French Open · R128 · Clay · best of 5 · May 24, 2026, 8:30 PM UTC
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard vs Novak Djokovic — result and pick review
By The Maiden Desk · May 24, 2026
Every number below was fixed before the match and graded against the official result.
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Result
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Novak Djokovic won 5-7 7-5 6-1 6-4
We got this one right. Novak Djokovic was our 57% pick, and won 5-7 7-5 6-1 6-4.
Sunday's French Open first round pits Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard against Novak Djokovic on clay. Novak Djokovic has won 8 of the last 10. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard comes in at 2 wins from the last ten.
Novak Djokovic has had the better of this rivalry, winning 1 of 1 against Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard. On clay specifically it reads 1-0 Djokovic — worth more than the overall number this week.
There's a wide gap in our ratings on clay, and our number follows from it. A tiebreak or two would surprise nobody, with Djokovic fractionally more likely to land the big points.
The numbers behind the pick
Surface ratings
Clay rating
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
1720
Novak Djokovic
2056
Overall rating
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
1720
Novak Djokovic
2165
Serve
Serve (last 52 weeks)
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
Novak Djokovic
1st serve in
67.2%
65.6%
1st serve points won
77.8%
70.7%
2nd serve points won
51.1%
53.4%
Form
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
2–8
Novak Djokovic
8–2
Head to head
Novak Djokovic leads the head-to-head 1-0. On clay: 1-0 Novak Djokovic.
This page shows one set score: the most likely way our pick wins. Pro puts a number on every other score the match could end in, including the ones where our pick loses.
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard vs Novak Djokovic at French Open?
Novak Djokovic won 5-7 7-5 6-1 6-4.
Was the Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard vs Novak Djokovic prediction correct?
We got this one right. Novak Djokovic was our 57% pick, and won 5-7 7-5 6-1 6-4.
What is the head-to-head record between Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard and Novak Djokovic?
Novak Djokovic leads the head-to-head 1-0. On clay: 1-0 Novak Djokovic.