SF Australian Open 2023

Novak Djokovic #5 def. Tommy Paul #35

7-5 6-1 6-2

Novak Djokovic defeated Tommy Paul 7-5 6-1 6-2 in the 2023 Australian Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date
Jan 28, 2023*
Tournament
Australian Open
Edition
2023
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Round
SF
Duration
2h 20m

Match Statistics

StatNovak DjokovicTommy Paul
Aces124
Double faults50
First serve %58.0%58.0%
First serve points won %75.0%53.0%
Second serve points won %55.0%44.0%
Break points saved %78.0%36.0%
Break points converted %64.0%22.0%
Service points won %67.0%49.0%
Return points won %51.0%33.0%
Total points won %60.0%40.0%

Player Comparison

FieldNovak DjokovicTommy Paul
Country SRB USA
Birth dateMay 22, 1987May 17, 1997
Age3525
Height188 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)535
Ranking points (entering)5,0701,160
Elo (entering)2,3811,997
Current career W-L1,141–231237–151
Current career earnings$194,691,590$15,179,863
Pre-match H2H
Novak Djokovic #5 0 – 0 Tommy Paul #35

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Path

Novak Djokovic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andrey Rublev #66-1 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 26, 2023QF
Alex de Minaur #246-2 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 24, 2023R16
Grigor Dimitrov #287-6(7) 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2023R32
Enzo Couacaud #1916-1 6-7(5) 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2023R64
Roberto Carballes Baena #756-3 6-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2023R128

Novak Djokovic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Stefanos Tsitsipas #46-3 7-6(4) 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataJan 29, 2023F

Tommy Paul's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ben Shelton #897-6(6) 6-3 5-7 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 26, 2023QF
Roberto Bautista Agut #256-2 4-6 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 24, 2023R16
Jenson Brooksby #396-1 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2023R32
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina #326-2 2-6 6-7(4) 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2023R64
Jan-Lennard Struff #1676-1 7-6(6) 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2023R128