Taro Daniel vs Novak Djokovic — Indian Wells Masters Round of 64
Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 64
JPN#186ATP
1567ELO
1512Hard ELO
$64kYTD
$5.1MCAREER
33 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 March 2018 ·
hard
SRB10#5ATP
2059ELO
2022Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$193MCAREER
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Daniel T.7-6 4-6 6-1
Djokovic N.
Daniel T.
7462
Djokovic N.
6611
Taro Daniel defeated Novak Djokovic 7-6 4-6 6-1 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Novak Djokovic came in ranked #5, defending last year's round of 16.
Key context
- Match story: Taro Daniel came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 4–6 6–1.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
56%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
70%
Return points won·Even
37%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.3
7.5
Double faults / match·Even
2.1
2.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
20
100
Break points saved·Clear edge
77
100
Break points won·Dominant
34
99
Deciding sets·Dominant
8
100
Tiebreaks·Dominant
52
100
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Dominant
61
90
Daniel T.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 85 games (7d) · Djokovic N.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 28 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast