Australian Open 2025: Novak Djokovic vs Jaime Faria preview, head-to-head, prediction, odds and pick

Match Details

Fixture: (7) Novak Djokovic vs Jaime Faria

Date: January 15, 2025

Tournament: Australian Open 2025

Round: Second Round (Round of 64)

Venue: Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia

Category: Grand Slam

Surface: Hard (Outdoor)

Prize Money: A$ 96,500,000

Live Telecast: USA - ESPN & Tennis Channel | UK - Eurosport | India - Sony Sports & Sony LIV

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Novak Djokovic vs Jaime Faria preview

Novak Djokovic kicked off his 2025 Australian Campaign with a win against the 19-year-old Nishesh Basavareddy, who looks up to the Serb. Basavareddy got off to a brilliant start but the 24-time Grand Slam, in his signature style, turned things around to win 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2.

The Serb had an underwhelming 2024 season, failing to capture a single Major. However, he managed to win the elusive gold at the Paris Olympics. He brought his former rival Andy Murray on board and competed at Brisbane International to begin his 2025 season but faced a shocking defeat to Reilly Opelka in the quarterfinals.

The 37-year-old is going for an unprecedented 25th Major at the Happy Slam, where he is a record 10-time champion.

Meanwhile, 21-year-old Jaime Faria has been playing some phenomenal tennis in Melbourne so far. He defeated Gijs Brouwer, Dane Sweeny, and Mark Lajal to qualify for his maiden main draw of a Grand Slam. The Portugues continued to impress the tennis world by decimating veteran Pavel Kotov 6-1, 6-1, 7-5.

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Novak Djokovic vs Jaime Faria head-to-head

This will be the first meeting between Djokovic and Faria, meaning their head-to-head is currently 0-0.

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Novak Djokovic vs Jaime Faria odds

Player	Moneyline	Handicap bets	Total games
Novak Djokovic	-100000	-10.5 (-120)	Over 38.5 (-125)
Jaime Faria	+1700	+10.5 (-110)	Under 38.5 (-105)

(Odds sourced from BetMGM)

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Novak Djokovic vs Jaime Faria prediction

The Serb celebrating a point against Basavareddy - Source: Getty

Novak Djokovic only showed glimpses of his best level and still managed to get the job done against a talent like Nishesh Basavareddy. Though he dropped a set, once the Serb found his rhythm, he was in complete control. His ability to score wins even without playing his best tennis has helped him clinch 24 Grand Slam titles.

It will be too much to ask of 21-year-old Jaime Faria to take down the most successful tennis player in the history of Rod Laver Arena. Coupled with the fact that he has already played four matches, including qualifiers, the Serb should have a comfortable time dealing with the Portuguese.

Faria would be riding high on confidence after his monumental win over Pavel Kotov and will come out guns blazing to kick off the match but Djokovic, as always, will have the answer to turn things around.

Pick: Novak Djokovic to win in four sets.