

What Time Will Novak Djokovic Play Against Tomas Machac?
Djokovic and Machac are on the Day 6 Schedule at Australian Open 2025 on Friday 17 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?
No. 7 Novak Djokovic from Serbia will be facing No. 26 Tomas Machac from Czech Republic in their third meeting. They have a tied head-to-head record of 1-1. Their previous matches have both gone to a deciding set. Machac’s win over Djokovic at last year’s Geneva tournament was significant as it allowed him to reach his first Tour-level final.
Djokovic, at 37 years old, is bidding to reach the round of 16 at the Australian Open for the 17th time. He is in second place in the Open Era for the most round of 16 appearances at this tournament. This is Djokovic’s 20th Australian Open appearance.
Djokovic is also aiming to reach the round of 16 at a Grand Slam for the 66th time. He holds the second spot on the Open Era list for the most round of 16 appearances at Grand Slams. Djokovic is currently playing his 77th Grand Slam event.
If Djokovic advances to the round of 16, he will become the second man in the Open Era to achieve this at the Australian Open aged 37 or older. The only other player to accomplish this is Roger Federer. Djokovic has a career five-set record of 40-11 and has completed comebacks from being down 0-2 in a match eight times.
Overall, Djokovic has an impressive record with 99 career titles, a 379-51 career Grand Slam record, and a 1128-223 career record. He has won the Australian Open 10 times, and he holds the record for the most weeks ranked at No. 1.
On the other side, Machac is 24 years old and is aiming to reach the round of 16 at the Australian Open for the first time. This is his fifth Australian Open appearance and his 11th Grand Slam overall. Machac is bidding to become the 12th Czech man in the Open Era to reach the round of 16 at the Australian Open.
Machac’s best Grand Slam result is reaching the round of 16 at the US Open last year. He has played against top 10 players at Grand Slams, but he is yet to secure a victory against them. His highest-ranked victory at a Grand Slam was against No. 16 Sebastian Korda at the 2024 US Open.
It will be an interesting match as both players aim to continue their journey in the Australian Open and reach the round of 16.
My Conclusion / Prediction:
My pick is that Djokovic will win.
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