SF Australian Open 2012

Novak Djokovic #1 def. Andy Murray #4

6-3 3-6 6-7(4) 6-1 7-5

Novak Djokovic defeated Andy Murray 6-3 3-6 6-7(4) 6-1 7-5 in the 2012 Australian Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNovak DjokovicAndy Murray
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
119
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
610
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
60.8%63.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
66.3%62.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
44.8%31.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
70.8%57.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
57.9%51.1%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
42.3%29.2%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
48.9%42.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.3%46.7%
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.
-5.1-11.9
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.
+11.9+5.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2012 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldNovak DjokovicAndy Murray
Country SRB GBR
Birth dateMay 22, 1987May 15, 1987
Age2424
Height188 cm191 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)14
Ranking points (entering)13,6307,380
Elo (entering)2,3982,281
Current career W-L1,141–231715–265
Current career earnings$194,691,590$64,687,542
Pre-match H2H
Novak Djokovic #1 6 4 Andy Murray #4

Path

Novak Djokovic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
David Ferrer #56-4 7-6(4) 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 26, 2012QF
Lleyton Hewitt #1816-1 6-3 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 24, 2012R16
Nicolas Mahut #816-0 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2012R32
Santiago Giraldo #566-3 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2012R64
Paolo Lorenzi #1096-2 6-0 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2012R128

Novak Djokovic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Rafael Nadal #25-7 6-4 6-2 6-7(5) 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 29, 2012F

Andy Murray's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Kei Nishikori #266-3 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 26, 2012QF
Mikhail Kukushkin #926-1 6-1 1-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataJan 24, 2012R16
Michael Llodra #466-4 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2012R32
Edouard Roger-Vasselin #1016-1 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2012R64
Ryan Harrison #774-6 6-3 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2012R128