Novak Djokovic #1 def. Roger Federer #3

6-4 7-5 6-3

Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer 6-4 7-5 6-3 in the 2012 Roland Garros semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 9, 2012*
Tournament: Roland Garros
Edition: 2012
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Clay
Round: SF
Duration: 2h 5m

Match Statistics

Stat	Novak Djokovic	Roger Federer
Aces	6	9
Double faults	2	3
First serve %	68	56
First serve points won %	73	56
Second serve points won %	48	45
Break points saved %	50	30
Break points converted %	70	50
Service points won %	65	51
Return points won %	49	35
Total points won %	57	43

Player Comparison

Field	Novak Djokovic	Roger Federer
Country	SRB	SUI
Birth date	May 22, 1987	Aug 8, 1981
Age	25	30
Height	188 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	1	3
Ranking points (entering)	11,800	9,790
Elo (entering)	2,396	2,397
Current career W-L	1,141–231	1,219–272
Current career earnings	$194,691,590	$130,594,339

Pre-match H2H

Novak Djokovic #1 11 – 13 Roger Federer #3

Path

Novak Djokovic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #5	6-1 5-7 5-7 7-6(6) 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 7, 2012	QF
Andreas Seppi #25	4-6 6-7(5) 6-3 7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 5, 2012	R16
Nicolas Devilder #286	6-1 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 2, 2012	R32
Blaz Kavcic #99	6-0 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 31, 2012	R64
Potito Starace #97	7-6(3) 6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 29, 2012	R128

Novak Djokovic's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Rafael Nadal #2	4-6 3-6 6-2 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 10, 2012	F

Roger Federer's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Juan Martin del Potro #9	3-6 6-7(4) 6-2 6-0 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 7, 2012	QF
David Goffin #109	5-7 7-5 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 5, 2012	R16
Nicolas Mahut #89	6-3 4-6 6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 2, 2012	R32
Adrian Ungur #92	6-3 6-2 6-7(6) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 31, 2012	R64
Tobias Kamke #78	6-2 7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 29, 2012	R128