Roger Federer #1 def. Novak Djokovic #4

7-6(3) 7-5 7-5

Roger Federer defeated Novak Djokovic 7-6(3) 7-5 7-5 in the 2009 US Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 12, 2009*
Tournament: US Open
Edition: 2009
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 2h 34m

Match Statistics

Stat	Roger Federer	Novak Djokovic
Aces	8	6
Double faults	3	4
First serve %	58	68
First serve points won %	78	68
Second serve points won %	61	54
Break points saved %	67	70
Break points converted %	30	33
Service points won %	71	63
Return points won %	37	29
Total points won %	53	47

Player Comparison

Field	Roger Federer	Novak Djokovic
Country	SUI	SRB
Birth date	Aug 8, 1981	May 22, 1987
Age	28	22
Height	185 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	1	4
Ranking points (entering)	12,040	7,660
Elo (entering)	2,356	2,193
Current career W-L	1,219–272	1,141–231
Current career earnings	$130,594,339	$194,691,590

Pre-match H2H

Roger Federer #1 7 – 4 Novak Djokovic #4

Path

Roger Federer's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Robin Soderling #12	6-0 6-3 6-7(6) 7-6(6)	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 10, 2009	QF
Tommy Robredo #15	7-5 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 8, 2009	R16
Lleyton Hewitt #32	4-6 6-3 7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 6, 2009	R32
Simon Greul #65	6-3 7-5 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 3, 2009	R64
Devin Britton #1370	6-1 6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 2009	R128

Roger Federer's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Juan Martin del Potro #6	6-3 6-7(5) 6-4 6-7(4) 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 13, 2009	F

Novak Djokovic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Fernando Verdasco #10	7-6(2) 1-6 7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 10, 2009	QF
Radek Stepanek #16	6-1 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 8, 2009	R16
Jesse Witten #276	6-7(2) 6-3 7-6(2) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 6, 2009	R32
Carsten Ball #155	6-3 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 3, 2009	R64
Ivan Ljubicic #51	6-3 6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 2009	R128