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 | 55% | 12/22 | 50% | 5/10 |
| Wins a set when losing | 48% | 12/25 | 75% | 3/4 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 47% | 22/47 | 57% | 8/14 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 26% | 7/27 | 36% | 5/14 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 50% | 9/18 | — | |
| Tiebreak sets won | 46% | 11/24 | 75% | 3/4 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 76% | 16/21 | 70% | 7/10 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 57% | 12/21 | 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: 4 of 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Struff 0, Djokovic 4).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Struff
🤖 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
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% | 13/13 | 100% | 7/7 |
| 3 or more | 92% | 12/13 | 100% | 7/7 |
| 5 or more | 92% | 12/13 | 100% | 7/7 |
| 10 or more | 69% | 9/13 | 71% | 5/7 |
| 15 or more | 39% | 5/13 | 29% | 2/7 |
| 20 or more | 15% | 2/13 | 0% | 0/7 |
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 | 7–6 | 5–2 |
| Avg odds | 3.27 | 1.71 |
| ROI % | +31.9% | -12.4% |
| Units P/L | +4.14u | -0.87u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Struff | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 1 |
| Events | 2 | 1 |
| Matches | 3 | 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 (80% vs Struff's 0%).
| Opponent | Struff | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Alejandro Tabilo | L 36 46 | W 76 61 |
| Jannik Sinner | L 57 67 36 | L 46 46 46 |
| Nuno Borges | L 46 57 | W 76 64 |
| Zizou Bergs | L 36 46 | W 63 75 |
| Botic van de Zandschulp | L 36 61 16 | W 63 64 76 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Alejandro Tabilo
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 15
Roman Andres Burruchaga
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 13
Alex Michelsen
National Bank Open - Montreal · 1st Round
Aug 4
Mariano Navone
Generali Open - Kitzbuhel · 2nd Round
Jul 22
Aleksandr Shevchenko
Generali Open - Kitzbuhel · 1st Round
Jul 21
Jannik Sinner
Wimbledon - London · Quarterfinals
Jul 7
Hubert Hurkacz
Wimbledon · Round of 16
Jul 6
Daniil Medvedev
Wimbledon - London · 3rd Round
Jul 3
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 | Struff | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 48% | 74% |
| Sets won | 48% | 65% |
| Games won | 49% | 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 World Tour 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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