Roger Federer #3 def. Novak Djokovic #1

6-3 3-6 6-4 6-3

Roger Federer defeated Novak Djokovic 6-3 3-6 6-4 6-3 in the 2012 Wimbledon semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 7, 2012*
Tournament: Wimbledon
Edition: 2012
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: SF
Duration: 2h 19m

Match Statistics

Stat	Roger Federer	Novak Djokovic
Aces	12	9
Double faults	0	2
First serve %	64	63
First serve points won %	75	71
Second serve points won %	72	57
Break points saved %	67	73
Break points converted %	27	33
Service points won %	74	66
Return points won %	34	26
Total points won %	53	47

Player Comparison

Field	Roger Federer	Novak Djokovic
Country	SUI	SRB
Birth date	Aug 8, 1981	May 22, 1987
Age	30	25
Height	185 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	3	1
Ranking points (entering)	9,435	12,280
Elo (entering)	2,365	2,405
Current career W-L	1,219–272	1,141–231
Current career earnings	$130,594,339	$194,691,590

Pre-match H2H

Roger Federer #3 13 – 12 Novak Djokovic #1

Path

Roger Federer's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mikhail Youzhny #33	6-1 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 5, 2012	QF
Xavier Malisse #75	7-6(1) 6-1 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 3, 2012	R16
Julien Benneteau #32	4-6 6-7(3) 6-2 7-6(6) 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 1, 2012	R32
Fabio Fognini #68	6-1 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 28, 2012	R64
Albert Ramos-Vinolas #43	6-1 6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 27, 2012	R128

Roger Federer's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andy Murray #4	4-6 7-5 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 8, 2012	F

Novak Djokovic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Florian Mayer #29	6-4 6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 5, 2012	QF
Viktor Troicki #34	6-3 6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 3, 2012	R16
Radek Stepanek #27	4-6 6-2 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 1, 2012	R32
Ryan Harrison #48	6-4 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 28, 2012	R64
Juan Carlos Ferrero #38	6-3 6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 27, 2012	R128