R32 Australian Open 2021

Novak Djokovic #1 def. Taylor Fritz #31

7-6(1) 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-2

Novak Djokovic defeated Taylor Fritz 7-6(1) 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-2 in the 2021 Australian Open third round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNovak DjokovicTaylor Fritz
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
1524
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
51
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
66.0%64.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
75.2%70.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
50.0%60.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
75.0%55.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
66.7%66.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
44.4%25.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
33.3%33.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.3%49.7%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+3.4+3.4
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-3.4-3.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2021 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldNovak DjokovicTaylor Fritz
Country SRB USA
Birth dateMay 22, 1987Oct 28, 1997
Age3323
Height188 cm196 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)131
Ranking points (entering)12,0301,695
Elo (entering)2,2841,824
Current career W-L1,146–232345–215
Current career earnings$195,605,543$32,597,171
Pre-match H2H
Novak Djokovic #1 2 – 0 Taylor Fritz #31

Path

Novak Djokovic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Frances Tiafoe #646-3 6-7(3) 7-6(2) 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 11, 2021R64
Jeremy Chardy #616-3 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 10, 2021R128

Novak Djokovic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Milos Raonic #147-6(4) 4-6 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 16, 2021R16

Taylor Fritz's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Reilly Opelka #384-6 7-6(6) 6-7(4) 7-6(5) 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 11, 2021R64
Albert Ramos-Vinolas #467-6(6) 3-6 6-2 7-6(6)WH2HMatch dataFeb 10, 2021R128