Novak Djokovic vs Roger Federer, US Open 2008, Semifinal

Grand Slam · Semifinal · Hard · Sat 6 Sept

Final

Novak Djokovic

LostRank #122.1446%

Federer won in 4 sets · 2h 44m

1–3

Set 13–6

Set 27–5

Set 35–7

Set 42–6

Roger Federer

WinnerRank #971.8154%

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

0.1vs last year

Wind

30 km/h

Moderate

Humidity

93%

Very humid

Temperature

27°C

Warm

Altitude

5 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

2h 44m

6Aces20

5Double faults1

77Service points won88

20Service games played21

15Service games won19

21Return games played20

7/1258%Break points saved50%2/4

2/450%Break points converted42%5/12

Head to head

27Djokovic

22Federer

49 meetings

Hard 20–17Grass 3–1Clay 4–4

US OpenSemifinal · 6 Sept 2008HardThis match
Roger Federer
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 7Set 4: 6
Novak Djokovic
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 7Set 3: 5Set 4: 2
Australian OpenSemifinal · 30 Jan 2020Hard
Novak Djokovic
Sets won: 3Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Roger Federer
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6¹Set 2: 4Set 3: 3
ATP FinalsRound robin · 14 Nov 2019Hard
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Novak Djokovic
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 3
WimbledonFinal · 14 Jul 2019Grass
Novak Djokovic
Sets won: 3Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 1Set 3: 7⁷Set 4: 4Set 5: 13⁷
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 6Set 3: 6⁴Set 4: 6Set 5: 12³
Paris MastersSemifinal · 3 Nov 2018Hard
Novak Djokovic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁸Set 2: 5Set 3: 7⁷
Roger Federer
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6⁶Set 2: 7Set 3: 6³
Cincinnati MastersFinal · 19 Aug 2018Hard
Novak Djokovic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Roger Federer
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4

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 Roger Federer, US Open 2008, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

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