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Daily Data Viz: Djokovic's second serve is key for a French Open title

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic is riding a 22-match win streak heading into the French Open, but what do his second serve and match stats say about his chances to win the title at Roland Garros?

Riding a 22-match win streak heading into the 2015 French Open, World No. 1 Novak Djokovic is a top favorite to win the trophy this year. In every match this year where Djokovic has broken serve, he has won. In his two losses this season, Djokovic lost serve just once against IvoKarlovic, but did not have a break point, and in his loss vs. Roger Federer, he lost serve twice and failed to break the Swiss. What do his stats say about his chances to win on the Roland Garros clay?

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