Novak Djokovic vs Nuno BorgesPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Novak Djokovic and Nuno Borges have met 2 times since 2025; Novak Djokovic leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at Hellenic Championship - Athens in 2025 on hard. On hard courts Djokovic leads 2–0. Djokovic has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Djokovic has taken 4 sets to Borges's 0. Their most recent meeting: Novak Djokovic won at China Open - Beijing (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Djokovic | Borges | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Novak Djokovic | Nuno Borges | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 44% | 4/9 | 76% | 19/25 |
| Wins a set when losing | 75% | 3/4 | 41% | 11/27 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 62% | 8/13 | 33% | 17/52 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 33% | 4/12 | 57% | 16/28 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 100% | 1/1 | 48% | 10/21 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 80% | 4/5 | 46% | 13/28 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 63% | 5/8 | 88% | 21/24 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 50% | 4/8 | 79% | 19/24 |
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: 2 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Djokovic 2, Borges 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Djokovic
🤖 Servebot
Borges
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
Both Novak Djokovic and Nuno Borges 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
2 career meetings, newest first
Sep 30, 2026
China Open - Beijing
H Hard · 1st Round
Nov 6, 2025
Hellenic Championship - Athens
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Djokovic | Borges | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Novak Djokovic | Nuno Borges | ||
| 1 or more | 88% | 7/8 | 100% | 15/15 |
| 3 or more | 75% | 6/8 | 80% | 12/15 |
| 5 or more | 50% | 4/8 | 73% | 11/15 |
| 10 or more | 25% | 2/8 | 20% | 3/15 |
| 15 or more | 13% | 1/8 | 20% | 3/15 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 0% | 0/15 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Djokovic | Borges |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 5–3 | 8–7 |
| Avg odds | 1.67 | 1.96 |
| ROI % | +17.7% | -15.8% |
| Units P/L | +1.42u | -2.36u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Djokovic | Borges |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 1 |
| Events | 2 | 2 |
| Matches | 6 | 3 |
| 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 (71% vs Borges's 29%).
| Opponent | Djokovic | Borges |
|---|---|---|
| Daniil Medvedev | W | L 46 76 26 |
| Mariano Navone | L 67 75 64 26 16 | L 36 46 |
| Yannick Hanfmann | W 63 64 | W 64 62 |
| Aleksandar Kovacevic | W 64 16 64 | W 67 62 64 |
| Jannik Sinner | L 46 46 46 | L 67 67 46 |
| Felix Auger-Aliassime | W 76 36 63 67 76 | L 36 63 36 |
| Yibing Wu | W 64 57 64 64 | L 16 67 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
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
Jiri Lehecka
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 2nd Round
Oct 10
Facundo Diaz Acosta
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 1st Round
Oct 8
Novak Djokovic
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round
Sep 30
Learner Tien
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Sep 1
Brandon Nakashima
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 4th Round
Aug 20
Andrey Rublev
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 3rd Round
Aug 18
Francisco Cerundolo
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 16
Thanasi Kokkinakis
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 14
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 28–60 matches
| Metric | Djokovic | Borges |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 71% | 48% |
| Sets won | 63% | 50% |
| Games won | 54% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Djokovic | Borges |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 500 | 1 | 0 |
| ATP 250 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Djokovic | Borges |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 0 |
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