Grand Slam · Semifinals · Australian Open
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Djokovic
💥 Big Hitter
Paul
🎯 Baseliner
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🎯 Baseliner is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 2,807 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Novak Djokovic plays Tommy Paul.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Djokovic | Paul |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–2 | 15–5 |
| Avg odds | 1.27 | 1.54 |
| ROI % | -45.3% | +4.0% |
| Units P/L | -1.81u | +0.81u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
1
Djokovic
0
Paul
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Djokovic has a higher win rate against shared opponents (90% vs Paul's 70%).
| Opponent | Djokovic | Paul |
|---|---|---|
| Zachary Svajda | W 67 63 63 61 | W 75 63 |
| Botic van de Zandschulp | W 63 64 76 | W 76 63 |
| Joao Fonseca | L 64 64 36 57 57 | L 26 36 |
| Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard | W 57 75 61 64 | L 67 63 67 |
| Alex de Minaur | W 16 64 64 64 | W 26 63 63 |
| Aleksandar Kovacevic | W 64 16 64 | W 64 63 63 |
| Zizou Bergs | W 63 75 | W 61 62 |
| Learner Tien | W 61 76 62 | W 46 64 63 |
| Taylor Fritz | W 63 75 36 64 | W 64 63 |
| Miomir Kecmanovic | W 63 60 64 | L 75 46 46 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Djokovic | Paul |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 70.3% | 63.9% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 73.7% | 71.6% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 56.8% | 51% |
| Aces / Match | 7.5 | 5.3 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.3 | 1.9 |
| Break Points Saved % | 60.3% | 51.4% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 32.8% | 32.7% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 50.1% | 52.8% |
| BP Converted % | 44.8% | 47.7% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 17 | 25 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 26 | 28.9 |
| Net Pts Won % | 71.4% | 71.6% |
| Total Pts Won % | 52.7% | 51.8% |
| 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
Francisco Cerundolo
HSBC Championships · Final
Jun 20
Ugo Humbert
HSBC Championships · Semifinals
Jun 18
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
HSBC Championships · Quarterfinals
Jun 15
Zachary Svajda
HSBC Championships · Round of 32
Jun 15
Botic van de Zandschulp
HSBC Championships · Round of 16
Jun 12
Matchup overview
Novak Djokovic and Tommy Paul face off in the Semifinals at Australian Open on Hard.
Novak Djokovic leads 1-0 over 1 previous meeting.
Novak Djokovic is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Joao Fonseca (May 29).
Tommy Paul is 4-1 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Francisco Cerundolo (Jun 20).
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