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Novak Djokovic #2 def. Roger Federer #3

7-6(6) 5-7 7-6(3)

Match Information

Date	Nov 3, 2018*
Tournament	Paris Masters
Category	Masters 1000
Surface	Hard
Round	SF
Winner	Novak Djokovic
Score	7-6(6) 5-7 7-6(3)
Loser	Roger Federer
Duration	3h 2m

Stat	Novak Djokovic	Roger Federer
Aces	8	17
Double faults	0	2
First serve %	67	67
First serve points won %	74	74
Second serve points won %	76	54
Break points saved %	50	100
Break points converted %	0	50
Service points won %	74	68
Return points won %	32	26
Total points won %	51	49

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Novak Djokovic	Roger Federer
Country	SRB	SUI
Birth date	May 22, 1987	Aug 8, 1981
Age	31	37
Height	188	185
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	2	3
Ranking points (entering)	7,445	6,260
Elo (entering)	2,350	2,306
Career W-L	1,122–223	1,206–267
Career earnings	$193,469,626	$130,594,339

Pre-match H2H

Novak Djokovic 25 – 21 Roger Federer

Path

Novak Djokovic's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Nov 3, 2018	QF	Marin Cilic	4-6 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Nov 2, 2018	R16	Damir Dzumhur	6-1 2-1 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data
Nov 1, 2018	R32	Joao Sousa	7-5 6-1	W	H2H	Match data

Novak Djokovic's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Nov 4, 2018	F	Karen Khachanov	5-7 4-6	L	H2H	Match data

Roger Federer's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Nov 3, 2018	QF	Kei Nishikori	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Nov 2, 2018	R16	Fabio Fognini	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Nov 1, 2018	R32	Milos Raonic	(w/o)	W	H2H	Match data