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Australian Open: Djokovic and Thiem by the numbers

andrew hendrie / Feb 1, 2020

Novak Djokovic and Dominic Thiem clash in the 2020 Australian Open final on Sunday night - and we’ve got all the key numbers and stats ahead of the big showdown.

Novak Djokovic vs Dominic Thiem

Novak Djokovic (Rank: 2)	VS	Dominic Thiem (Rank: 5)
32	Age	26
Belgrade, Serbia	Birthplace	Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Monte-Carlo, Monaco	Residence	Lichtenworth, Austria
6’2″	Height	6’1″
Right-handed	Plays	Right-handed
Two-handed	Backhand	One-handed
2003	Turned Pro	2011
12-0	YTD Won/Lost	7-2
905-187	Career W/L	282-150
77	Career titles	16
$140,228,279	Career Prize Money	$22,406,618
16	Grand Slam titles	0
7	Australian Open titles	0
74-8	Australian Open W/L	16-6

Novak Djokovic vs Dominic Thiem Head-to-Head

Djokovic leads 6-4

Tournament	Round	Surface	Winner	Score
ATP Finals 2019	RR	Hard	Thiem	6-7(5) 6-3 7-6(5)
French Open 2019	SF	Clay	Thiem	6-2 3-6 7-5 5-7 7-5
Madrid 2019	SF	Clay	Djokovic	7-6(2) 7-6(4)
Monte-Carlo 2018	R16	Clay	Thiem	6-7(2) 6-2 6-3
French Open 2017	QF	Clay	Thiem	7-6(5) 6-3 6-0
Rome 2017	SF	Clay	Djokovic	6-1 6-0
ATP Finals 2016	RR	Hard	Djokovic	6-7(10) 6-0 6-2
French Open 2016	SF	Clay	Djokovic	6-2 6-1 6-4
Miami 2016	R16	Hard	Djokovic	6-3 6-4
Shanghai 2014	R32	Hard	Djokovic	6-3 6-4

Road to the final

Novak Djokovic

It’s been a smooth ride for Djokovic into this eighth Australian Open final, with the defending champion losing just one set against Jan-Lennard Struff in the opening round.

In fact, if Djokovic were to beat Thiem in straight sets, he would break his personal record for most consecutive sets won in Melbourne.

Round	Opponent	Score
R1	Jan-Lennard Struff	7-6(5) 6-2 2-6 6-1
R2	Tatsuma Ito	6-1 6-4 6-2
R3	Yoshihito Nishioka	6-3 6-2 6-2
R16	Diego Schwartzman	6-3 6-4 6-4
QF	Milos Raonic	6-4 6-3 7-6(1)
SF	Roger Federer	7-6(1) 6-4 6-3

Dominic Thiem

By contrast, Thiem has been forced to battle through a number of gruelling encounters. The Austrian was somewhat fortunate to survive a second round clash with wildcard Alex Bolt after the Australian started cramping while leading two-sets-to-one, but since then – and parting ways with Thomas Muster – Thiem has been sensational, conquering Gael Monfils in straight sets before four-set victories over World No. 1 Rafael Nadal and seventh seed Alexander Zverev.

But, just how much have those last two matches taken out of Thiem before a final with the greatest Australian Open champion in history?

Round	Opponent	Score
R1	Adrian Mannarino	6-3 7-5 6-2
R2	Alex Bolt	6-2 5-7 6-7(5) 6-1 6-2
R3	Taylor Fritz	6-2 6-4 6-7(5) 6-4
R16	Gael Monfils	6-2 6-4 6-4
QF	Rafael Nadal	7-6(3) 7-6(4) 4-6 7-6(6)
SF	Alexander Zverev	3-6 6-4 7-6(3) 7-6(4)

Novak Djokovic vs Dominic Thiem Australian Open 2020 Stats

Djokovic has taken his serve to another level this tournament, firing down the sixth most aces out of any player, while by contrast, Thiem has served the second most double faults, behind only Benoit Paire.

To combat that, Thiem has the best winning percentage on return points behind the first serve, with Djokovic sitting in fifth place for the tournament. Djokovic is the leader for second serve points won on return.

Novak Djokovic	VS	Dominic Thiem
18-1	Sets W/L	18-5
70	Aces	57
13	Double Faults	21
118	1st Serve Return Points Won	186
109	2nd Serve Return Points Won	93
27	Break Points Won	28
12 hours, 29 minutes	Time Spent on Court	18 hours, 15 minutes