Frances Tiafoe vs Novak DjokovicPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Frances Tiafoe and Novak Djokovic have met 2 times since 2021; Novak Djokovic leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at Australian Open - Melbourne in 2021 on hard. On hard courts Djokovic leads 2–0. Djokovic has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Tiafoe has taken 1 sets to Djokovic's 5. Their most recent meeting: Novak Djokovic won at Laver Cup - London (2022).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Tiafoe | Djokovic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Frances Tiafoe | Novak Djokovic | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 57% | 17/30 | 50% | 5/10 |
| Wins a set when losing | 38% | 6/16 | 75% | 3/4 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 41% | 19/46 | 57% | 8/14 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 50% | 13/26 | 36% | 5/14 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 65% | 13/20 | — | |
| Tiebreak sets won | 58% | 11/19 | 75% | 3/4 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 89% | 24/27 | 70% | 7/10 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 63% | 17/27 | 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 (Tiafoe 0, Djokovic 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Tiafoe
💥 Big Hitter
Djokovic
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
Both Frances Tiafoe and Novak Djokovic are 💥 Big Hitter types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 2,644 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Sep 24, 2022
Laver Cup - London
H Hard · Round Robin
Feb 10, 2021
Australian Open - Melbourne
H Hard · 2nd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Tiafoe | Djokovic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Frances Tiafoe | Novak Djokovic | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 19/19 | 100% | 7/7 |
| 3 or more | 95% | 18/19 | 100% | 7/7 |
| 5 or more | 58% | 11/19 | 100% | 7/7 |
| 10 or more | 11% | 2/19 | 71% | 5/7 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/19 | 29% | 2/7 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/19 | 0% | 0/7 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Tiafoe | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 15–4 | 5–2 |
| Avg odds | 1.92 | 1.71 |
| ROI % | +37.9% | -12.4% |
| Units P/L | +7.20u | -0.87u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Tiafoe | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 1 |
| Events | 2 | 1 |
| Matches | 6 | 1 |
| Distance | 712 mi · 1,146 km | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | CAN → USA | 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 (88% vs Tiafoe's 75%).
| Opponent | Tiafoe | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Lorenzo Musetti | W 76 75 | W 46 63 75 |
| Marin Cilic | W 57 62 62 | W 76 64 |
| Jannik Sinner | L 26 26 | L 46 46 46 |
| Felix Auger-Aliassime | W 36 63 76 | W 76 36 63 67 76 |
| Taylor Fritz | W 64 64 | W 63 75 36 64 |
| Aleksandar Kovacevic | W 64 36 76 | W 64 16 64 |
| Nuno Borges | W 64 64 | W 76 64 |
| Yannick Hanfmann | L 76 26 16 | W 63 64 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Arthur Fils
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · Final
Aug 23
Brandon Nakashima
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · Semifinals
Aug 23
Lorenzo Musetti
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · Quarterfinals
Aug 22
Felix Auger Aliassime
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 4th Round
Aug 20
Learner Tien
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 3rd Round
Aug 19
Lorenzo Sonego
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 17
Marin Cilic
National Bank Open - Montreal · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Terence Atmane
Citi Open - Washington · 1st Round
Jul 28
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 · 31–56 matches
| Metric | Tiafoe | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 66% | 74% |
| Sets won | 59% | 65% |
| Games won | 53% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Tiafoe | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0 | 1 |
| Other | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Tiafoe | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 2 |
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