ATP · Head-to-Head Rivalry

🇪🇸 Fernando Verdasco
Age 42 · Elo 1498
vs
🇷🇸 Novak Djokovic
#5 · Age 39 · Elo 2031
4
11

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Meetings

15

Series

4–11

Fernando Verdasco first

Last Meeting

May 28, 2018

Avg Game Margin

5.2

winner's games minus loser's

Fernando Verdasco · 411 · Novak Djokovic
20052018

Record by Surface

Hard
18
Clay
33

Fernando Verdasco in green, Novak Djokovic in blue.

Series shown from Fernando Verdasco's perspective.

Every Fernando Verdasco vs Novak Djokovic Meeting

DateTournamentSurfaceWinnerScore
May 28, 2018Roland GarrosR16ClayNovak Djokovic6-3 6-4 6-2
Jan 16, 2017Australian OpenR128HardNovak Djokovic6-1 7-6(4) 6-2
Jan 2, 2017DohaSemifinalHardNovak Djokovic4-6 7-6(7) 6-3
Jan 4, 2016DohaR16HardNovak Djokovic6-2 6-2
Jan 19, 2015Australian OpenR32HardNovak Djokovic7-6(8) 6-3 6-4
Sep 30, 2013BeijingR16HardNovak Djokovic7-5 2-6 6-2
Apr 25, 2010Rome MastersQuarterfinalClayFernando Verdasco7-6(4) 3-6 6-4
Apr 11, 2010Monte Carlo MastersSemifinalClayFernando Verdasco6-2 6-2
Oct 5, 2009BeijingQuarterfinalHardNovak Djokovic6-3 1-6 6-1
Aug 31, 2009US OpenQuarterfinalHardNovak Djokovic7-6(2) 1-6 7-5 6-2
Apr 12, 2009Monte Carlo MastersQuarterfinalClayNovak Djokovic6-2 4-6 6-3
Oct 15, 2007Madrid MastersR32HardNovak Djokovic6-7(7) 6-3 6-3
May 28, 2007Roland GarrosR16ClayNovak Djokovic6-3 6-3 7-6(1)
May 15, 2006Hamburg MastersR32ClayFernando Verdasco6-4 6-3
Aug 29, 2005US OpenR32HardFernando Verdasco6-1 4-6 6-7(2) 6-4 6-4

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

Rating & Ranking

Fernando VerdascoNovak Djokovic
ATP Rank#5
1498Overall Elo2031
1502Hard Elo1944
1514Clay Elo1818
1504Grass Elo1814

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

Fernando VerdascoNovak Djokovic
2026 Season16–7
0 matchesLast 12 Months72%32 matches
0%Form (last 5)60%
Form (30 days)0%
Apr 17, 2023Last MatchAug 15, 2026

Serve & Return

Fernando VerdascoNovak Djokovic
80%Hold %79%
23%Break %34%
7.2%Ace Rate8.6%
5.0%Double Fault Rate2.8%
64%Serve Pts Won68%
38%Return Pts Won36%

Career rates over each player's tracked matches.

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Per-Match Averages

Fernando VerdascoNovak Djokovic
4.9Avg Aces4.7
4.5Avg Aces Against5.0
2.6Avg Breaks3.3
23.4Avg Games21.6
482Matches665

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.

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