Andy Roddick #6 def. Novak Djokovic #3

7-6(5) 6-3

Andy Roddick defeated Novak Djokovic 7-6(5) 6-3 in the 2008 Dubai Tennis Championships semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatAndy RoddickNovak Djokovic
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
149
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
20
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
69.1%73.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
83.0%73.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
57.1%40.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%80.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
75.0%64.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
20.0%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
35.5%25.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.2%45.8%
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.
+11.7+1.2
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.
-1.2-11.7

* 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

FieldAndy RoddickNovak Djokovic
Country USA SRB
Birth dateAug 30, 1982May 22, 1987
Age2520
Height188 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)63
Ranking points (entering)2,1405,010
Elo (entering)2,0422,147
Current career W-L580–1981,146–232
Current career earnings$20,640,030$195,605,543
Pre-match H2H

Path

Andy Roddick's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Rafael Nadal #27-6(5) 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 8, 2008QF
Paul-Henri Mathieu #146-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 7, 2008R16
Juan Carlos Ferrero #226-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 6, 2008R32

Andy Roddick's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Feliciano Lopez #416-7(8) 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 9, 2008F

Novak Djokovic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Igor Andreev #346-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataMar 8, 2008QF
Fabrice Santoro #476-3 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataMar 7, 2008R16
Marin Cilic #456-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 6, 2008R32