ATP 250 · Round of 32 · Doha
Final score
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Djokovic
💥 Big Hitter
Lajovic
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 55% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 4,745 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Novak Djokovic here.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency. 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 | Lajovic |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–2 | 10–9 |
| Avg odds | 1.27 | 1.81 |
| ROI % | -45.3% | -14.1% |
| Units P/L | -1.81u | -2.68u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 3 career meetings
2
Djokovic
1
Lajovic
Apr 21, 2023
Banja Luka
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Apr 6, 2018
ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo
C Clay · Round of 64
Jan 7, 2015
Doha
H Hard · Round of 32
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Djokovic has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Lajovic's 0%).
| Opponent | Djokovic | Lajovic |
|---|---|---|
| Alejandro Tabilo | W 76 61 | L 64 57 46 |
| Yannick Hanfmann | W 63 64 | L 06 36 |
| Francesco Maestrelli | W 63 62 62 | L 64 46 36 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Djokovic | Lajovic |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 70.3% | 67.8% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 73.7% | 70.7% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 56.8% | 52% |
| Aces / Match | 7.5 | 4.3 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.3 | 1.6 |
| Break Points Saved % | 60.3% | 59.3% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 32.8% | 31.5% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 50.1% | 47.4% |
| BP Converted % | 44.8% | 34.2% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 17 | 24.5 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 26 | 20.2 |
| Net Pts Won % | 71.4% | 61.4% |
| Total Pts Won % | 52.7% | 50.4% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 0% | 0% |
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
Oriol Roca Batalla
SIC EUROPE OMAG OPEN · Round of 16
Jun 11
Jonas Forejtek
SIC EUROPE OMAG OPEN · Round of 32
Jun 9
Henrique Rocha
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Round of 16
Jun 4
Gonzalo Bueno
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Round of 32
Jun 2
Jurij Rodionov
Roland Garros · 1st Round Qualifying
May 19
Matchup overview
Novak Djokovic and Dusan Lajovic face off in the Round of 32 at Doha on Hard.
Novak Djokovic leads 2-1 over 3 previous meetings.
Novak Djokovic is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Joao Fonseca (May 29).
Dusan Lajovic is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Oriol Roca Batalla (Jun 11).
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