Novak Djokovic vs David Ferrer, Dubai 2009, Final
Final score
Final
7-5 6-3
Venue and conditions
Dubai Duty Free Tennis StadiumDubai, UAE
Outdoor hardCourt speed0.6 vs last year102.6Average
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 worksConditionsHistorical daily weather
Match stats
1h 37m3Aces4
0Double faults3
39Service points won31
11Service games played10
8Service games won5
10Return games played11
1/425%Break points saved29%2/7
5/771%Break points converted75%3/4
Head to head
16Djokovic
4Ferrer
20 meetingsHard 13–2Clay 3–2
- DubaiFinal · 28 Feb 2009HardThis matchNovak DjokovicSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6David FerrerSets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 3
- BeijingSemifinal · 10 Oct 2015HardNovak DjokovicSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6David FerrerSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 3
- Rome MastersSemifinal · 16 May 2015ClayNovak DjokovicSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6David FerrerSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4
- Miami MastersQuarterfinal · 2 Apr 2015HardNovak DjokovicSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 7David FerrerSets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 5
- Shanghai MastersQuarterfinal · 10 Oct 2014HardNovak DjokovicSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6David FerrerSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2
- Rome MastersQuarterfinal · 16 May 2014ClayNovak DjokovicSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 4Set 3: 6David FerrerSets won: 1Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
Match research
ProEverything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.
- 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.