Alexander Zverev vs Novak DjokovicPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Alexander Zverev and Novak Djokovic have met 16 times since 2017; Novak Djokovic leads 10–6. Their first meeting came at ATP Masters 1000 Rome in 2017 on clay. On hard courts Djokovic leads 8–4. On clay courts they are level 2–2. Djokovic has won the last 2 meetings. 2 of their meetings have been finals, with Zverev leading those 2–0. Across all meetings Zverev has taken 17 sets to Djokovic's 27. Their most recent meeting: Novak Djokovic won at China Open - Beijing (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Zverev | Djokovic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Alexander Zverev | Novak Djokovic | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 68% | 30/44 | 44% | 4/9 |
| Wins a set when losing | 47% | 8/17 | 75% | 3/4 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 36% | 22/61 | 62% | 8/13 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 56% | 29/52 | 33% | 4/12 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 25% | 2/8 | 100% | 1/1 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 70% | 23/33 | 80% | 4/5 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 85% | 39/46 | 63% | 5/8 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 65% | 30/46 | 50% | 4/8 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Head-to-head: 6 of 11 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Zverev 2, Djokovic 4).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Zverev
💥 Big Hitter
Djokovic
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🤖 Servebot is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 4,932 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
16 career meetings, newest first
Oct 4, 2026
China Open - Beijing
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Jun 4, 2025
French Open - Paris
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Jan 22, 2025
Australian Open
H Hard · Semifinals
Aug 19, 2023
Western & Southern Open - Cincinnati
H Hard · Semifinals
Nov 20, 2021
Nitto ATP Finals - Turin
H Hard · Semifinals
Sep 10, 2021
U.S. Open - New York
H Hard · Semifinals
Jul 30, 2021
Olympics - Tokyo
H Hard · Semifinals
Jul 26, 2021
Tokyo Olympics
C Clay · Semifinals
Feb 16, 2021
Australian Open - Melbourne
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Feb 5, 2021
ATP Cup - Melbourne
H Hard · Round Robin
Nov 20, 2020
Nitto ATP Finals - London
H Hard · Round Robin
Jun 4, 2019
Roland Garros
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Nov 18, 2018
Nitto ATP Finals
H Hard · Final
Nov 14, 2018
Nitto ATP Finals
H Hard · Round Robin
Oct 12, 2018
ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai
H Hard · Semifinals
May 21, 2017
ATP Masters 1000 Rome
C Clay · Final
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Zverev | Djokovic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Alexander Zverev | Novak Djokovic | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 18/18 | 88% | 7/8 |
| 3 or more | 100% | 18/18 | 75% | 6/8 |
| 5 or more | 100% | 18/18 | 50% | 4/8 |
| 10 or more | 61% | 11/18 | 25% | 2/8 |
| 15 or more | 33% | 6/18 | 13% | 1/8 |
| 20 or more | 6% | 1/18 | 0% | 0/8 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Zverev | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 16–4 | 5–3 |
| Avg odds | 1.19 | 1.67 |
| ROI % | -6.8% | +17.7% |
| Units P/L | -1.35u | +1.42u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Zverev | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 1 |
| Events | 3 | 2 |
| Matches | 7 | 6 |
| Distance | 5,722 mi · 9,208 km | 663 mi · 1,067 km |
| Route | GBR → CHN | CHN |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 10 shared opponents, both Zverev and Djokovic posted a 60% win rate.
| Opponent | Zverev | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Yibing Wu | W 64 76 | W 64 57 64 64 |
| Hubert Hurkacz | L 36 46 | L 46 36 |
| Alex de Minaur | L 62 67 911 | W |
| Daniil Medvedev | W 26 63 76 | W |
| Dino Prizmic | W 62 64 | L 62 26 46 |
| Botic van de Zandschulp | W 62 75 61 | W 63 64 76 |
| Alejandro Tabilo | W 62 76 62 | W 76 61 |
| Mariano Navone | W 61 36 63 | L 67 75 64 26 16 |
| Jannik Sinner | L 76 67 36 46 | L 46 46 46 |
| Felix Auger-Aliassime | L 46 67 | W 76 36 63 67 76 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Quentin Halys
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 3rd Round
Oct 11
Yibing Wu
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 2nd Round
Oct 9
Novak Djokovic
China Open - Beijing · Quarterfinals
Oct 4
Juncheng Shang
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 3
Cameron Norrie
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round
Oct 1
Learner Tien
Laver Cup - London · Round Robin
Sep 27
Alex de Minaur
Laver Cup - London · Round Robin
Sep 26
Dino Prizmic
Davis Cup, World Group, Q2, GER-CRO · Rubber 4
Sep 20
Hubert Hurkacz
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 2nd Round
Oct 9
Alex de Minaur
China Open - Beijing · Final
Oct 6
Daniil Medvedev
China Open - Beijing · Semifinals
Oct 5
Alexander Zverev
China Open - Beijing · Quarterfinals
Oct 4
Bu Yunchaokete
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 2
Nuno Borges
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round
Sep 30
Mariano Navone
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 31
Thiago Agustin Tirante
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 15
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 28–88 matches
| Metric | Zverev | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 78% | 71% |
| Sets won | 72% | 63% |
| Games won | 56% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Zverev | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Finals | 2 | 0 |
| Grand Slam | 1 | 4 |
| ATP Finals | 1 | 1 |
| ATP 500 | 0 | 1 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 1 | 2 |
| Other | 3 | 1 |
| ATP Cup | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Zverev | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 4 | 8 |
| Clay | 2 | 2 |
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