Novak Djokovic #1 def. Roger Federer #3

6-7(7) 4-6 6-3 6-2 7-5

Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer 6-7(7) 4-6 6-3 6-2 7-5 in the 2011 US Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 10, 2011*
Tournament: US Open
Edition: 2011
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 3h 51m

Match Statistics

Stat	Novak Djokovic	Roger Federer
Aces	8	11
Double faults	6	4
First serve %	59	62
First serve points won %	83	67
Second serve points won %	55	56
Break points saved %	40	50
Break points converted %	50	60
Service points won %	71	63
Return points won %	37	29
Total points won %	53	47

Player Comparison

Field	Novak Djokovic	Roger Federer
Country	SRB	SUI
Birth date	May 22, 1987	Aug 8, 1981
Age	24	30
Height	188 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	1	3
Ranking points (entering)	13,920	8,380
Elo (entering)	2,433	2,260
Current career W-L	1,141–231	1,219–272
Current career earnings	$194,691,590	$130,594,339

Pre-match H2H

Novak Djokovic #1 9 – 13 Roger Federer #3

Path

Novak Djokovic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Janko Tipsarevic #20	7-6(2) 6-7(3) 6-0 3-0 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 8, 2011	QF
Alexandr Dolgopolov #23	7-6(14) 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 6, 2011	R16
Nikolay Davydenko #39	6-3 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 4, 2011	R32
Carlos Berlocq #74	6-0 6-0 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 1, 2011	R64
Conor Niland #197	6-0 5-1 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 2011	R128

Novak Djokovic's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Rafael Nadal #2	6-2 6-4 6-7(3) 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 11, 2011	F

Roger Federer's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #11	6-4 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 8, 2011	QF
Juan Monaco #36	6-1 6-2 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 6, 2011	R16
Marin Cilic #28	6-3 4-6 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 4, 2011	R32
Dudi Sela #93	6-3 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 1, 2011	R64
Santiago Giraldo #54	6-4 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 2011	R128