Novak Djokovic vs David Ferrer, US Open 2012, Semifinal

Grand Slam · Semifinal · Hard · Sun 9 Sept

Final

Novak Djokovic

WinnerRank #121.0990%

Djokovic won in 4 sets · 2h 32m

3–1

Set 12–6

Set 26–1

Set 36–4

Set 46–2

David Ferrer

LostRank #2249.5010%

Venue

USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center

Flushing, USA· 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

Average

2.2vs last year

Wind

15 km/h

Gentle

Humidity

70%

Humid

Temperature

24°C

Warm

Altitude

5 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

2h 32m

7Aces2

1Double faults3

67Service points won52

17Service games played16

14Service games won10

16Return games played17

4/757%Break points saved33%3/9

6/967%Break points converted43%3/7

Head to head

16Djokovic

4Ferrer

20 meetings

Hard 13–2Clay 3–2

US OpenSemifinal · 9 Sept 2012HardThis match
Novak Djokovic
Sets won: 3Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Set 4: 6
David Ferrer
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 1Set 3: 4Set 4: 2
BeijingSemifinal · 10 Oct 2015Hard
Novak Djokovic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
David Ferrer
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 3
Rome MastersSemifinal · 16 May 2015Clay
Novak Djokovic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
David Ferrer
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4
Miami MastersQuarterfinal · 2 Apr 2015Hard
Novak Djokovic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 7
David Ferrer
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 5
Shanghai MastersQuarterfinal · 10 Oct 2014Hard
Novak Djokovic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
David Ferrer
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2
Rome MastersQuarterfinal · 16 May 2014Clay
Novak Djokovic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 4Set 3: 6
David Ferrer
Sets won: 1Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 3

Match research

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Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.

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Novak Djokovic vs David Ferrer, US Open 2012, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research