Novak Djokovic vs Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Marseille 2009, Semifinal

ATP 250 · Semifinal · Hard · Sat 21 Feb

Final

Novak Djokovic

LostRank #121.6158%

Tsonga won in 2 sets · 1h 26m

0–2

Set 14–6

Set 26–7¹

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

WinnerRank #2962.2042%Upset

Venue

Palais des Sports de Marseille

Marseille, FRA· Hard

Court speed

What is court speed?

How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.

Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
Average97–103US Open, Dubai
Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
Very fast108+Basel

Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.

How court speed works

Fast

1.3vs last year

Altitude

15 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Sea level

Match stats

1h 26m

8Aces9

0Double faults1

46Service points won50

11Service games played11

10Service games won11

11Return games played11

2/367%Break points saved100%5/5

0/50%Break points converted33%1/3

Head to head

17Djokovic

6Tsonga

23 meetings

Hard 11–6Grass 3–0Clay 3–0

MarseilleSemifinal · 21 Feb 2009HardThis match
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Novak Djokovic
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 6¹
Australian OpenRound of 64 · 17 Jan 2019Hard
Novak Djokovic
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Set 3: 6
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 5Set 3: 4
US OpenQuarterfinal · 6 Sept 2016Hard
Novak Djokovic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga · Retired
Indian Wells MastersQuarterfinal · 18 Mar 2016Hard
Novak Djokovic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 7⁷
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6²Set 2: 6²
Shanghai MastersFinal · 18 Oct 2015Hard
Novak Djokovic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4
Canada MastersRound of 16 · 7 Aug 2014Hard
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Novak Djokovic
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 2

Match research

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Novak Djokovic vs Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Marseille 2009, Semifinal

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Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

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