SF Italian Open 2021

Novak Djokovic #1 def. Lorenzo Sonego #33

6-3 6-7(5) 6-2

Novak Djokovic defeated Lorenzo Sonego 6-3 6-7(5) 6-2 in the 2021 Italian Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNovak DjokovicLorenzo Sonego
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
53
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
23
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
69.5%70.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
78.8%62.9%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
58.6%55.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
85.7%66.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
72.6%60.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
33.3%14.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
39.4%27.4%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
55.7%44.3%
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.
+9.4-2.7
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.
+2.7-9.4

* 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 DjokovicLorenzo Sonego
Country SRB ITA
Birth dateMay 22, 1987May 11, 1995
Age3326
Height188 cm191 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)133
Ranking points (entering)11,4631,817
Elo (entering)2,2961,928
Current career W-L1,141–231174–194
Current career earnings$194,691,590$10,141,347
Pre-match H2H

Path

Novak Djokovic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Stefanos Tsitsipas #54-6 7-5 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 15, 2021QF
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina #486-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 14, 2021R16
Taylor Fritz #316-3 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataMay 12, 2021R32

Novak Djokovic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Rafael Nadal #35-7 6-1 3-6LH2HMatch dataMay 16, 2021F

Lorenzo Sonego's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andrey Rublev #73-6 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 15, 2021QF
Dominic Thiem #46-4 6-7(5) 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataMay 14, 2021R16
Gianluca Mager #906-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 12, 2021R32
Gael Monfils #156-4 5-7 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 11, 2021R64