Prediction Of Djokovic Vs Berrettini H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Qatar Exxonmobil Open 2025?

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Djokovic and Berrettini are on the Day 2 Schedule at Qatar Exxonmobil Open 2025 on Tuesday 18 February 2025. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.

Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?

Novak Djokovic, a 37-year-old Serbian tennis player who is currently ranked World No. 7, will be facing Matteo Berrettini, a 28-year-old Italian player ranked World No. 35. Djokovic holds a 4-0 head-to-head record against Berrettini in their previous matches.

Their first encounter took place in the 2019 Nitto ATP Finals in Great Britain, where Djokovic emerged victorious with a score of 6-2, 6-1 on hard court.

Their second meeting happened in the 2021 Roland Garros in France. After a tough battle on clay court, Djokovic came out on top, defeating Berrettini with a score of 6-3, 6-2, 6-7(5), 7-5 in the quarterfinals.

Their third encounter occurred in the 2021 Wimbledon in Great Britain. Djokovic claimed victory once again, this time in the final match on grass court, winning with a score of 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-4, 6-3.

Their most recent face-off took place in the 2021 US Open in the United States. Djokovic triumphed over Berrettini in the quarterfinals on hard court, winning the match with a score of 5-7, 6-2, 6-2, 6-3.

Djokovic is considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time. He holds numerous records, including being a 7-time Nitto ATP Finals champion and holding the record for the most weeks at No. 1 in the ATP/WTA rankings (428 weeks). He has also achieved the most years ending as No. 1 (8) and has the most wins against top 10 players (260). Djokovic has finished in the Top 5 in 16 of the last 18 years, with only two exceptions (No. 12 in 2017 and No. 7 in 2024).

He is hailed as the all-time leader for the most Grand Slam men’s singles titles in history, with a total of 24 titles. Among these, he has won a record 10 Australian Open titles. Djokovic is also part of an elite group of only 3 men who have held all 4 Grand Slam titles simultaneously, joining Budge and Laver.

Furthermore, Djokovic is the only player to have won all 9 ATP Masters 1000 events since the series began in 1990. He has achieved this remarkable feat multiple times, accumulating a record-breaking total of 40 titles.

In terms of career statistics, Djokovic holds the record for the most Grand Slam match wins in history (382) and has the third-most men’s singles titles (99) and wins (1,131) in the Open Era. He won a gold medal in singles at the 2024 Paris Olympics, making him one of the few male players to have won all 4 Grand Slam titles and an Olympic title.

Djokovic has also displayed a winning record against two of his greatest rivals, Roger Federer (27-23) and Rafael Nadal (31-29). He has had impressive win streaks in his career, including an ATP Tour-record 43-match winning streak (2010-11), an ATP Masters 1000-record 31-match winning streak (2011), and an Open Era-record 30 consecutive Grand Slam match wins (2015-16).

It is important to note that Djokovic will be playing in his first singles match since retiring in the Australian Open semifinals due to a hamstring injury. However, he has a remarkable record in opening rounds since May 2018, with a 73-1 record (with his sole loss to No. 46 Davidovich Fokina in the 2022 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo 2nd round). In his most recent match, Djokovic won the doubles first round with Verdasco on Monday, which also marked Verdasco’s last tournament of his career.

On the other hand, Berrettini is a talented Italian player who reached his career-high ranking of No. 6 after reaching the semifinals of the 2022 Australian Open. He became the third-highest-ranked Italian player since the inception of the PIF ATP Rankings in 1973, with Sinner at No. 1 in 2024 and Panatta at No. 4 in 1976.

Berrettini made history at the 2021 Wimbledon as the first Italian men’s singles finalist in the tournament’s history. He is also the first Italian male player to reach the quarterfinals of all four Grand Slam events and has secured a win in the Nitto ATP Finals (defeating Thiem in the 2019 round-robin stage).

Additionally, Berrettini has had success on grass courts, boasting a 42-11 record with four of his ten ATP Tour titles achieved on this surface. He became the first player in the Open Era to win titles in each of his first two appearances at the London/Queen’s Club event in 2021 and 2022.

Berrettini has achieved significant victories during his career, including defeating No. 3 Thiem during the 2021 ATP Cup team final and No. 3 Ruud during the 2023 United Cup team final.

However, Berrettini has struggled against top 10 players, with a 9-25 record. He is currently seeking his first win against a top 10 player since defeating Ruud and Hurkacz in the 2023 United Cup round-robin stage. While Berrettini’s performance on hard courts has yielded a .552 winning percentage (85-69), he has had more success on clay courts (.747 winning percentage, 62-21) and grass courts (.792 winning percentage, 42-11). He aims to become the eighth Italian male player to record 10 Top 10 wins and made his debut in Doha as the No. 135-ranked qualifier in 2018.

In the history of PIF ATP Rankings since 1973, the most top 10 wins by Italian players are held by Jannik Sinner with 42, followed by Andrea Gaudenzi with 12, Adriano Panatta with 23, Omar Camporese with 11, Fabio Fognini with 17, Andreas Seppi with 10, Corrado Barazzutti with 15, and Matteo Berrettini with 9 overall.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Djokovic will win.
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