QF Italian Open 2021

Novak Djokovic #1 def. Stefanos Tsitsipas #5

4-6 7-5 7-5

Novak Djokovic defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 4-6 7-5 7-5 in the 2021 Italian Open quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNovak DjokovicStefanos Tsitsipas
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
45
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
61
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
69.6%63.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
69.2%57.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
44.1%47.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
64.3%73.9%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
61.6%53.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
26.1%35.7%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
46.1%38.4%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.0%47.0%
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.
-1.7-9.4
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.
+9.4+1.7

* 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 DjokovicStefanos Tsitsipas
Country SRB GRE
Birth dateMay 22, 1987Aug 12, 1998
Age3322
Height188 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)15
Ranking points (entering)11,4637,610
Elo (entering)2,2862,141
Current career W-L1,146–232370–197
Current career earnings$195,569,265$38,736,929
Pre-match H2H

Path

Novak Djokovic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
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
Lorenzo Sonego #336-3 6-7(5) 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 15, 2021SF

Stefanos Tsitsipas's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Matteo Berrettini #97-6(3) 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 14, 2021R16
Marin Cilic #437-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 12, 2021R32