Rafael Nadal #2 def. Novak Djokovic #6

7-5 6-4 6-2

Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-4 6-2 in the 2007 Roland Garros semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 9, 2007*
Tournament: Roland Garros
Edition: 2007
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Clay
Round: SF
Duration: 2h 28m

Match Statistics

Stat	Rafael Nadal	Novak Djokovic
Aces	3	3
Double faults	1	1
First serve %	71	72
First serve points won %	74	57
Second serve points won %	60	37
Break points saved %	67	33
Break points converted %	67	33
Service points won %	70	52
Return points won %	48	30
Total points won %	59	41

Player Comparison

Field	Rafael Nadal	Novak Djokovic
Country	ESP	SRB
Birth date	Jun 3, 1986	May 22, 1987
Age	21	20
Height	185 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	2	6
Ranking points (entering)	5,225	2,810
Elo (entering)	2,231	2,075
Current career W-L	1,056–228	1,141–231
Current career earnings	$134,946,100	$194,691,590

Pre-match H2H

Rafael Nadal #2 3 – 1 Novak Djokovic #6

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Carlos Moya #26	6-4 6-3 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 7, 2007	QF
Lleyton Hewitt #16	6-3 6-1 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 5, 2007	R16
Albert Montanes #50	6-1 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 3, 2007	R32
Flavio Cipolla #227	6-2 6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 31, 2007	R64
Juan Martin del Potro #59	7-5 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 30, 2007	R128

Rafael Nadal's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Roger Federer #1	6-3 4-6 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 10, 2007	F

Novak Djokovic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Igor Andreev #125	6-3 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 7, 2007	QF
Fernando Verdasco #51	6-3 6-3 7-6(1)	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 5, 2007	R16
Olivier Patience #129	7-6(2) 2-6 3-6 7-6(4) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 3, 2007	R32
Laurent Recouderc #306	6-3 3-6 6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 31, 2007	R64
Santiago Giraldo #123	6-3 7-6(3) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 30, 2007	R128