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World No. 11 Novak Djokovic is 20–7 in 2026 with one title (China Open) and a run to the Australian Open final.
Novak Djokovic plays Hubert Hurkacz next at Shanghai Masters.
As of 8 October 2026, 19:46 UTC.
Next match
Opponent, time and what people predict.
UP NEXT 9 Oct · 10:00 UTC
Hubert Hurkacz 38%
Novak Djokovic 63%
Shanghai Masters · Round of 64 · people predict, Polymarket, as of 8 Oct, 19:47 UTC · match page ›
World ranking
No. 11
No change since 28 Sept
2026 season
20–7
Last 5 matches
W W W W W
Career titles
102
Grand Slams
24
20–7
2026 record
1 title (China Open), runner-up at Australian Open.
- Hard
- 12–4
- Clay
- 2–2
- Grass
- 6–1
6
Match winning streak
Exhibition Hurlingham to Wimbledon, 26 Jun to 7 Jul.
- Vs current top 10
- 5–2
- Deciding sets
- 7–5
- Tiebreaks
- 5–5
Tournament Run
Novak Djokovic’s road through Shanghai Masters 2026.
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Round of 64
Market profile
Where Polymarket's longer-term markets place Novak Djokovic, at the time this page was built. Market-implied, not a tip or a forecast of ours.
As of 8 October 2026, 19:46 UTC.
News & Insights
What is happening around Novak Djokovic - headlines from our approved sources, links go to the source.
Novak Djokovic has reached the China Open final after defeating Daniil Medvedev, who was defaulted from the match for hitting a spectator with a ball. Djokovic also achieved an ATP history milestone by surpassing Roger Federer's record. At the tournament, Djokovic commented on the 2028 Olympics and a health matter, while also criticizing a tournament rule following an incident involving Coco Gauff.
AI-generated summary of recent headlines. Generated 5 Oct 2026.
Insights
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- TENNIS365 · NEWS Novak Djokovic suggests what Holger Rune must now do after coming back from injury Djokovic Rune
- ESPN · NEWS Tsitsipas advances to Shanghai second round; Hurkacz lines up Djokovic Djokovic vs Hurkacz Tsitsipas
- TENNIS365 · NEWS Novak Djokovic gets honest on Jannik Sinner’s season-ending injury and reveals if he will ‘reach out’ Djokovic Sinner
- TENNIS365 · NEWS Alex Eala, Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka feature in top shocks of the year so far Djokovic Sinner
Serve & return, 2026
How the points are won, from the match statistics api-tennis records. The tick on each bar is the median of the ATP top 100.
8 matches with statistics
On serve 6 points better than the ATP median at holding serve
- Aces per match
- 6.9 tour median 6.1 · more than most
- Double faults per match
- 3.4 tour median 2.6 · more than most
- 1st serve points won
- 77% tour median 73%
- 2nd serve points won
- 53% tour median 52%
- Service games held
- 88% tour median 82%
- Break points saved
- 74% tour median 63%
On return about tour average at converting break points
- Return games won
- 20% tour median 22%
- Break points converted
- 38% tour median 40%
Career
102 singles titles · best year-end No. 1 (2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023). Year-end singles ranking by season, from api-tennis.
Results
Every singles result on record, newest first. Opponents link to their page and the score to the match page, where we have one; "people predicted" is this player's Polymarket price before the match.
| Date | Result | Opponent | Tournament | Score | People predicted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 2026 | W | Alex de Minaur | China Open · Final | 7–6 0–1 ret. | 62% |
| 5 Oct 2026 | W |  Daniil Medvedev | China Open · Semi-finals | Score not recorded | 45% |
| 4 Oct 2026 | W |  Alexander Zverev | China Open · Quarter-finals | 4–6 6–4 6–4 | 29% |
| 2 Oct 2026 | W |  Yunchaokete Bu | China Open · Round of 16 | 4–6 7–6 6–2 | 77% |
| 30 Sept 2026 | W |  Nuno Borges | China Open · Round of 32 | 6–3 7–6 | |
| 30 Aug 2026 | L |  Mariano Navone | US Open · Round of 128 | 6–7(5) 7–5 6–4 2–6 1–6 | |
| 15 Aug 2026 | L |  Thiago Agustin Tirante | Cincinnati · Round of 64 | 6–2 4–6 4–6 | |
| 10 Jul 2026 | L |  Jannik Sinner | Wimbledon · Semi-finals | 4–6 4–6 4–6 |
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| 7 Jul 2026 | W | Felix Auger-Aliassime | Wimbledon · Quarter-finals | 7–6(10) 3–6 6–3 6–7(4) 7–6(4) | |
| 5 Jul 2026 | W |  Roman Safiullin | Wimbledon · Round of 16 | 7–6(6) 6–3 3–6 6–3 | |
| 3 Jul 2026 | W |  Arthur Rinderknech | Wimbledon · Round of 32 | 7–5 6–4 1–6 7–6(4) | |
| 1 Jul 2026 | W |  Stefanos Tsitsipas | Wimbledon · Round of 64 | 6–3 6–4 6–2 | |
| 29 Jun 2026 | W |  Yibing Wu | Wimbledon · Round of 128 | 6–4 5–7 6–4 6–4 | |
| 26 Jun 2026 | W |  Tommy Paul | Exhibition Hurlingham | 6–3 6–7(6) 7–5 | |
| 29 May 2026 | L |  Joao Fonseca | French Open · Round of 32 | 6–4 6–4 3–6 5–7 5–7 | |
| 27 May 2026 | W |  Valentin Royer | French Open · Round of 64 | 6–3 6–2 6–7(7) 6–3 | |
| 24 May 2026 | W |  Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard | French Open · Round of 128 | 5–7 7–5 6–1 6–4 | |
| 8 May 2026 | L |  Dino Prizmic | Rome · Round of 64 | 6–2 2–6 4–6 | |
| 12 Mar 2026 | L | Jack Draper | Indian Wells · Round of 16 | 6–4 4–6 6–7(5) | |
| 9 Mar 2026 | W |  Aleksandar Kovacevic | Indian Wells · Round of 32 | 6–4 1–6 6–4 | |
| 7 Mar 2026 | W |  Kamil Majchrzak | Indian Wells · Round of 64 | 4–6 6–1 6–2 | |
| 1 Feb 2026 | L |  Carlos Alcaraz | Australian Open · Final | 6–2 2–6 3–6 5–7 | |
| 30 Jan 2026 | W | Jannik Sinner | Australian Open · Semi-finals | 3–6 6–3 4–6 6–4 6–4 | |
| 28 Jan 2026 | W |  Lorenzo Musetti | Australian Open · Quarter-finals | 4–6 3–6 3–1 ret. | |
| 26 Jan 2026 | w/o |  Jakub Mensik | Australian Open · Round of 16 | w/o | |
| 24 Jan 2026 | W |  Botic van de Zandschulp | Australian Open · Round of 32 | 6–3 6–4 7–6(4) | |
| 22 Jan 2026 | W |  Francesco Maestrelli | Australian Open · Round of 64 | 6–3 6–2 6–2 | |
| 19 Jan 2026 | W |  Pedro Martinez | Australian Open · Round of 128 | 6–3 6–2 6–2 |