-66-46-36-3
Tiafoe F.[19]
Carreno Busta P.
6-46-36-1
R128
Altmaier D.
Fritz T.[7]
7-53-66-36-1
Quinn E.
Dimitrov G.[16]
2-63-66-2
Mensik J.[26]
Muller A.
7-56-757-56-3
Fucsovics M.
Schoolkate T.[15]
6-46-26-2
Kopriva V.
Monteiro T.
6-46-34-66-766-1
Fearnley J.
Wawrinka S.
7-666-36-2
Shelton B.[5]
Sonego L.
6-44-63-66-26-3
Halys Q.
Machac T.[21]
7-644-1
Dzumhur D.
Tirante T.
3-66-46-37-5
Herbert P.
Bonzi B.
7-53-64-67-56-2
Rune H.[10]
Bautista Agut R.
6-746-46-36-2
Galan D.
Royer V.
7-666-33-66-747-5
Khachanov K.[13]
Vukic A.
6-46-46-4
De Jong J.
Passaro F.
3-66-776-47-616-1
Borges N.
Jacquet K.
3-66-736-46-36-3
Tiafoe F.[19]
Safiullin R.
6-47-56-4
Tabilo A.
Cazaux A.
5-76-36-21-66-3
Walton A.
Marterer M.
7-634-66-32-66-2
Moutet C.[30]
Tabur C.
6-37-666-3
Popyrin A.[25]
Nishioka Y.
7-56-41-2
Rublev A.[11]
Harris L.[31]
6-44-66-36-1
Paul T.[24]
Moller E.
6-756-26-36-1
Misolic F.
Yunchaokete B.
5-77-637-646-1
Gaston H.
Blanchet U.
2-66-02-66-36-4
Diallo G.
Cerundolo F.[25]
7-56-36-4
Sinner J.[1]
Rinderknech A.[22]
6-46-37-5
Navone M.
Nakashima B.[31]
7-624-66-16-2
Medjedovic H.
Majchrzak K.
6-36-37-62
Cobolli F.[10]
Cilic M.
6-26-16-3
Griekspoor T.[29]
Giron M.
4-66-36-47-5
Zverev A.[2]
Tien L.[18]
6-36-36-4
Davidovich Fokina A.[21]
Llamas Ruiz P.
6-36-26-746-3
Alcaraz C.[2]
Zeppieri G.
6-36-46-2
Opelka R.
Hijikata R.
1-66-37-57-63
Munar J.
Ugo Carabelli C.
6-46-17-5
Gomez F.
Kovacevic A.
4-66-46-46-1
Musetti L.[8]
Hanfmann Y.
7-56-26-0
Carreno Busta P.
Comesana F.
6-27-637-5
Cerundolo J.
Michelsen A.[32]
6-36-26-4
Draper J.[5]
Bellucci M.
3-66-16-46-2
Gigante M.
Hassan B.
6-46-26-0
De Minaur A.[8]
Djere L.
6-36-47-66
Ofner S.
Struff J.
7-656-36-756-2
Rocha H.[11]
Basilashvili N.[9]
7-602-67-692-66-2
Gasquet R.
Atmane T.
6-22-66-36-0
Kecmanovic M.
Baez S.
6-736-746-46-26-2
Mpetshi Perricard G.[31]
Bergs Z.
4-66-37-656-4
Djokovic N.[3]
Mcdonald M.[18]
6-36-36-3
Norrie C.
Medvedev D.[6]
7-56-34-61-67-5
Lehecka J.[12]
Thompson J.
6-46-26-1
Monfils G.
Dellien H.
4-63-66-17-646-1
Brooksby J.
Faria J.
6-13-66-36-2
Nava E.
Van De Zandschulp B.
6-27-57-5
Shevchenko A.
Lajovic D.[20]
6-26-47-64
Humbert U.[32]
Oconnell C.
7-56-37-63
Fonseca J.[28]
Hurkacz H.[30]
6-26-46-2
Marozsan F.
Nardi L.
6-26-37-63
Fils A.[14]
Jarry N.
6-36-46-766-3
Arnaldi M.
Auger Aliassime F.[4]
5-72-66-36-46-2
Korda S.[23]
Darderi L.[14]
6-24-66-36-2
Shapovalov D.[27]
Martinez P.[24]
6-26-06-3
Bublik A.[9]
Duckworth J.
6-26-46-4
Ruud C.[15]
Ramos A.
6-36-46-2
Tsitsipas S.[20]
Etcheverry T.[23]
7-56-36-4