John Isner vs Novak DjokovicPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
John Isner and Novak Djokovic have met 5 times since 2015; Novak Djokovic leads 5–0. Their first meeting came at ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells in 2015 on hard. On hard courts Djokovic leads 5–0. Djokovic has won the last 5 meetings. Across all meetings Isner has taken 0 sets to Djokovic's 10. Their most recent meeting: Novak Djokovic won at ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (2019).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Isner | Djokovic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | John Isner | Novak Djokovic | ||
| Wins in straight sets | — | 44% | 4/9 | |
| Wins a set when losing | — | 75% | 3/4 | |
| Goes to a deciding set | — | 62% | 8/13 | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | — | 33% | 4/12 | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | — | 100% | 1/1 | |
| Tiebreak sets won | — | 80% | 4/5 | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | — | 63% | 5/8 | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | — | 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. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 5 of 5 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Isner 0, Djokovic 5).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Isner
🤖 Servebot
Djokovic
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
Both John Isner 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
5 career meetings, newest first
Oct 9, 2019
ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai
H Hard · Round of 16
Nov 12, 2018
Nitto ATP Finals
H Hard · Round Robin
Oct 9, 2015
Beijing
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Apr 3, 2015
ATP Masters 1000 Miami
H Hard · Semifinals
Mar 12, 2015
ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells
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 | Isner | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 5–3 |
| Avg odds | - | 1.67 |
| ROI % | - | +17.7% |
| Units P/L | - | +1.42u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Isner | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 2 |
| Matches | — | 6 |
| Distance | — | 663 mi · 1,067 km |
| Route | — | 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
Michael Mmoh
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Aug 31
Facundo Diaz Acosta
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 29
Jordan Thompson
Western & Southern Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 14
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Abierto de Tenis Mifel - Los Cabos · 2nd Round
Aug 2
Rinky Hijikata
Abierto de Tenis Mifel - Los Cabos · 1st Round
Jul 31
Dominik Koepfer
Truist Atlanta Open - Atlanta · 1st Round
Jul 25
Alex Michelsen
Infosys Hall of Fame Open - Newport · Semifinals
Jul 22
Tommy Paul
Infosys Hall of Fame Open - Newport · Quarterfinals
Jul 21
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 · 28–28 matches
| Metric | Isner | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | - | 71% |
| Sets won | - | 63% |
| Games won | - | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Isner | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 500 | 0 | 1 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 0 | 3 |
| Other | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Isner | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 5 |
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