In the US Open Round of 32 on Friday, No. 28-ranked Alexei Popyrin takes on No. 2 Novak Djokovic. Djokovic is favored (-699) in this matchup, compared to the underdog Popyrin, who is +450.
In his most recent match on Wednesday, Popyrin took down Pedro Martinez in three sets, 6-2, 6-4, 6-0, to advance from the Round of 64.
Djokovic earned a victory the most recent time he competed, 6-4, 6-4, 2-0 (retired) over Laslo Djere in the Round of 64 on Wednesday.
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Popyrin vs. Djokovic match information
- Tournament: The US Open
- Round: Round of 32
- Date: Friday, August 30
- Venue: USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
- Location: New York, New York
- Court Surface: Hard
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Match odds
| Alexei Popyrin | Novak Djokovic | |
|---|---|---|
| +450 | Odds to Win Match | -699 |
Popyrin stats
- Popyrin has played 47 matches over the past year (across all court types), and 26.8 games per match (38.6 in best-of-five matches).
- Popyrin has played 26.6 games per match (31 in best-of-five matches) in his 27 matches on hard courts over the past year.
- Popyrin has won 20.5% of his return games over the past year, and 82.7% of his service games.
- Popyrin has won 23.7% of his return games on hard courts over the past 12 months, and 83.9% of his service games.
- Popyrin has won 84.1% of his service games over his last 10 tournaments, and 22.4% of his return games.
- Including all surfaces over the past 12 months, Popyrin has converted 37.7% of his break-point opportunities (120 of 318).
- Popyrin has converted 42.1% of his break-point chances (67 of 159) over his last 10 tournaments.
Djokovic stats
- In his 50 matches in the past 12 months across all court types, Djokovic is averaging 27.1 games per match (31.4 in best-of-five matches) and winning 58.5% of those games.
- Djokovic has averaged 30.7 games per match (33.7 in best-of-five matches) and 10 games per set in 23 matches on hard courts in the past year, winning 57.7% of those games.
- Djokovic has amassed a service game winning percentage of 85.9% on all surfaces (585-for-681 in service games) and a return game winning percentage of 30.8% (207-for-673 in return games).
- Djokovic has gone 312-for-355 in service games when playing on hard courts (87.9% winning percentage), and 96-for-352 in return games (27.3%).
- Djokovic has won 30.1% of his return games over his last 10 tournaments, and 85.5% of his service games.
- Djokovic has won 43.3% of his break points in the past 12 months (190 out of 439, to rank 47th).
- Over his last 10 tournaments, Djokovic has converted 164 of 383 (42.8%) break points on all surfaces.
Alexei Popyrin vs. Novak Djokovic head-to-head
- Head to head, Djokovic has tallied two wins and Popyrin has zero. In their most recent meeting on July 6, 2024, Djokovic won 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6.
- Djokovic has taken six sets versus Popyrin (75.0%) compared to Popyrin with two.
- Djokovic and Popyrin have played 83 total games between them, with Djokovic winning more of them (46).
- In two head-to-head meetings, Popyrin and Djokovic have played 41.5 games and 4.0 sets per match.
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