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China Open • Quarter-finals • Hard • PLAYED Oct 4, 2026
Alexander Zverev vs Novak Djokovic: Result & Final Score
72% Zverev people predicted · before the match 29% Djokovic
Settled at 100%
FINAL · Djokovic 4-6 6-4 6-4
Final Oct 4, 2026 final score
Alexander Zverev (serving) 644
Novak Djokovic (winner) (serving) 466 Match Summary
How the match was won, set by set – the better number on each line is marked.
Novak Djokovic beat Alexander Zverev 4-6 6-4 6-4: 4 aces, 2 of 5 break points, 53% of all points. Priced at 29% before the match.
Alexander Zverev | Statistic | Novak Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Aces | 4 |
| 0 | Double Faults | 3 |
| 80% | 1st serve percentage | 72% |
| 51/72 71% | 1st serve points won | 53/65 82% |
| 10/18 56% | 2nd serve points won | 13/25 52% |
| 1/4 25% | Break Points Converted | 2/5 40% |
| 3/5 60% | Break Points Saved | 3/4 75% |
| 61/90 68% | Service Points Won | 66/90 73% |
| 12/65 18% | 1st return points won | 21/72 29% |
| 12/25 48% | 2nd return points won | 8/18 44% |
| 24/90 27% | Return Points Won | 29/90 32% |
| 85/180 47% | Total Points Won | 95/180 53% |
| 13/15 87% | Service games won | 14/15 93% |
| 1/15 7% | Return games won | 2/15 13% |
| 14/30 47% | Total games won | 16/30 53% |
Alexander Zverev | Statistic | Novak Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Aces | 2 |
| 0 | Double Faults | 3 |
| 74% | 1st serve percentage | 71% |
| 17/26 65% | 1st serve points won | 19/25 76% |
| 6/9 67% | 2nd serve points won | 4/10 40% |
| 1/2 50% | Break Points Converted | 0/2 0% |
| 2/2 100% | Break Points Saved | 1/2 50% |
| 23/35 66% | Service Points Won | 23/35 66% |
| 6/25 24% | 1st return points won | 9/26 35% |
| 6/10 60% | 2nd return points won | 3/9 33% |
| 12/35 34% | Return Points Won | 12/35 34% |
| 35/70 50% | Total Points Won | 35/70 50% |
| 5/5 100% | Service games won | 4/5 80% |
| 1/5 20% | Return games won | 0/5 0% |
| 6/10 60% | Total games won | 4/10 40% |
Alexander Zverev | Statistic | Novak Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Aces | 0 |
| 0 | Double Faults | 0 |
| 96% | 1st serve percentage | 74% |
| 17/23 74% | 1st serve points won | 16/20 80% |
| 0/1 0% | 2nd serve points won | 5/7 71% |
| 0/1 0% | Break Points Converted | 1/1 100% |
| 0/1 0% | Break Points Saved | 1/1 100% |
| 17/24 71% | Service Points Won | 21/27 78% |
| 4/20 20% | 1st return points won | 6/23 26% |
| 2/7 29% | 2nd return points won | 1/1 100% |
| 6/27 22% | Return Points Won | 7/24 29% |
| 23/51 45% | Total Points Won | 28/51 55% |
| 4/5 80% | Service games won | 5/5 100% |
| 0/5 0% | Return games won | 1/5 20% |
| 4/10 40% | Total games won | 6/10 60% |
Alexander Zverev | Statistic | Novak Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Aces | 2 |
| 0 | Double Faults | 0 |
| 74% | 1st serve percentage | 71% |
| 17/23 74% | 1st serve points won | 18/20 90% |
| 4/8 50% | 2nd serve points won | 4/8 50% |
| 0/1 0% | Break Points Converted | 1/2 50% |
| 1/2 50% | Break Points Saved | 1/1 100% |
| 21/31 68% | Service Points Won | 22/28 79% |
| 2/20 10% | 1st return points won | 6/23 26% |
| 4/8 50% | 2nd return points won | 4/8 50% |
| 6/28 21% | Return Points Won | 10/31 32% |
| 27/59 46% | Total Points Won | 32/59 54% |
| 4/5 80% | Service games won | 5/5 100% |
| 0/5 0% | Return games won | 1/5 20% |
| 4/10 40% | Total games won | 6/10 60% |
Players
Ranking, season record, form and the basics side by side.
Novak Djokovic leads the head-to-head 4–2 · completed tour-level meetings, this match included
Alexander Zverev | Fact | Novak Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| No. 2 | Current ranking | No. 11 |
| 9,720 | Ranking points | 3,180 |
| 56–14 | 2026 record | 17–7 |
| WLWWW | Last 5 matches | LLLWW |
| 29 | Age | 39 |
| 198 cm | Height | 188 cm |
| | Country | Serbia |
| 2013 | Turned pro | 2003 |
Past Match-ups
Their most recent completed meetings, latest first.
Zverev 2 3 Djokovic
- 2025 JUN French Open · Quarter-finals
Zverev 6324
Djokovic ✓ 4666 - 2022 DEC Exhibition World Tennis League
Zverev ✓ 66
Djokovic 34 - 2021 SEP US Open · Semi-finals
Zverev 62462
Djokovic ✓ 46646 - 2021 JUL Olympic Games · Semi-finals
Zverev ✓ 166
Djokovic 631 - 2020 JUN Adria Tour (Serbia)
Zverev 420
Djokovic ✓ 144
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