SF Italian Open 2008

Novak Djokovic #3 def. Radek Stepanek #27

6-0 1-0 (ret.)

The match ended when Radek Stepanek retired.

Novak Djokovic defeated Radek Stepanek 6-0 1-0 RET after Radek Stepanek retired in the 2008 Italian Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNovak DjokovicRadek Stepanek
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
20
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
02
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
68.4%62.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
84.6%30.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
83.3%16.7%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
0.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
84.2%25.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
100.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
75.0%15.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
80.0%20.0%
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.
+21.0-38.3
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.
+38.3-21.0

* 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 DjokovicRadek Stepanek
Country SRB CZE
Birth dateMay 22, 1987Nov 27, 1978
Age2029
Height188 cm186 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)327
Ranking points (entering)4,7501,060
Elo (entering)2,1551,909
Current career W-L1,141–231366–285
Current career earnings$194,691,590$11,343,464
Pre-match H2H

Path

Novak Djokovic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nicolas Almagro #216-1 1-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataMay 10, 2008QF
Igor Andreev #266-3 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 9, 2008R16
Steve Darcis #496-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataMay 8, 2008R32

Novak Djokovic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Stan Wawrinka #244-6 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 11, 2008F

Radek Stepanek's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Roger Federer #17-6(4) 7-6(7)WH2HMatch dataMay 10, 2008QF
Luis Horna #1116-4 1-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 9, 2008R16
David Ferrer #54-6 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 8, 2008R32
Jarkko Nieminen #256-3 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 7, 2008R64