Novak Djokovic has long been considered one of the best returners in tennis history. Although the Serbian still performs well in that part of the game, he stays close to the top of the sport thanks to his improved portion.
According to an Infosys ATP after the analysis of the figures, the Serbian won a higher speed of service games in 2025 than he has in his career in his career except two out of two.
World No. 4 Djokovic finished in 15 of the last 18 years in the top 3 of the PIF end of the PIF ATP, including earning a record eight ATP-Einde at the end of the year 1 presented by Pif Honors. Only twice did he win a better percentage of service games than this season.
Novak Djokovic’s operating statistics
Status | 2025 | Career |
Service games won | 88.3% | 86.1% |
First serve % | 66.6% | 64.9% |
First-Serve PTs won | 76.4% | 74.2% |
| Second Serves PTs won | 55.3% | 55.5% |
The best service games from Djokovic won percentage in his career came in 2015, when he was in fifth place in the ATP tour at 89.5 percent. In 2023 he is in second place – behind only Stefanos Tsitsipas – at 88.4 percent. This year the Serbian is fourth at 88.3 percent, only chased Jannik Sinner (91.3%), Taylor Fritz (90%) and Reilly Opelka (88.7%).
In the Rolex Shanghai Masters, the 38-year-old is his career average of 86.1 percent far ahead. He has also performed better than his career sides in the first service rate (66.6% to 64.9%) and the first service points won (76.4% to 74.2%), while the almost level won in the second service points (55.3% to 55.5%).
But the most important trend is that three of his six best serving seasons have come in terms of won service games since the beginning of 2022.
Djokovic’s Best Serving Seasons (won by service games)
Year | Service games won | Match Record |
2015 | 89.5% | 82-6 |
2023 | 88.4% | 56-7 |
2025 | 88.3% | 31-10 |
2013 | 88% | 74-9 |
2014+2022 | 87.7% | 61-8, 42-7 |
Djokovic’s service wave is also not limited to that one statistics. Before 2021, the 100-way titlist at Tour level had never won more than 76 percent of its first service points in a season. This year he is on pace to do this for the fourth time.
The 40-way ATP Masters 1000 champion has an average of 5.5 Azen per match in his career. This season he has an average of 8.4 ajes per game.
According to Fritz, Djokovic is able to combine his delivery himself with his basic game to create a difficult puzzle to solve for opponents.
“I think it makes it difficult for him to serve well, he serves aggressively with the second portions. It is difficult to take advantage of his Serve for no matter how well he returns and is used to [playing] From the baseline, “Fritz said before he fell to Djokovic in this year’s US Open quarterfinals.” He supports the serve incredibly well. So it is difficult to sometimes come up with him as he is, I think, to come up with the return to you. ”
From 2010 to 2021, Djokovic was one of the top three players on the ATP tour in exchange games that won every year that he qualified for the rankings. He never placed higher in service games than return games that were won in those years.
But in 2022 he was ranked fourth in both categories, before he placed three places higher in service games won in 2023 (second vs. fifth) and six places higher so far this year (fourth vs. 10th).
The return of Djokovic is still a force, but his Serve is what stands out today.
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