Novak Djokovic vs Jan Lennard Struff, Basel 2026, Round of 16
Final score
FinalCenter Court
Struff won in 3 sets · 2h 35m
1–2
Set 17–64
Set 25–7
Set 36–75
Venue and conditions
St. JakobshalleBasel, SUICenter Court
Indoor hardCourt speed3.2 vs last year105.4Fast
What is court speed?
How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.
- Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
- Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
- Average97–103US Open, Dubai
- Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
- Very fast108+Basel
Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.
How court speed worksAltitude263 mLow
Set statistics
Final statisticsService
21Aces27
3Double faults2
72/10668%1st serve %64%78/121
31/3491%2nd serve %95%41/43
58/7281%1st serve points won83%65/78
24/3471%2nd serve points won58%25/43
2/367%Break points saved100%6/6
18Service games played18
Return
13/7817%1st serve return points19%14/72
18/4342%2nd serve return points29%10/34
0/60%Break points converted33%1/3
18Return games played18
Points
113Total points won114
82Service points won90
31Receiver points won24
6Max points in a row5
Games
18Games won20
17Service games won18
1Max games in a row3
1Tiebreaks1
Point by point
Djokovic6
Lennard Struff7
011121222324343536465657
P1 · AceP11 · Ace
Djokovic6
Lennard Struff6
0151515301530304030
P5 · Ace
Djokovic5
Lennard Struff6
015030040
Djokovic5
Lennard Struff5
15030030154015
Djokovic4
Lennard Struff5
0151515153030304030404040A
P3 · AceP4 · Double fault
Djokovic4
Lennard Struff4
1503004004015
P1 · AceP2 · AceP3 · Ace
Djokovic3
Lennard Struff4
015030040
Djokovic3
Lennard Struff3
1501515153030304030
Djokovic2
Lennard Struff3
0151515153015403040
P1 · AceP4 · Ace
Djokovic2
Lennard Struff2
150151530154015
P1 · Ace
Djokovic1
Lennard Struff2
01503015301540
P4 · Ace
Djokovic1
Lennard Struff1
150300400
Djokovic0
Lennard Struff1
1501515153030304030404040A
P7 · Ace
Djokovic5
Lennard Struff7
015151515301540
P1 · Double faultP3 · Double faultP4 · Double fault
Djokovic5
Lennard Struff6
0151515153030304030404040A
P3 · Ace
Djokovic5
Lennard Struff5
15030030154015
Djokovic4
Lennard Struff5
015030040
P3 · Ace
Djokovic4
Lennard Struff4
1501515153030304030
P5 · Ace
Djokovic3
Lennard Struff4
1501515301530303040404040A
P7 · Ace
Djokovic3
Lennard Struff3
15030030154015
P1 · AceP4 · Ace
Djokovic2
Lennard Struff3
01515153015303030404040A40404040A
P5 · AceP9 · Ace
Djokovic2
Lennard Struff2
150300400
P3 · Ace
Djokovic1
Lennard Struff2
150300301540154030404040A404040A
P4 · Double fault
Djokovic1
Lennard Struff1
150300400
P2 · Ace
Djokovic0
Lennard Struff1
150151515301540
P3 · Ace
Djokovic7
Lennard Struff6
1011213141424353636474
P2 · AceP5 · AceP10 · Ace
Djokovic6
Lennard Struff6
015030040
Djokovic6
Lennard Struff5
150151530154015
Djokovic5
Lennard Struff5
150151515301540
Djokovic5
Lennard Struff4
150300400
Djokovic4
Lennard Struff4
015030040
P3 · Ace
Djokovic4
Lennard Struff3
150300301530303040404040A4040A404040A40
P1 · AceP2 · AceP8 · Ace
Djokovic3
Lennard Struff3
150151515301540
P3 · Ace
Djokovic3
Lennard Struff2
150151530154015
Djokovic2
Lennard Struff2
015151515301540
P3 · Ace
Djokovic2
Lennard Struff1
15030030154015
Djokovic1
Lennard Struff1
0151515301530303040
P4 · AceP5 · Ace
Djokovic1
Lennard Struff0
150300400
P3 · Ace
Head to head
7Djokovic
1Struff
8 meetingsHard 6–1Clay 1–0
- BaselRound of 16 · 29 OctHardThis matchJan Lennard StruffSets won: 2Set 1: 64Set 2: 7Set 3: 7Novak DjokovicSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 5Set 3: 65
- US OpenRound of 16 · 31 Aug 2025HardNovak DjokovicSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Jan Lennard StruffSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3Set 3: 2
- Olympic GamesRound of 32 · 26 Jul 2021HardNovak DjokovicSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Jan Lennard StruffSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 3
- US OpenRound of 32 · 4 Sept 2020HardNovak DjokovicSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Jan Lennard StruffSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3Set 3: 1
- Cincinnati MastersQuarterfinal · 26 Aug 2020HardNovak DjokovicSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Jan Lennard StruffSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 1
- Australian OpenRound of 128 · 20 Jan 2020HardNovak DjokovicSets won: 3Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Set 3: 2Set 4: 6Jan Lennard StruffSets won: 1Set 1: 65Set 2: 2Set 3: 6Set 4: 1
Form and path
Novak Djokovic4–1
BaselThis week
Shanghai MastersHard
BeijingHard
- WFinalNovak DjokovicSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 0Alex De MinaurSets won: 0Set 1: 63Set 2: 1
- WSemifinalNovak DjokovicSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 5Daniil MedvedevSets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 3
Daniil Medvedev · Defaulted
- WQuarterfinalNovak DjokovicSets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Alexander ZverevSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 4
- WRound of 16Novak DjokovicSets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 7Set 3: 6Bu YunchaoketeSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 62Set 3: 2
Jan Lennard Struff4–1
BaselThis week
BrusselsHard
- LFinalTallon GriekspoorSets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Jan Lennard StruffSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 4
- WSemifinalJan Lennard StruffSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 67Set 3: 7Arthur FilsSets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 7Set 3: 65
- WQuarterfinalJan Lennard StruffSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Zizou BergsSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 66
- WRound of 16Jan Lennard StruffSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Gauthier OnclinSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2
- WRound of 32Jan Lennard StruffSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 7Marcos GironSets won: 0Set 1: 63Set 2: 63
Match research
ProEverything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.
- Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
- Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
- Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
- Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.