David Goffin vs Novak DjokovicPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
David Goffin and Novak Djokovic have met 6 times since 2015; Novak Djokovic leads 5–1. Their first meeting came at ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati in 2015 on hard. On hard courts Djokovic leads 4–0. Djokovic has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Goffin has taken 3 sets to Djokovic's 12. Their most recent meeting: Novak Djokovic won at Tokyo (2019).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Goffin | Djokovic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | David Goffin | Novak Djokovic | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 75% | 3/4 | 44% | 4/9 |
| Wins a set when losing | 36% | 5/14 | 75% | 3/4 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 33% | 6/18 | 62% | 8/13 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 17% | 1/6 | 33% | 4/12 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 50% | 6/12 | 100% | 1/1 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 29% | 2/7 | 80% | 4/5 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 50% | 3/6 | 63% | 5/8 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 50% | 3/6 | 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: 3 of 5 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Goffin 0, Djokovic 3).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Goffin
💥 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
6 career meetings, newest first
Oct 5, 2019
Tokyo
H Hard · Semifinals
Jul 10, 2019
Wimbledon
G Grass · Quarterfinals
Apr 16, 2017
ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Nov 6, 2016
ATP Finals
H Hard · Round Robin
Apr 1, 2016
ATP Masters 1000 Miami
H Hard · Semifinals
Aug 13, 2015
ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati
H Hard · Round of 16
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Goffin | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–2 | 5–3 |
| Avg odds | 3.54 | 1.67 |
| ROI % | -100.0% | +17.7% |
| Units P/L | -2.00u | +1.42u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Goffin | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 1 |
| Events | 2 | 2 |
| Matches | 2 | 6 |
| Distance | 461 mi · 742 km | 663 mi · 1,067 km |
| Route | FRA | 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.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Clement Chidekh
Mouilleron-Le-Captif Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 29
Mark Lajal
St. Tropez Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 21
Andrea Guerrieri
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 22
Toby Samuel
Roland Garros · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 20
Chun-Hsin Tseng
Roland Garros · 1st Round Qualifying
May 18
Thomas Faurel
Aix En Provence Challenger · 1st Round
Apr 29
Emilio Nava
BMW Open by Bitpanda · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 11
Emilio Nava
Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters · 2nd Round Qualifying
Apr 5
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 · 18–28 matches
| Metric | Goffin | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 22% | 71% |
| Sets won | 31% | 63% |
| Games won | 44% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Goffin | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0 | 1 |
| ATP 500 | 0 | 1 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 1 | 2 |
| Other | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Goffin | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 4 |
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
| Grass | 0 | 1 |
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