Novak Djokovic (No. 2) will meet Alexei Popyrin (No. 28) in the Round of 32 at the US Open on Friday, August 30.
Popyrin beat Pedro Martinez 6-2, 6-4, 6-0 on Wednesday in the Round of 64 in his most recent match. Djokovic is coming off a win in his last match on Wednesday in the Round of 64 over Laslo Djere (6-4, 6-4, 2-0, retired).
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Alexei Popyrin vs. Novak Djokovic matchup stats
- Popyrin has won one tournament so far this year on hard courts, with a match record of 14-4 on that surface.
- While playing on hard courts, Popyrin has an 85.6% winning percentage in service games and a 27.0% winning percentage in return games (190 service games won out of 222, and 62 return games won out of 230).
- On hard courts so far this year, Popyrin ranks 36th in break point win percentage (39.2%) after going 56-for-143.
- Popyrin was beaten by Gael Monfils (5-7, 3-6) on August 14 in the Round of 64 of his previous tournament, the Western & Southern Open.
- The 37-year-old Djokovic, who is seeking his first tournament title on a hard court in 2024, is 6-2 so far this year on that surface.
- Djokovic has won 85.7% of his service games on hard courts, and 26.9% of his return games.
- On hard courts, Djokovic has converted 32 of 84 break points (38.1%).
- Djokovic took home the title in the Olympic Games, his most recent tournament, taking down No. 3-ranked Carlos Alcaraz (7-6, 7-6) in the final on August 4.
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