Alexei Popyrin vs Novak DjokovicPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Alexei Popyrin and Novak Djokovic have met 4 times since 2019; Novak Djokovic leads 3–1. Their first meeting came at Tokyo in 2019 on hard. On hard courts Djokovic leads 2–1. Across all meetings Popyrin has taken 5 sets to Djokovic's 9. Their most recent meeting: Alexei Popyrin won at U.S. Open - New York (2024).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Popyrin | Djokovic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Alexei Popyrin | Novak Djokovic | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 45% | 5/11 | 44% | 4/9 |
| Wins a set when losing | 24% | 5/21 | 75% | 3/4 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 34% | 11/32 | 62% | 8/13 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 14% | 2/14 | 33% | 4/12 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 39% | 7/18 | 100% | 1/1 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 22% | 2/9 | 80% | 4/5 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 67% | 8/12 | 63% | 5/8 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 42% | 5/12 | 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: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Popyrin 0, Djokovic 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Popyrin
🤖 Servebot
Djokovic
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
Both Alexei Popyrin and Novak Djokovic are 🤖 Servebot types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 6,464 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
Aug 30, 2024
U.S. Open - New York
H Hard · 3rd Round
Jul 6, 2024
Wimbledon - London
G Grass · 3rd Round
Jan 17, 2024
Australian Open - Melbourne
H Hard · 2nd Round
Oct 2, 2019
Tokyo
H Hard · Round of 32
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Popyrin | Djokovic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Alexei Popyrin | Novak Djokovic | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 7/7 | 88% | 7/8 |
| 3 or more | 100% | 7/7 | 75% | 6/8 |
| 5 or more | 86% | 6/7 | 50% | 4/8 |
| 10 or more | 57% | 4/7 | 25% | 2/8 |
| 15 or more | 29% | 2/7 | 13% | 1/8 |
| 20 or more | 14% | 1/7 | 0% | 0/8 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Popyrin | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 4–4 | 5–3 |
| Avg odds | 1.87 | 1.67 |
| ROI % | -0.9% | +17.7% |
| Units P/L | -0.07u | +1.42u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Popyrin | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 2 |
| Matches | — | 6 |
| Distance | — | 663 mi · 1,067 km |
| Route | — | 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
Djokovic has a higher win rate against shared opponents (67% vs Popyrin's 33%).
| Opponent | Popyrin | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Alejandro Tabilo | L 62 67 67 26 | W 76 61 |
| Francesco Maestrelli | W 64 76 | W 63 62 62 |
| Thiago Agustin Tirante | L 36 46 | L 62 46 46 |
| Jannik Sinner | L 26 06 | L 46 46 46 |
| Felix Auger-Aliassime | L 57 36 | W 76 36 63 67 76 |
| Kamil Majchrzak | W 36 63 75 | W 46 61 62 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Alejandro Tabilo
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 3
Grigor Dimitrov
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Sep 1
Hugo Gaston
Quebec City Challenger · 2nd Round
Aug 20
Francesco Maestrelli
Quebec City Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 19
Titouan Droguet
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 11
Thiago Agustin Tirante
National Bank Open - Montreal · 3rd Round
Aug 8
Raphael Collignon
National Bank Open - Montreal · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Roman Andres Burruchaga
National Bank Open - Montreal · 1st Round
Aug 4
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 · 28–37 matches
| Metric | Popyrin | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 32% | 71% |
| Sets won | 36% | 63% |
| Games won | 47% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Popyrin | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 1 | 2 |
| ATP 500 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Popyrin | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 2 |
| Grass | 0 | 1 |
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