R16 Australian Open 2008

Novak Djokovic #3 def. Lleyton Hewitt #22

7-5 6-3 6-3

Novak Djokovic defeated Lleyton Hewitt 7-5 6-3 6-3 in the 2008 Australian Open fourth round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNovak DjokovicLleyton Hewitt
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
136
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
64
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
59.6%53.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
72.6%58.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
45.2%42.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
57.1%41.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
61.5%51.1%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
58.3%42.9%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
48.9%38.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
55.7%44.3%
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.
-1.7-12.1
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.
+12.1+1.7

* 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 DjokovicLleyton Hewitt
Country SRB AUS
Birth dateMay 22, 1987Feb 24, 1981
Age2026
Height188 cm178 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)322
Ranking points (entering)4,3151,385
Elo (entering)2,0791,931
Current career W-L1,146–232567–244
Current career earnings$195,569,265$20,890,470
Pre-match H2H

Path

Novak Djokovic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sam Querrey #626-3 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2008R32
Simone Bolelli #706-1 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2008R64
Benjamin Becker #816-0 6-2 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2008R128

Novak Djokovic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
David Ferrer #56-0 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 24, 2008QF

Lleyton Hewitt's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marcos Baghdatis #164-6 7-5 7-5 6-7(4) 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2008R32
Denis Istomin #2167-6(5) 6-3 5-7 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2008R64
Steve Darcis #836-0 6-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2008R128