SF US Open 2023

Novak Djokovic #2 def. Ben Shelton #47

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

Novak Djokovic defeated Ben Shelton 6-3 6-2 7-6(4) in the 2023 US Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNovak DjokovicBen Shelton
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
55
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
35
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
67.7%70.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
83.6%59.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
34.4%46.7%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%64.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
67.7%55.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
35.7%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
44.1%32.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
55.7%44.3%
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.
+3.7-8.1
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.
+8.1-3.7

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2023 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldNovak DjokovicBen Shelton
Country SRB USA
Birth dateMay 22, 1987Oct 9, 2002
Age3620
Height188 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)247
Ranking points (entering)9,7951,015
Elo (entering)2,3741,823
Current career W-L1,141–231148–88
Current career earnings$194,691,590$15,061,439
Pre-match H2H
Novak Djokovic #2 0 0 Ben Shelton #47

Path

Novak Djokovic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Taylor Fritz #96-1 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 7, 2023QF
Borna Gojo #1056-2 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 5, 2023R16
Laslo Djere #384-6 4-6 6-1 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 3, 2023R32
Bernabe Zapata Miralles #766-4 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 31, 2023R64
Alexandre Muller #846-0 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 30, 2023R128

Novak Djokovic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Daniil Medvedev #36-3 7-6(5) 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 10, 2023F

Ben Shelton's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Frances Tiafoe #106-2 3-6 7-6(7) 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 7, 2023QF
Tommy Paul #146-4 6-3 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 5, 2023R16
Aslan Karatsev #776-4 3-6 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataSep 3, 2023R32
Dominic Thiem #817-6(1) 1-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataAug 31, 2023R64
Pedro Cachin #661-6 6-3 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 30, 2023R128