Prediction of Novak Djokovic vs Francisco Costa Head-to-Head, At

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
N. Djokovic vs F. Costa

Novak Djokovic

SRB

1

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

6'2" (188 cm)

Height

5'11" (180 cm)

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

184

Total Title

YTD Titles

$135.6M

Career Money

$500

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Francisco Costa

BRA

1

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

6'2" (188 cm)

Height

5'11" (180 cm)

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

184

Total Title

YTD Titles

$135.6M

Career Money

$500

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Djokovic 1 - 0 Costa

They have played 3 sets in total, with Novak Djokovic winning 2 and Francisco Costa winning 1. The last match between Novak Djokovic and Francisco Costa was at the Budapest Challenger - Budapest, 21-05-2004, Round: SF, Surface: Clay, with Novak Djokovic getting the victory 6-3 0-6 6-2.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Djokovic	1
Costa	0

Last H2H Matches:

(SF) Budapest Challenger - Budapest(05-21-04)

Stats

Novak Djokovic

Francisco Costa

N. Djokovic vs F. Costa H2H Profile

N. Djokovic	Stats	F. Costa
$135,578,895	Career Prize Money	$500
83.09% (1258-256)	Career Total W/L	50.46% (221-217)
1	Clay	0
105	Titles	7
1	Total H2H Matches	0
76.19% (32-10)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)
1	YTD Titles	0

N. Djokovic vs F. Costa Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Novak Djokovic has won 43.18% of points on their second serve, while Francisco Costa 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 42.08% of their opponent's second serve points, while Francisco Costa has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 21.47% 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 55.86% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Francisco Costa has saved 0% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Novak Djokovic has won 77.08% of matches played (W/L 37/11), with Francisco Costa 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 557/92), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 79% (W/L 201/52). Francisco Costa has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 86% (W/L 42/35), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 0% (W/L 0/1).
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 Francisco Costa 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 1 times before with Novak Djokovic winning 1 times and Francisco Costa being victorious 0 times. They have played 3 sets in total, with Novak Djokovic winning 2 and Francisco Costa winning 1.
The last match between Novak Djokovic and Francisco Costa was at the Budapest Challenger - Budapest, 21-05-2004, Round: SF, Surface: Clay, with Novak Djokovic getting the victory 6-3 0-6 6-2.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 0:0:0.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Novak Djokovic has played against opponents with an average rank of 50.65 while Francisco Costa 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 75% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Francisco Costa has won 0% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Novak Djokovic has converted 31.31% of breakpoint opportunities, and Francisco Costa 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 Francisco Costa Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

N. Djokovic vs F. Costa H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

N. Djokovic	Stats	F. Costa
1	H2H Matches Won	0
2	Sets Won	1
12	Games Won	11
0:0:0	Average Match Time	0:0:0
100% (1/1)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	0% (0/1)
100% (1/1)	Deciding Set Win %	0% (0/1)
100% (1/1)	1st Set Won, Won Match	0% (0/0)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/0)
0% (0/0)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/1)

Recent Performance Stats

N. Djokovic Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai - 29-09-2025
R2 Marin CilicM. Cilic	W	7-6(2) 6-4	Stats
U.S. Open - New York - 25-08-2025
SF Carlos AlcarazC. Alcaraz	L	6-4 7-6(4) 6-2	Stats
QF Taylor FritzT. Fritz	W	6-3 7-5 3-6 6-4	Stats
R4 Jan-Lennard StruffJ. Struff	W	6-3 6-3 6-2	Stats
R3 Cameron NorrieC. Norrie	W	6-4 6-7(4) 6-2 6-3	Stats

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F. Costa Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Germany F8 - 11-07-2005
R1 Artemon Apostu-EfremovA. Apostu-Efremov	L	6-4 6-4	Stats
Oberstaufen Cup - Oberstaufen - 04-07-2005
R1 Juan-Pablo GuzmanJ. Guzman	L	6-4 6-2	Stats
Nord LB Open - Braunschweig - 13-06-2005
Q1 Philipp HammerP. Hammer	L	6-1 3-6 6-2	Stats
Steelers Cup 2005 - Kosice - 06-06-2005
R1 Francesco PiccariF. Piccari	L	1-6 6-3 6-2	Stats
Schickendanz Open - Furth - 30-05-2005
Q1 Didac Perez-MinarroD. Perez-Minarro	L	6-1 3-2 ret.	Stats

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N. Djokovic vs F. Costa Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

N. Djokovic	Stats	F. Costa
83.09% (1258/256)	YTD Win/Loss	50.46% (221/217)
76.14% (3054/957)	Sets Win/Loss	49.85% (501/504)
59.30% (22567/15491)	Games Win/Loss	50.22% (4867/4824)
85.82% (557/92)	Hard Win/Loss	54.55% (42/35)
81.59% (350/79)	Clay Win/Loss	50.89% (172/166)
77.89% (222/63)	Indoor Hard W/L	31.82% (7/15)
85.43% (129/22)	Grass Win/Loss	0.00% (0/1)
0.41	Aces Per Game	0
7677	Aces Total	0
0.17	Double Faults Per Game	0
3076	Total Double Faults	0
1:16:14	Average Match Time	1st Match
383.7	Average Opponent Rank	416.18
65% (67277/103589)	1st Serve %	0% (0/0)
74% (50022/67277)	1st Serve Win %	0% (0/0)
56% (20204/36315)	2nd Serve Win %	0% (0/0)
44% (5221/11824)	Break Points Won % (Total)	0% (0/0)
42% (45906/109285)	Return Points Win %	0% (0/0)
88.07% (406/55)	Slam W/L	0.00% (0/9)
81.42% (425/97)	Masters W/L	0.00% (0/1)
82.43% (61/13)	Cups W/L	100.00% (1/0)
81.79% (238/53)	Main Tour W/L	42.86% (21/28)
73.53% (50/18)	Tour Finals W/L	0% (0/0)
81.13% (43/10)	Challenger W/L	47.44% (148/164)
80.00% (16/4)	Futures W/L	77.27% (51/15)
81% (826/1019)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	51% (219/430)
88% (423/480)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	20% (1/5)
65% (366/565)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	51% (79/155)
72% (244/340)	Deciding Set Win %	54% (69/127)
96% (1134/1091)	1st Set Won, Won Match	86% (218/187)
4% (1134/42)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	14% (218/31)
44% (378/166)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	15% (220/33)