Djokovic and Tsitsipas top against top ten opponents

How do the pros on the ATP tour beat particularly strong opponents in particularly tight moments? StefanosTsitsipas and Novak Djokovic lead the field.

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Once again it is important to enjoy statistics with some caution - after all, the samples for individual players are of different sizes, yes, basically not comparable. Stefanos Tsitsipas, for example, has played a decision-making set against a member of the top ten in the world on twelve occasions to date - Novak Djokovic already has 98 games in which he had to cover the full distance.

Nevertheless, even the unweighted numbers provide information about who tends to be at the forefront when things get tight against the best in the world. And lo and behold: one of the very best has a negative record against the top ten in decision sentences: Roger Federer . Which also and above all has to do with the fact that the maestro had to compete very many matches against Djokovic and Rafael Nadal . And especially against the two main competitors, the success rate in decision sentences does not look sparkling. 5:14 against the Serbian industry leader, at least 6: 7 against Nadal.

Thiem with a slightly positive, Zverev with a slightly negative balance

Dominic Thiem's values look positive after 21 games. Alexander Zverev has already had the opportunity to play out his entry fee against a opponent from the Bel floor in 18 matches. The balance of the German number one is slightly negative.

Here is the success rate of the still active players against top ten opponents in decision sentences