On January 9, Beijing time, in the 2025 Australian Open Charity Match, Djokovic played against the German star Zverev, and finally Djokovic defeated Zverev 7-6 (6) in a hard-fought tiebreaker and won the exhibition match, but Djokovic's performance was not outstanding from the perspective of normal matches, and the prospects of the Australian Open were worrying.

In the first set, Djokovic entered the state slowly, and soon Zverev broke serve, leading 3-1, and then Djokovic began to counterattack and he got a break opportunity in the eighth game. Because it was a charity match, the two of them did not have a saber rattling, and many wonderful balls appeared, giving the audience enough viewing experience. However, it is not difficult to see that Deyo is indeed not at the peak in all aspects, and it is difficult to really pose a threat to Zverev Jr., especially the hair extension link is not as sharp as before, and the two players came to the tiebreaker very tacitly.

In the crucial tie-break, Zverev took the lead to break 4-2, and Deyo then scored three points in a row to bring the score to a 5-4 lead. In the final moments, Djokovic won the set point with a wonderful crossing, but a simple high ball in front of the net went out of bounds, and the score came to 6-6 again. With Zverev's return ball out of bounds, Djokovic won the exhibition match 7-6 in a tiebreaker over Zverev. It can be seen that the two did not use their full strength, and later Deyo and Zheng Qinwen will compete in the mixed doubles.