Prediction of Novak Djokovic vs David Nalbandian Head-to-Head, At

Wojtek Kolan

Our Predictions

H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
N. Djokovic vs D. Nalbandian

Novak Djokovic

SRB

4

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

6'2" (188 cm)

Height

5'11" (180 cm)

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

103

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$136.0M

Career Money

$4.6M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

David Nalbandian

ARG

4

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

6'2" (188 cm)

Height

5'11" (180 cm)

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

103

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$136.0M

Career Money

$4.6M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Djokovic 4 - 1 Nalbandian

They have played 10 sets in total, with Novak Djokovic winning 8 and David Nalbandian winning 2. The last match between Novak Djokovic and David Nalbandian was at the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters - Cincinnati, 19-08-2010, Round: R3, Surface: Hard, with Novak Djokovic getting the victory 6-1 7-6(7).

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Djokovic	4
Nalbandian	1

Last 5 H2H Matches:

(R3) Western & Southern Financial Group Masters - Cincinnati(08-19-10)

Stats

Novak Djokovic

David Nalbandian

(QF) Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters - Monte-Carlo(04-16-10)

Stats

Novak Djokovic

David Nalbandian

(SF) The Artois Championships - London(06-14-08)

Stats

Novak Djokovic

David Nalbandian

N. Djokovic vs D. Nalbandian H2H Profile

N. Djokovic	Stats	D. Nalbandian
$135,967,345	Career Prize Money	$4,611,715
83.11% (1265-257)	Career Total W/L	67.35% (460-223)
1	Clay	0
1	Grass	0
2	Hard	0
0	Indoor	1
106	Titles	13
4	Total H2H Matches	1
78.00% (39-11)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)
2	YTD Titles	0

N. Djokovic vs D. Nalbandian Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Novak Djokovic has won 45.35% of points on their second serve, while David Nalbandian has won 0%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Novak Djokovic, in recent form, has won 41.45% of their opponent's second serve points, while David Nalbandian has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 21.14% and 0% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Novak Djokovic has saved 56.90% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas David Nalbandian has saved 0% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Novak Djokovic has won 78.00% of matches played (W/L 39/11), with David Nalbandian winning 0% (W/L 0/0) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Novak Djokovic has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 86% (W/L 560/93), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 80% (W/L 205/52). David Nalbandian has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 86% (W/L 53/18), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 65% (W/L 149/81).
Player level: In the last year, Novak Djokovic has played most of their matches on the Grand Slam, winning 83.33% of matches (W/L 20/4), where as David Nalbandian has played most of their matches on the N/A, winning 0% of matches (W/L 0/0). When comparing stats between players to predict the favorite, it is of course all relative to the event level they have been playing at.
Direct H2H matches: They have played 5 times before with Novak Djokovic winning 4 times and David Nalbandian being victorious 1 times. They have played 10 sets in total, with Novak Djokovic winning 8 and David Nalbandian winning 2.
The last match between Novak Djokovic and David Nalbandian was at the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters - Cincinnati, 19-08-2010, Round: R3, Surface: Hard, with Novak Djokovic getting the victory 6-1 7-6(7).
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 0:19:26.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Novak Djokovic has played against opponents with an average rank of 55.72 while David Nalbandian has played against players with an average rank of 0.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Novak Djokovic has won 83% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while David Nalbandian has won 0% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Novak Djokovic has converted 31.90% of breakpoint opportunities, and David Nalbandian has converted 0% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Novak Djokovic vs David Nalbandian Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

N. Djokovic vs D. Nalbandian H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

N. Djokovic	Stats	D. Nalbandian
4	H2H Matches Won	1
8	Sets Won	2
59	Games Won	31
23	Aces (Total)	19
9	Total Double Faults	15
0:19:26	Average Match Time	0:19:26
64% (176/276)	1st Serve %	59% (166/282)
77% (135/176)	1st Serve Win %	64% (106/166)
51% (51/100)	2nd Serve Win %	40% (46/116)
56% (19/34)	Break Pts Won %	31% (5/16)
46% (130/282)	Return Points Win %	33% (90/276)
80% (4/5)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	20% (1/5)
100% (4/4)	1st Set Won, Won Match	100% (1/1)
0% (0/4)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/1)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/4)

Recent Performance Stats

N. Djokovic Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Hellenic Championship - Athens - 03-11-2025
F Lorenzo MusettiL. Musetti	W	4-6 6-3 7-5	Stats
SF Yannick HanfmannY. Hanfmann	W	6-3 6-4	Stats
QF Nuno BorgesN. Borges	W	7-6(1) 6-4	Stats
R2 Alejandro TabiloA. Tabilo	W	7-6(3) 6-1	Stats
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai - 29-09-2025
SF Valentin VacherotV. Vacherot	L	6-3 6-4	Stats

View All

D. Nalbandian Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Sony Open Tennis - Miami - 18-03-2013
R1 Jarkko NieminenJ. Nieminen	L	2-6 6-4 6-3	Stats
BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells - 04-03-2013
R2 Jerzy JanowiczJ. Janowicz	L	7-6(4) 4-6 6-3	Stats
R1 Marcel GranollersM. Granollers	W	6-4 6-2	Stats
Abierto Mexicano Telcel - Acapulco - 25-02-2013
R1 Aljaz BedeneA. Bedene	L	4-6 6-0 6-4	Stats
Copa Claro - Buenos Aires - 18-02-2013
R2 David FerrerD. Ferrer	L	2-6 6-4 6-0	Stats

View All

N. Djokovic vs D. Nalbandian Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

N. Djokovic	Stats	D. Nalbandian
83.11% (1265/257)	YTD Win/Loss	67.35% (460/223)
76.13% (3068/962)	Sets Win/Loss	63.29% (1148/666)
59.28% (22676/15575)	Games Win/Loss	54.43% (9406/7875)
85.76% (560/93)	Hard Win/Loss	64.78% (149/81)
81.59% (350/79)	Clay Win/Loss	67.01% (193/95)
78.20% (226/63)	Indoor Hard W/L	72.50% (87/33)
85.43% (129/22)	Grass Win/Loss	68.89% (31/14)
0.41	Aces Per Game	0.16
7735	Aces Total	1387
0.17	Double Faults Per Game	0.14
3087	Total Double Faults	1161
1:16:29	Average Match Time	1st Match
386.32	Average Opponent Rank	456.21
65% (67654/104158)	1st Serve %	59% (16768/28473)
74% (50315/67654)	1st Serve Win %	70% (11731/16768)
56% (20315/36507)	2nd Serve Win %	52% (6097/11724)
44% (5240/11872)	Break Points Won % (Total)	43% (1339/3092)
42% (46117/109865)	Return Points Win %	41% (12076/29284)
88.07% (406/55)	Slam W/L	70.63% (89/37)
81.37% (428/98)	Masters W/L	62.90% (117/69)
82.43% (61/13)	Cups W/L	79.31% (23/6)
82.03% (242/53)	Main Tour W/L	67.92% (163/77)
73.53% (50/18)	Tour Finals W/L	50.00% (6/6)
81.13% (43/10)	Challenger W/L	69.77% (60/26)
80.00% (16/4)	Futures W/L	0% (0/0)
81% (833/1027)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	66% (347/523)
88% (423/480)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	71% (110/155)
65% (368/567)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	58% (138/238)
72% (247/343)	Deciding Set Win %	55% (115/209)
96% (1139/1096)	1st Set Won, Won Match	86% (436/376)
4% (1139/42)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	14% (436/59)
44% (381/168)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	34% (247/83)