SF Australian Open 2008

Novak Djokovic #3 def. Roger Federer #1

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

Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer 7-5 6-3 7-6(5) in the 2008 Australian Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNovak DjokovicRoger Federer
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
1310
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
62
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
68.1%62.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
77.9%70.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
41.7%43.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
77.8%63.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
66.4%60.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
36.4%22.2%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
39.4%33.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.2%46.8%
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.
+3.1-2.7
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.
+2.7-3.1

* 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 DjokovicRoger Federer
Country SRB SUI
Birth dateMay 22, 1987Aug 8, 1981
Age2026
Height188 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)31
Ranking points (entering)4,3157,180
Elo (entering)2,1142,341
Current career W-L1,141–2311,219–272
Current career earnings$194,691,590$130,594,339
Pre-match H2H

Path

Novak Djokovic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
David Ferrer #56-0 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 24, 2008QF
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
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #384-6 6-4 6-3 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataJan 27, 2008F

Roger Federer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
James Blake #157-5 7-6(5) 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 24, 2008QF
Tomas Berdych #136-4 7-6(7) 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2008R16
Janko Tipsarevic #496-7(5) 7-6(1) 5-7 6-1 10-8WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2008R32
Fabrice Santoro #366-1 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2008R64
Diego Hartfield #1076-0 6-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2008R128