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 | 50% | 5/10 |
| Wins a set when losing | 29% | 6/21 | 75% | 3/4 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 38% | 12/32 | 57% | 8/14 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 15% | 2/13 | 36% | 5/14 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 42% | 8/19 | — | |
| Tiebreak sets won | 33% | 3/9 | 75% | 3/4 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 62% | 8/13 | 70% | 7/10 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 38% | 5/13 | 50% | 5/10 |
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
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
🤖 Servebot vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (50% vs 50%, 3,444 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
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% | 8/8 | 100% | 7/7 |
| 3 or more | 100% | 8/8 | 100% | 7/7 |
| 5 or more | 88% | 7/8 | 100% | 7/7 |
| 10 or more | 38% | 3/8 | 71% | 5/7 |
| 15 or more | 13% | 1/8 | 29% | 2/7 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 0% | 0/7 |
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 | 3–5 | 5–2 |
| Avg odds | 1.99 | 1.71 |
| ROI % | -33.8% | -12.4% |
| Units P/L | -2.70u | -0.87u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Popyrin | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 1 |
| Events | 2 | 1 |
| Matches | 4 | 1 |
| Distance | 145 mi · 233 km | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | CAN | USA |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. 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 (71% vs Popyrin's 43%).
| Opponent | Popyrin | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Taylor Fritz | W 64 64 | W 63 75 36 64 |
| Marin Cilic | L 46 46 | W 76 64 |
| Kamil Majchrzak | W 36 63 75 | W 46 61 62 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Francesco Maestrelli
Quebec City Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 19
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
Andy Andrade
Vancouver Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 29
Jiri Lehecka
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 30
Jan Choinski
Lexus Eastbourne Open - Eastbourne · 1st Round
Jun 22
Raphael Collignon
Terra Wortmann Open - Halle · 1st Round
Jun 16
Thiago Agustin Tirante
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 15
Jannik Sinner
Wimbledon - London · Semifinals
Jul 10
Felix Auger-Aliassime
Wimbledon - London · Quarterfinals
Jul 7
Roman Safiullin
Wimbledon - London · 4th Round
Jul 5
Arthur Rinderknech
Wimbledon - London · 3rd Round
Jul 3
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Wimbledon - London · 2nd Round
Jul 1
Yibing Wu
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 29
Joao Fonseca
French Open - Paris · 3rd Round
May 29
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 31–35 matches
| Metric | Popyrin | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 31% | 74% |
| Sets won | 35% | 65% |
| 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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