Novak Djokovic and Pablo Carreno Busta have met 4 times since 2017; Novak Djokovic leads 3–1. Their most recent meeting: Novak Djokovic won at Roland Garros (2020).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Djokovic
💥 Big Hitter
Busta
🏹 Frontrunner
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 55% vs 🏹 Frontrunner across 302 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Novak Djokovic.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the frontrunner's fast starts.
4 career meetings, newest first
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Djokovic | Busta |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–2 | 5–3 |
| Avg odds | 1.27 | 2.03 |
| ROI % | -45.3% | +10.4% |
| Units P/L | -1.81u | +0.83u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Djokovic has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Busta's 75%).
| Opponent | Djokovic | Busta |
|---|---|---|
| Alejandro Tabilo | W 76 61 | L 26 16 |
| Pedro Martinez | W 63 62 62 | W 64 46 64 |
| Botic van de Zandschulp | W 63 64 76 | W 63 62 |
| Miomir Kecmanovic | W 63 60 64 | W 46 63 76 |
Last five matches per player
Joao Fonseca
Roland Garros · Round of 32
May 29
Valentin Royer
Roland Garros · Round of 64
May 27
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 24
Dino Prizmic
Internazionali BNL d'Italia · Round of 64
May 8
Jack Draper
BNP Paribas Open · Round of 16
Mar 11
Aleksandar Kovacevic
BNP Paribas Open · Round of 32
Mar 9
Kamil Majchrzak
BNP Paribas Open · Round of 64
Mar 7
Carlos Alcaraz
Australian Open · Final
Jan 31
Rafael Jodar
Roland Garros · Round of 16
May 31
Thiago Agustin Tirante
Roland Garros · Round of 32
May 29
Thanasi Kokkinakis
Roland Garros · Round of 64
May 27
Jiri Lehecka
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 26
Sebastian Baez
Copa Faulconbridge · Round of 16
May 14
Francisco Comesana
Copa Faulconbridge · Round of 32
May 12
Alejandro Tabilo
Internazionali BNL d'Italia · Round of 128
May 6
Martin Damm
Internazionali BNL d'Italia · 1st Round Qualifying
May 4
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 34–57 matches
| Metric | Djokovic | Busta |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 76% | 67% |
| Sets won | 68% | 60% |
| Games won | 57% | 53% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Djokovic | Busta |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 1 | 1 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 2 | 0 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Djokovic | Busta |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 1 |
| Clay | 2 | 0 |
