

What Time Will Novak Djokovic Play Against Jaime Faria?
Djokovic and Faria are on the Day 4 Schedule at Australian Open 2025 on Wednesday 15 January. 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?
Match: NO. 7 NOVAK DJOKOVIC (SRB) vs (Q) JAIME FARIA (POR)
Head-to-head: This is their first meeting.
Novak Djokovic has never lost a Grand Slam match to a player ranked as low as No. 125, which is Jaime Faria’s current ranking. The lowest-ranked player to defeat Djokovic at a Grand Slam was No. 117 Denis Istomin in the 2017 Australian Open.
Djokovic has a perfect record of 27 wins against qualifiers at the Grand Slams, including 6 wins at the Australian Open. His overall win-loss record against qualifiers at Tour-level is an impressive 93-7.
In terms of rankings and records:
– Djokovic is currently ranked No. 7, while Faria is ranked No. 125.
– Djokovic has 99 career titles, while Faria has not won any titles so far.
– Djokovic has a career Grand Slam record of 378-51, compared to Faria’s 1-0 record.
– Djokovic has a 95-9 record at the Australian Open, while Faria has a 1-0 record.
– Djokovic has a career record of 1127-223, while Faria has a 1-4 career record.
– Djokovic has a career record of 707-129 on hard courts, while Faria has a 1-2 record.
– In 2025, Djokovic has a 3-1 record overall and a 1-0 record on hard courts, while Faria has a 1-0 record overall and on hard courts.
– Djokovic has a career five-set record of 40-11, while Faria hasn’t played a five-set match yet.
– Djokovic has come back from 0-2 down 8 times in his career, while Faria has not achieved any comebacks from that deficit.
– Djokovic has a career tiebreak record of 337-173, while Faria has a 0-3 record.
– In 2025, Djokovic has a 0-1 tiebreak record, while Faria has not played a tiebreak yet.
Some key facts about Djokovic:
– He is a 10-time Australian
Francisco Cerundolo
Alexander Shevchenko
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Arthur Fils
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
Andrey Rublev
Holger Rune
Casper Ruud
Carlos Alcaraz
Laslo Djere
Cori Gauff
Ella Seidel
Luciano Darderi
Ben Shelton
Magdalena Frech
Jessica Pegula
Elina Svitolina
Anhelina Kalinina
Linda Fruhvirtova
Olga Danilovic
Jule Niemeier
Jasmine Paolini
Moyuka Uchijima
Lois Boisson
Jacob Fearnley
Alex De Minaur
Jessika Ponchet
Elena Gabriela Ruse
Alexander Zverev
Tallon Griekspoor
Open champion, aiming to reach the third round for the 17th time.
– Djokovic holds the record for most Grand Slam singles matches played, currently at 430 matches. This surpasses Roger Federer’s record of 429 matches.
– Djokovic won his first-round match against Nishesh Basavareddy in a 4-set match.
– Djokovic has won the Australian Open title 11 times, aiming for his 12th title this year. He holds the record for the most Australian Open men’s singles titles.
– He is also aiming to win his 25th Grand Slam title, which would set the record for the most Grand Slam singles titles in history.
Additional information about Djokovic:
– At 37 years and 249 days, Djokovic is aiming to become the oldest player in the Open Era to win a Grand Slam men’s singles title. The current record is held by Ken Rosewall, who won the Australian Open in 1972 at the age of 37 years and 62 days.
– Djokovic is coached by Andy Murray, a former world No. 1 and 3-time Grand Slam champion.
As for qualifier Jaime Faria:
– Faria is making his Grand Slam debut and is aiming to reach the third round.
– He won his first Tour-level match in the first round against Pavel Kotov.
– Faria qualified for the main draw by winning three matches against Gijs Brouwer, Dane Sweeny, and Mark Lajal.
– His highest career ranking so far is No. 116.
– Faria has not defeated a Top 10 player yet, with his only previous match against a Top 10 player resulting in a loss to Casper Ruud.
Overall, Djokovic is the clear favorite in this match, with his extensive experience and success at Grand Slams. It will be an important match for Faria as he aims to make his mark on the big stage.
My Conclusion / Prediction:
My pick is that Djokovic will win.
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