Novak Djokovic vs Taylor Fritz — Australian Open Round of 32

Australian Open · ATP · Round of 32
Novak Djokovic
SRB1
Novak Djokovic
#5ATP
2059ELO
2022Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$193MCAREER
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWWLW
3 — 2
Sets
Monday, 8 February 2021 ·
hard
Taylor Fritz
USA27
Taylor Fritz
#9ATP
1909ELO
1839Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$31MCAREER
28 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLWWWWWL
Djokovic N.
7-6 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-2
Fritz T.
Djokovic N.
763463
Fritz T.
646622

Novak Djokovic defeated Taylor Fritz 7-6 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-2 in the Australian Open round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Novak Djokovic came in ranked #5, leading the head-to-head 9–0, defending the title. Novak Djokovic extended the head-to-head to 10–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Novak Djokovic closed it out in five sets, 7–6 6–4 3–6 4–6 6–2.

Head to head

9–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-08-25US OpenQFhardNovak Djokovic6-3 7-5 3-6 6-4
2024-10-02Shanghai MastersSFhardNovak Djokovic6-4 7-6
2024-01-15Australian OpenQFhardNovak Djokovic7-6 4-6 6-2 6-3
2023-08-28US OpenQFhardNovak Djokovic6-1 6-4 6-4
2022-11-14Tour FinalsSFhardNovak Djokovic7-6 7-6
2021-11-01Paris MastersQFhardNovak Djokovic6-4 6-3
2021-05-10Rome MastersR32clayNovak Djokovic6-3 7-6
2019-05-06Madrid MastersR32clayNovak Djokovic6-4 6-2
2019-04-15Monte Carlo MastersR16clayNovak Djokovic6-3 6-0
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Statistics

This season
Djokovic N.Fritz T.
1st serve in·Even
65%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
79%
2nd serve points won·Even
57%
55%
Service points won·Even
70%
71%
Return points won·Slight edge
40%
35%
Break points saved·Even
66%
69%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.5
12.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.4
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Djokovic N.Fritz T.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
100
77
Break points saved·Even
100
99
Break points won·Dominant
99
36
Deciding sets·Even
100
97
Tiebreaks·Even
100
99

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Djokovic N.Fritz T.
Freshness·Slight edge
86
78

Djokovic N.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 28 games (7d) · Fritz T.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 38 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw