ATP Finals field head-to-head details: Novak Djokovic and Holger Rune’s outstanding records against rivals
We all know Novak Djokovic has a winning head-to-head record against nearly every player in the 2023 ATP Finals line-up, but Holger Rune has some remarkable statistics ahead of this year’s event.
World No 1 and defending champion Djokovic is the clear favourite to win a record-breaking seventh ATP Finals title and he has been paired with Rune, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Jannik Sinner in the Green Group of this year’s season-ending event in Turin.
World 2 Carlos Alcaraz headlines the Red Group and he will face Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev and Alexander Zverev.
Novak Djokovic’s head-to-head against ATP Finals field:
Djokovic will kick off 2023 ATP Finals campaign against Rune on Sunday before facing Tsitsipas and Sinner and unsurprisingly the 24-time Grand Slam winner is dominant against his rivals. He only has one 100% record against the other seven players in the tournament.
Novak Djokovic v Jannik Sinner 3-0 (100%)
Novak Djokovic v Stefanos Tsitsipas 11–2 (85%)
Novak Djokovic v Holger Rune 2-2 (50%)
Novak Djokovic v Carlos Alcaraz 2-2 (50%)
Novak Djokovic v Daniil Medvedev 10-5 (67%)
Novak Djokovic v Andrey Rublev 5-1 (83%)
Novak Djokovic v Alexander Zverev 8-4 (67%)
In case you were wondering, only 11 players have a winning head-to-head record against Djokovic and only four of them are still active. They are Nick Kyrgios, Taro Daniel, Dan Evans and Jiří Vesely.
Jannik Sinner’s head-to-head against ATP Finals field:
World No 4 Sinner, who has qualified for the ATP Finals for the first time in his career, has a winning record against only two players in the field (Alcaraz and Rublev).
Jannik Sinner v Novak Djokovic – 0-3 (0%)
Jannik Sinner v Stefanos Tsitsipas – 2-5 (29%)
Jannik Sinner v Holger Rune 0-2 (0%)
Jannik Sinner v Carlos Alcaraz 4-3 (57%)
Jannik Sinner v Daniil Medvedev 2-6 (25%)
Jannik Sinner v Andrey Rublev 4-2 (67%)
Jannik Sinner v Alexander Zverev 1-4 (20%)
Stefanos Tsitsipas’ head-to-head against ATP Finals field:
The 2017 ATP Finals champion Tsitsipas has a brilliant record against Sinner, but he has yet to win a match against Rune and Alcaraz.
Stefanos Tsitsipas v Novak Djokovic 2-11 (15%)
Stefanos Tsitsipas v Jannik Sinner 5-2 (71%)
Stefanos Tsitsipas v Holger Rune 0-2 (0%)
Stefanos Tsitsipas v Carlos Alcaraz 0-5 (0%)
Stefanos Tsitsipas v Daniil Medvedev 4-9 (31%)
Stefanos Tsitsipas v Andrey Rublev 6-5 (55%)
Stefanos Tsitsipas v Alexander Zverev 9-4 (69%)
Holger Rune’s head-to-head against ATP Finals field:
First-time qualifier Rune has three 100% records with only Alcaraz and Rublev enjoying a favourable H2H against him.
Holger Rune v Novak Djokovic 2-2 (50%)
Holger Rune v Stefanos Tsitsipas 2-0 (100%)
Holger Rune v Jannik Sinner 2-0 (100%)
Holger Rune v Carlos Alcaraz 1-2 (33%)
Holger Rune v Daniil Medvedev 1-1 (50%)
Holger Rune v Andrey Rublev 1-2 (33%)
Holger Rune v Alexander Zverev 1-0 (100%)
Two former world No 1s Alcaraz and Medvedev lead the way in the Red Group, but their records against the other players in the groups are not exactly clear cut.
Carlos Alcaraz’s head-to-head against ATP Finals field:
Surprisingly, Alcaraz only has a winning head-to-head record against Sinner, Tsitispas and Rune, but he does have a couple of 50-50s.
Carlos Alcaraz v Daniil Medvedev 2-2 (50%)
Carlos Alcaraz v Andrey Rublev 0-0
Carlos Alcaraz v Alexander Zverev 3-3 (50%)
Carlos Alcaraz v Novak Djokovic 2-2 (50%)
Carlos Alcaraz v Jannik Sinner 3-4 (43%)
Carlos Alcaraz v Stefanos Tsitsipas 5-0 (100%)
Carlos Alcaraz v Holger Rune 2-1 (67%)
Daniil Medvedev’s head-to-head against ATP Finals field
Of those who have qualified for this year’s ATP Finals, 2020 champion Medvedev has recorded the most victories against Djokovic (five).
Daniil Medvedev v Carlos Alcaraz 2-2 (50%)
Daniil Medvedev v Andrey Rublev 6-2 (75%)
Daniil Medvedev v Alexander Zverev 10-7 (59%)
Daniil Medvedev v Novak Djokovic 5-10 (33%)
Daniil Medvedev v Jannik Sinner 6-2 (75%)
Daniil Medvedev v Stefanos Tsitsipas 9-4 (69%)
Daniil Medvedev v Holger Rune 1-1 (50%)
Andrey Rublev’s head-to-head against ATP Finals field:
Rublev has a winning record against only one player in the line-up namely Rune.
Andrey Rublev v Carlos Alcaraz 0-0
Andrey Rublev v Daniil Medvedev 2-6 (25%)
Andrey Rublev v Alexander Zverev 3-5 (38%)
Andrey Rublev v Novak Djokovic 1-5 (17%)
Andrey Rublev v Jannik Sinner 2-4 (33%)
Andrey Rublev v Stefanos Tsitsipas 5-6 (45%)
Andrey Rublev v Holger Rune 2-1 (67%)
Alexander Zverev’s head-to-head against ATP Finals field:
Two-time champion Zverev has an impressive 80% win record against Zverev while he is 3-3 against Alcaraz.
Alexander Zverev v Carlos Alcaraz 3-3 (50%)
Alexander Zverev v Daniil Medvedev 7-10 (41%)
Alexander Zverev v Andrey Rublev 5-3 (63%)
Alexander Zverev v Novak Djokovic 4-8 (33%)
Alexander Zverev v Jannik Sinner 4-1 (80%)
Alexander Zverev v Stefanos Tsitsipas 4-9 (31%)
Alexander Zverev Holger Rune 0-1 (0%)
