Novak Djokovic #3 def. Fabrice Santoro #47

6-3 7-6(3)

Novak Djokovic defeated Fabrice Santoro 6-3 7-6(3) in the 2008 Dubai Tennis Championships second round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNovak DjokovicFabrice Santoro
Aces92
Double faults11
First serve %66.0%51.0%
First serve points won %83.0%70.0%
Second serve points won %76.0%56.0%
Break points saved %75.0%67.0%
Break points converted %33.0%25.0%
Service points won %81.0%63.0%
Return points won %37.0%19.0%
Total points won %57.0%43.0%

Player Comparison

FieldNovak DjokovicFabrice Santoro
Country SRB FRA
Birth dateMay 22, 1987Dec 9, 1972
Age2035
Height188 cm178 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)347
Ranking points (entering)5,010705
Elo (entering)2,1391,829
Current career W-L1,141–231462–435
Current career earnings$194,691,590$10,013,832
Pre-match H2H

Path

Novak Djokovic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marin Cilic #456-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 6, 2008R32

Novak Djokovic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Igor Andreev #346-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataMar 8, 2008QF

Fabrice Santoro's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mikhail Youzhny #126-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 6, 2008R32