Novak Djokovic #3 def. Tomas Berdych #7

6-7(5) 6-2 4-2 (ret.)

The match ended when Tomas Berdych retired.

Novak Djokovic defeated Tomas Berdych 6-7(5) 6-2 4-2 RET after Tomas Berdych retired in the 2011 Dubai Tennis Championships semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNovak DjokovicTomas Berdych
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
109
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
21
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
63.1%48.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
75.5%81.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
64.5%40.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%40.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
71.4%60.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
60.0%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
39.5%28.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
55.3%44.7%
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.
+8.6-2.4
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.
+2.4-8.6

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2011 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldNovak DjokovicTomas Berdych
Country SRB CZE
Birth dateMay 22, 1987Sep 17, 1985
Age2325
Height188 cm196 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)37
Ranking points (entering)7,8804,270
Elo (entering)2,2672,010
Current career W-L1,141–231599–324
Current career earnings$194,691,590$29,491,328
Pre-match H2H

Path

Novak Djokovic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Florian Mayer #387-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataFeb 25, 2011QF
Feliciano Lopez #416-3 2-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 24, 2011R16
Michael Llodra #276-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 23, 2011R32

Novak Djokovic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Roger Federer #26-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 26, 2011F

Tomas Berdych's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Philipp Petzschner #737-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 25, 2011QF
Nikolay Davydenko #396-3 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataFeb 24, 2011R16
Jeremy Chardy #516-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 23, 2011R32