A spot in the next round is at stake on Friday, when Novak Djokovic goes up against Y. Bu in the Beijing round of 16. Novak Djokovic comes in at 6 wins from the last ten. Y. Bu is 7-3 across recent matches.
There's a wide gap in our ratings on hard, and our number follows from it. If Djokovic plays anywhere close to a normal level, this ends in relatively comfortable fashion.
The numbers behind the pick
Our number vs the market
Maiden-381(79.2% Djokovic)
Market-289(74.3% Djokovic)
Sources: Market price (via our tennis data provider). These are the odds converted to a %, with no juice taken out.
Surface ratings
Hard rating
Novak Djokovic
2126
Y. Bu
1749
Overall rating
Novak Djokovic
2156
Y. Bu
1776
Serve
Serve (last 52 weeks)
Novak Djokovic
Y. Bu
1st serve in
65.9%
57.2%
1st serve points won
70.6%
72%
2nd serve points won
53.4%
50.7%
Form
Novak Djokovic
6–4
Y. Bu
7–3
The rest of the numbers
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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Maiden gives Novak Djokovic a 79% chance to beat Y. Bu in the Beijing round of 16 on October 2, 2026.
How confident is the Novak Djokovic pick?
79% is a “Strong” tier pick. When we make a pick around 79%, picks in that range have won 72% of the time (43 so far). See the track record page for the full table.