Novak Djokovic #3 def. Roger Federer #2

5-7 6-1 5-7 6-2 7-5

Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer 5-7 6-1 5-7 6-2 7-5 in the 2010 US Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 11, 2010*
Tournament: US Open
Edition: 2010
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 3h 44m

Match Statistics

Stat	Novak Djokovic	Roger Federer
Aces	4	12
Double faults	3	5
First serve %	62	52
First serve points won %	68	74
Second serve points won %	63	46
Break points saved %	57	50
Break points converted %	50	43
Service points won %	66	61
Return points won %	39	34
Total points won %	52	48

Player Comparison

Field	Novak Djokovic	Roger Federer
Country	SRB	SUI
Birth date	May 22, 1987	Aug 8, 1981
Age	23	29
Height	188 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	3	2
Ranking points (entering)	6,665	7,215
Elo (entering)	2,157	2,243
Current career W-L	1,141–231	1,219–272
Current career earnings	$194,691,590	$130,594,339

Pre-match H2H

Novak Djokovic #3 5 – 9 Roger Federer #2

Path

Novak Djokovic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Gael Monfils #19	7-6(2) 6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 9, 2010	QF
Mardy Fish #21	6-3 6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 7, 2010	R16
James Blake #108	6-1 7-6(4) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 5, 2010	R32
Philipp Petzschner #52	7-5 6-3 7-6(6)	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 2010	R64
Viktor Troicki #47	6-3 3-6 2-6 7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 1, 2010	R128

Novak Djokovic's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Rafael Nadal #1	4-6 7-5 4-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 12, 2010	F

Roger Federer's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Robin Soderling #5	6-4 6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 9, 2010	QF
Jurgen Melzer #15	6-3 7-6(4) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 7, 2010	R16
Paul-Henri Mathieu #109	6-4 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 5, 2010	R32
Andreas Beck #104	6-3 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 2010	R64
Brian Dabul #96	6-1 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 1, 2010	R128