R64 US Open 2009

Novak Djokovic #4 def. Carsten Ball #155

6-3 6-4 6-4

Novak Djokovic defeated Carsten Ball 6-3 6-4 6-4 in the 2009 US Open second round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNovak DjokovicCarsten Ball
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
38
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
07
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
61.3%57.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
76.1%69.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
79.3%45.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%77.8%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
77.3%59.1%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
22.2%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
40.9%22.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
57.1%42.9%
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.
+13.9-4.3
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.
+4.3-13.9

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2009 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldNovak DjokovicCarsten Ball
Country SRB AUS
Birth dateMay 22, 1987Jun 20, 1987
Age2222
Height188 cm198 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)4155
Ranking points (entering)7,660402
Elo (entering)2,1621,652
Current career W-L1,141–2318–12
Current career earnings$194,691,590$671,061
Pre-match H2H
Novak Djokovic #4 0 0 Carsten Ball #155

Path

Novak Djokovic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ivan Ljubicic #516-3 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 2, 2009R128

Novak Djokovic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jesse Witten #2766-7(2) 6-3 7-6(2) 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 6, 2009R32

Carsten Ball's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Juan Pablo Brzezicki #1887-6(5) 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 2, 2009R128
Tatsuma Ito #2746-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 1, 2009Q3
Rik De Voest #1846-4 5-7 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataSep 1, 2009Q2
Diego Alvarez #2197-6(2) 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataAug 31, 2009Q1