Novak Djokovic vs Radek Stepanek, Basel 2009, Semifinal

ATP 500 · Semifinal · Hard · Sat 7 Nov

Final

Novak Djokovic

WinnerRank #121.1680%

Djokovic won in 3 sets · 2h 31m

2–1

Set 16–7⁴

Set 27–5

Set 36–2

Radek Stepanek

LostRank #4924.5020%

Venue

St. Jakobshalle

Basel, SUI· 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

0.3vs last year

Altitude

263 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Low

Match stats

2h 31m

7Aces8

7Double faults2

72Service points won69

16Service games played16

16Service games won13

16Return games played16

7/7100%Break points saved63%5/8

3/838%Break points converted0%0/7

Head to head

12Djokovic

1Stepanek

13 meetings

Hard 7–1Grass 2–0Clay 2–0Carpet 1–0

BaselSemifinal · 7 Nov 2009HardThis match
Novak Djokovic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6⁴Set 2: 7Set 3: 6
Radek Stepanek
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 5Set 3: 2
DohaQuarterfinal · 5 Jan 2017Hard
Novak Djokovic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Radek Stepanek
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3
Canada MastersRound of 16 · 28 Jul 2016Hard
Novak Djokovic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Radek Stepanek
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4
WimbledonRound of 64 · 25 Jun 2014Grass
Novak Djokovic
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6⁵Set 4: 7⁷
Radek Stepanek
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 3Set 3: 7⁷Set 4: 6⁵
Rome MastersRound of 32 · 13 May 2014Clay
Novak Djokovic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7
Radek Stepanek
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 5
Australian OpenRound of 32 · 18 Jan 2013Hard
Novak Djokovic
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 7
Radek Stepanek
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 3Set 3: 5

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 Radek Stepanek, Basel 2009, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

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