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

Date
Jan 26, 2008*
Tournament
Australian Open
Edition
2008
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Round
SF
Duration
2h 26m

Match Statistics

StatNovak DjokovicRoger Federer
Aces1310
Double faults62
First serve %68.0%62.0%
First serve points won %78.0%71.0%
Second serve points won %42.0%44.0%
Break points saved %78.0%64.0%
Break points converted %36.0%22.0%
Service points won %66.0%61.0%
Return points won %39.0%34.0%
Total points won %53.0%47.0%

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
Novak Djokovic #3 1 – 4 Roger Federer #1

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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