Novak Djokovic def. Nuno Borges — Round of 32, China Open 2026

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China Open 2026

ATP 500HardBeijing, China

Played30 Sep 2026

Rounds
  1. R32
  2. R16
  3. QF
  4. Semifinal
  5. Final

🇷🇸ranked ATP number 11 going into this drawWon

Novak Djokovic seeded 6 6 7

🇵🇹ranked ATP number 49 going into this draw

Nuno Borges 3 62

🇷🇸N. DjokovicNovak DjokovicvN. BorgesNuno Borges🇵🇹

🇷🇸Novak Djokovic

🇵🇹Nuno Borges

Head to head

2–0 Djokovic

  1. This matchBeijing R32won by Djokovic
  2. 2025HardAthens QFwon by Djokovic

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

6–4

Last 10 matches

6–4

–

Last 30 days

0–1

By surface

0–2

Hard

6–3

2–2

Clay

8–8

5–1

Grass

5–4

By round

1–1

R32

7–2

1–0

R16

3–5

2–3

First match at an event

10–5

–

At ATP 500s

2–2

How their matches go

12

Completed matches

34

8%

Won in straight sets

47%

50%

Won after losing a set

9%

33%

Lost after winning a set

18%

8%

Lost in straight sets

26%

4–3

Tiebreaks

5–10

1–4

Deciding sets

2–6

6/9

Won after winning set 1

16/18

1/3

Won after losing set 1

3/16

Serve and return, last 5 matches

64%

1st serve in

61%

73%

1st serve points won

78%

50%

2nd serve points won

49%

73%

Break points saved

64%

32%

Return points won

33%

32%

Break points won

33%

9.4

Aces a match

8.0

5.8

Double faults a match

2.8

Last 14 days

0

Matches

0

0

Sets

0

31

Days since last match

30

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentNovak DjokovicNuno Borges
🇦🇷NavoneNo. 45
🇦🇷NavoneNo. 45LostNew York R128LostMadrid R128
🇮🇹SinnerNo. 1
🇮🇹SinnerNo. 1LostLondon SFLostLondon R64
🇨🇦Auger-AliassimeNo. 5
🇨🇦Auger-AliassimeNo. 5WonLondon QFLostHalle R32
Total
Total1–20–3

Last 10 matches going in

LatestNovak DjokovicNuno Borges
1Lost🇦🇷M. NavoneMariano NavoneNo. 48No. 48 · 30 AugNew York R128 · 30 AugLost🇺🇸L. TienLearner TienNo. 15No. 15 · 31 AugNew York R128 · 31 Aug
2Lost🇦🇷T. TiranteThiago Agustin TiranteNo. 50No. 50 · 15 AugCincinnati R64 · 15 AugLost🇺🇸B. NakashimaBrandon NakashimaNo. 22No. 22 · 19 AugCincinnati R16 · 19 Aug
3Lost🇮🇹J. SinnerJannik SinnerNo. 1No. 1 · 10 JulLondon SF · 10 JulWon🇷🇺A. RublevAndrey RublevNo. 18No. 18 · 18 AugCincinnati R32 · 18 Aug
4Won🇨🇦F. Auger-AliassimeFelix Auger-AliassimeNo. 4No. 4 · 7 JulLondon QF · 7 JulWon🇦🇷F. CerundoloFrancisco CerundoloNo. 25No. 25 · 16 AugCincinnati R64 · 16 Aug
5Won🇷🇺R. SafiullinRoman SafiullinNo. 127No. 127 · 5 JulLondon R16 · 5 JulWon🇦🇺T. KokkinakisThanasi KokkinakisR128 · 14 AugCincinnati R128 · 14 Aug
6Won🇫🇷A. RinderknechArthur RinderknechNo. 28No. 28 · 3 JulLondon R32 · 3 JulLost🇮🇹L. DarderiLuciano DarderiNo. 23No. 23 · 8 AugCanada R16 · 8 Aug
7Won🇬🇷S. TsitsipasStefanos TsitsipasNo. 88No. 88 · 1 JulLondon R64 · 1 JulWon🇩🇪Y. HanfmannYannick HanfmannNo. 45No. 45 · 6 AugCanada R32 · 6 Aug
8Won🇨🇳Y. WuYibing WuNo. 99No. 99 · 29 JunLondon R128 · 29 JunWon🇦🇷T. EtcheverryTomas Martin EtcheverryNo. 31No. 31 · 5 AugCanada R64 · 5 Aug
9Lost🇧🇷J. FonsecaJoao FonsecaNo. 30No. 30 · 29 MayParis R32 · 29 MayWon🇺🇸A. KovacevicAleksandar KovacevicNo. 95No. 95 · 3 AugCanada R128 · 3 Aug
10Won🇫🇷V. RoyerValentin RoyerNo. 73No. 73 · 27 MayParis R64 · 27 MayLost🇦🇷R. BurruchagaRoman Andres BurruchagaNo. 67No. 67 · 22 JulEstoril R16 · 22 Jul