QF Australian Open 2008

Novak Djokovic #3 def. David Ferrer #5

6-0 6-3 7-5

Novak Djokovic defeated David Ferrer 6-0 6-3 7-5 in the 2008 Australian Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNovak DjokovicDavid Ferrer
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
74
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
34
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
62.4%57.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
75.9%55.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
51.4%43.6%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
88.9%57.1%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
66.7%50.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
42.9%11.1%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
49.5%33.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
58.2%41.8%
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.
+3.4-12.7
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.
+12.7-3.4

* 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 DjokovicDavid Ferrer
Country SRB ESP
Birth dateMay 22, 1987Apr 2, 1982
Age2025
Height188 cm175 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)35
Ranking points (entering)4,3152,615
Elo (entering)2,0932,050
Current career W-L1,146–232703–371
Current career earnings$195,605,543$31,483,911
Pre-match H2H

Path

Novak Djokovic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Lleyton Hewitt #227-5 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2008R16
Sam Querrey #626-3 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2008R32
Simone Bolelli #706-1 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2008R64
Benjamin Becker #816-0 6-2 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2008R128

Novak Djokovic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Roger Federer #17-5 6-3 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataJan 26, 2008SF

David Ferrer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Juan Carlos Ferrero #217-5 3-6 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2008R16
Vincent Spadea #806-3 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2008R32
Juan Martin del Potro #536-3 6-4 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2008R64
Edouard Roger-Vasselin #936-2 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2008R128