Grand Slam · Semifinals · US Open
Final score
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Djokovic
💥 Big Hitter
Zverev
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 54% vs 💥 Big Hitter across 5,607 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Alexander Zverev here.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the big hitter's power groundstrokes. On Hard, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Djokovic | Zverev |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–2 | 17–6 |
| Avg odds | 3.19 | 1.93 |
| ROI % | +117.8% | -7.5% |
| Units P/L | +5.89u | -1.73u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 14 career meetings
9
Djokovic
5
Zverev
Jun 3, 2025
Roland Garros
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Jan 22, 2025
Australian Open
H Hard · Semifinals
Aug 19, 2023
ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati
H Hard · Semifinals
Nov 20, 2021
Nitto ATP Finals
H Hard · Semifinals
Sep 10, 2021
US Open
H Hard · Semifinals
Jul 26, 2021
Tokyo Olympics
C Clay · Semifinals
Feb 8, 2021
Australian Open
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Feb 1, 2021
ATP Cup
H Hard · Round Robin
Nov 11, 2020
Nitto ATP Finals
H Hard · Round Robin
Jun 4, 2019
Roland Garros
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Djokovic has a higher win rate against shared opponents (80% vs Zverev's 70%).
| Opponent | Djokovic | Zverev |
|---|---|---|
| Flavio Cobolli | W 67 62 75 64 | L 36 36 |
| Miomir Kecmanovic | W 63 60 64 | W 63 36 76 |
| Jannik Sinner | W 36 63 46 64 64 | L 16 46 |
| Zizou Bergs | W 63 75 | W 62 75 |
| Marin Cilic | W 76 64 | W 62 57 64 |
| Aleksandar Kovacevic | W 64 16 64 | W 61 76 |
| Corentin Moutet | W 63 62 76 | W 62 64 |
| Carlos Alcaraz | L 62 26 36 57 | L 46 67 76 76 57 |
| Lorenzo Musetti | L 46 36 31 | W 64 75 |
| Learner Tien | W 61 76 62 | W 63 67 61 76 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Djokovic | Zverev |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 67.1% | 66% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 73% | 72.2% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 49% | 51.5% |
| Aces / Match | 8 | 6.8 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.8 | 2.5 |
| Break Points Saved % | 63.6% | 53.1% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 27.6% | 27.1% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 48.8% | 44.4% |
| BP Converted % | 35.7% | 43.4% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 32.7 | 23 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 30 | 25.2 |
| Net Pts Won % | 71.2% | 72.8% |
| Total Pts Won % | 49.9% | 49.5% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 60% | 67% |
Last five matches per player
Jakub Mensik
Mutua Madrid Open · Round of 16
Apr 28
Terence Atmane
Mutua Madrid Open · Round of 32
Apr 27
Mariano Navone
Mutua Madrid Open · Round of 64
Apr 25
Flavio Cobolli
BMW Open by Bitpanda · Semifinals
Apr 18
Francisco Cerundolo
BMW Open by Bitpanda · Quarterfinals
Apr 17
Matchup overview
Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev face off in the Semifinals at US Open on Hard.
Novak Djokovic leads 9-5 over 14 previous meetings.
Novak Djokovic is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Jack Draper (Mar 11).
Alexander Zverev is 4-1 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Jakub Mensik (Apr 28).
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