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
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
92
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
11
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
66.1%50.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
82.9%70.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
76.2%55.6%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
75.0%66.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
80.6%63.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
33.3%25.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
37.0%19.4%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
57.0%43.0%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+17.4-0.2
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+0.2-17.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2008 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

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-L1,146–232462–435
Current career earnings$195,605,543$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