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Novak Djokovic #5 def. Tommy Paul #35

7-5 6-1 6-2

Match Information

Date Jan 28, 2023*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundSF
Winner Novak Djokovic
Score7-5 6-1 6-2
Loser Tommy Paul
Duration2h 20m
StatNovak DjokovicTommy Paul
Aces124
Double faults50
First serve %5858
First serve points won %7553
Second serve points won %5544
Break points saved %7836
Break points converted %6422
Service points won %6749
Return points won %5133
Total points won %6040

Pre-match Comparison

FieldNovak DjokovicTommy Paul
Country SRB USA
Birth dateMay 22, 1987May 17, 1997
Age3525
Height188185
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)535
Ranking points (entering)5,0701,160
Elo (entering)2,3951,997
Career W-L1,122–223227–146
Career earnings$193,469,626$14,663,970
Pre-match H2H
Novak Djokovic 0 – 0 Tommy Paul

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Path

Novak Djokovic's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 26, 2023QF Andrey Rublev 6-1 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jan 24, 2023R16 Alex de Minaur 6-2 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jan 22, 2023R32 Grigor Dimitrov 7-6(7) 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jan 19, 2023R64 Enzo Couacaud 6-1 6-7(5) 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch data
Jan 18, 2023R128 Roberto Carballes Baena 6-3 6-4 6-0WH2HMatch data

Novak Djokovic's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 29, 2023F Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 7-6(4) 7-6(5)WH2HMatch data

Tommy Paul's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 26, 2023QF Ben Shelton 7-6(6) 6-3 5-7 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jan 24, 2023R16 Roberto Bautista Agut 6-2 4-6 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch data
Jan 22, 2023R32 Jenson Brooksby 6-1 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jan 19, 2023R64 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-2 2-6 6-7(4) 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jan 18, 2023R128 Jan-Lennard Struff 6-1 7-6(6) 6-2WH2HMatch data