Jan-Lennard Struff vs Novak DjokovicPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Jan-Lennard Struff and Novak Djokovic have met 8 times since 2017; Novak Djokovic leads 8–0. Their first meeting came at Doha in 2017 on hard. On hard courts Djokovic leads 7–0. Djokovic has won the last 8 meetings. Across all meetings Struff has taken 1 sets to Djokovic's 20. Their most recent meeting: Novak Djokovic won at U.S. Open - New York (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Struff | Djokovic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Jan-Lennard Struff | Novak Djokovic | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 61% | 14/23 | 44% | 4/9 |
| Wins a set when losing | 48% | 12/25 | 75% | 3/4 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 44% | 21/48 | 62% | 8/13 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 32% | 8/25 | 33% | 4/12 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 52% | 11/21 | 100% | 1/1 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 11/22 | 80% | 4/5 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 77% | 17/22 | 63% | 5/8 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 64% | 14/22 | 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: 4 of 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Struff 0, Djokovic 4).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Struff
🤖 Servebot
Djokovic
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
Both Jan-Lennard Struff 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
8 career meetings, newest first
Aug 31, 2025
U.S. Open - New York
H Hard · 4th Round
Nov 27, 2021
Davis Cup, Finals, Group F
H Hard · Rubber 2
Jul 26, 2021
Olympics - Tokyo
H Hard · 2nd Round
Sep 4, 2020
U.S. Open - New York
H Hard · 3rd Round
Aug 26, 2020
Western & Southern Open - New York
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Jan 20, 2020
Australian Open - Melbourne
H Hard · 1st Round
Jun 2, 2019
Roland Garros
C Clay · Round of 16
Jan 4, 2017
Doha
H Hard · Round of 32
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Struff | Djokovic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Jan-Lennard Struff | Novak Djokovic | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 11/11 | 88% | 7/8 |
| 3 or more | 91% | 10/11 | 75% | 6/8 |
| 5 or more | 82% | 9/11 | 50% | 4/8 |
| 10 or more | 46% | 5/11 | 25% | 2/8 |
| 15 or more | 27% | 3/11 | 13% | 1/8 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/8 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Struff | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 5–6 | 5–3 |
| Avg odds | 2.86 | 1.67 |
| ROI % | -16.9% | +17.7% |
| Units P/L | -1.86u | +1.42u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Struff | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 1 |
| Events | 2 | 2 |
| Matches | 4 | 6 |
| Distance | 663 mi · 1,067 km | 663 mi · 1,067 km |
| Route | 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
Djokovic has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Struff's 25%).
| Opponent | Struff | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Daniil Medvedev | L 64 46 36 | W |
| Hubert Hurkacz | W 36 67 76 75 42 | L 46 36 |
| Thiago Agustin Tirante | W 61 64 | L 62 46 46 |
| Nuno Borges | L 46 57 | W 63 76 |
| Mariano Navone | L 06 36 | L 67 75 64 26 16 |
| Alejandro Tabilo | L 36 46 | W 76 61 |
| Jannik Sinner | L 57 67 36 | L 46 46 46 |
| Botic van de Zandschulp | L 36 61 16 | W 63 64 76 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Daniil Medvedev
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 2nd Round
Oct 10
Martin Landaluce
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 1st Round
Oct 8
Daniil Medvedev
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 3
Thiago Agustin Tirante
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round
Sep 30
Francisco Cerundolo
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 3
Camilo Ugo Carabelli
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Sep 1
Alejandro Tabilo
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 15
Roman Andres Burruchaga
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 13
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 · 28–58 matches
| Metric | Struff | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 50% | 71% |
| Sets won | 51% | 63% |
| Games won | 50% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Struff | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0 | 4 |
| ATP 250 | 0 | 1 |
| Other | 0 | 2 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Struff | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 7 |
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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