ATP · Head-to-Head Rivalry

🇩🇪 Alexander Zverev
#2 · Age 29 · Elo 2135
vs
🇷🇸 Novak Djokovic
#12 · Age 39 · Elo 2024
5
10

Meetings

15

Series

5–10

Alexander Zverev first

Last Meeting

Oct 4, 2026

Avg Game Margin

5.0

winner's games minus loser's

Alexander Zverev · 510 · Novak Djokovic
20172026

Record by Surface

Hard
4–7
Clay
1–2

Alexander Zverev in green, Novak Djokovic in blue.

Series shown from Alexander Zverev's perspective.

Every Alexander Zverev vs Novak Djokovic Meeting

DateTournamentSurfaceWinnerScore
Oct 4, 2026BeijingQuarterfinalHardNovak Djokovic4-6 6-4 6-4
May 26, 2025Roland GarrosQuarterfinalClayNovak Djokovic4-6 6-3 6-2 6-4
Jan 13, 2025Australian OpenSemifinalHardAlexander Zverev7-6(5) 0-0 RET
Aug 14, 2023Cincinnati MastersSemifinalHardNovak Djokovic7-6(5) 7-5
Nov 15, 2021Tour FinalsSemifinalHardAlexander Zverev7-6(4) 4-6 6-3
Aug 30, 2021Us OpenSemifinalHardNovak Djokovic4-6 6-2 6-4 4-6 6-2
Jul 24, 2021Tokyo OlympicsSemifinalHardAlexander Zverev1-6 6-3 6-1
Feb 8, 2021Australian OpenQuarterfinalHardNovak Djokovic6-7(6) 6-2 6-4 7-6(6)
Feb 2, 2021Atp CupRRHardNovak Djokovic6-7(3) 6-2 7-5
Nov 16, 2020Tour FinalsRRHardNovak Djokovic6-3 7-6(4)
May 27, 2019Roland GarrosQuarterfinalClayNovak Djokovic7-5 6-2 6-2
Nov 12, 2018Tour FinalsFinalHardAlexander Zverev6-4 6-3
Oct 8, 2018Shanghai MastersSemifinalHardNovak Djokovic6-2 6-1
May 15, 2017Rome MastersFinalClayAlexander Zverev6-4 6-3

Tour-level meetings back to 1968 where available. Dates reflect the tournament start.

Rating & Ranking

Alexander ZverevNovak Djokovic
#2ATP Rank#12
2135Overall Elo2024
1981Hard Elo1934
2039Clay Elo1809
1771Grass Elo1805

breakPoint Elo starts every player at 1500 and weights matches by tournament importance — values are internally consistent but not comparable to other published Elo scales.

Form & Activity

Alexander ZverevNovak Djokovic
63–162026 Season21–9
77%88 matchesLast 12 Months71%34 matches
60%Form (last 5)80%
57%Form (30 days)83%
Oct 17, 2026Last MatchOct 9, 2026

Serve & Return

Alexander ZverevNovak Djokovic
84%Hold %77%
32%Break %34%
11.7%Ace Rate8.4%
2.8%Double Fault Rate3.0%
70%Serve Pts Won68%
37%Return Pts Won36%

Career rates over each player's tracked matches.

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Per-Match Averages

Alexander ZverevNovak Djokovic
7.3Avg Aces4.7
4.6Avg Aces Against5.0
2.7Avg Breaks3.3
23.3Avg Games21.6
632Matches671

Career averages per best-of-3 match; aces against are opponent aces conceded, breaks are service breaks won. Each stat covers the matches where it was tracked.