Roger Federer #2 def. Novak Djokovic #3

6-3 5-7 7-5 6-2

Roger Federer defeated Novak Djokovic 6-3 5-7 7-5 6-2 in the 2008 US Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 6, 2008*
Tournament: US Open
Edition: 2008
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 2h 44m

Match Statistics

Stat	Roger Federer	Novak Djokovic
Aces	20	6
Double faults	1	5
First serve %	64	65
First serve points won %	76	71
Second serve points won %	60	45
Break points saved %	50	58
Break points converted %	42	50
Service points won %	70	62
Return points won %	38	30
Total points won %	54	46

Player Comparison

Field	Roger Federer	Novak Djokovic
Country	SUI	SRB
Birth date	Aug 8, 1981	May 22, 1987
Age	27	21
Height	185 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	2	3
Ranking points (entering)	5,930	5,105
Elo (entering)	2,196	2,188
Current career W-L	1,219–272	1,141–231
Current career earnings	$130,594,339	$194,691,590

Pre-match H2H

Roger Federer #2 5 – 2 Novak Djokovic #3

Path

Roger Federer's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Gilles Muller #130	7-6(5) 6-4 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 4, 2008	QF
Igor Andreev #23	6-7(5) 7-6(5) 6-3 3-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 2008	R16
Radek Stepanek #30	6-3 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 2008	R32
Thiago Alves #137	6-3 7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 28, 2008	R64
Maximo Gonzalez #118	6-3 6-0 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 27, 2008	R128

Roger Federer's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andy Murray #6	6-2 7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 7, 2008	F

Novak Djokovic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andy Roddick #8	6-2 6-3 3-6 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 4, 2008	QF
Tommy Robredo #15	4-6 6-2 6-3 5-7 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 2008	R16
Marin Cilic #24	6-7(7) 7-5 6-4 7-6(0)	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 2008	R32
Robert Kendrick #113	7-6(8) 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 28, 2008	R64
Arnaud Clement #78	6-3 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 27, 2008	R128