Novak Djokovic vs Roger Federer, Dubai 2014, Semifinal

ATP 500 · Semifinal · Hard · Fri 28 Feb

Final

Novak Djokovic

LostRank #121.2578%

Federer won in 3 sets · 1h 46m

1–2

Set 16–3

Set 23–6

Set 32–6

Roger Federer

WinnerRank #974.5522%Upset

Venue

Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium

Dubai, UAE· 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

1.9vs last year

Wind

18 km/h

Gentle

Humidity

63%

Moderate

Temperature

30°C

Warm

Altitude

10 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

1h 46m

5Aces7

2Double faults0

55Service points won53

13Service games played13

10Service games won12

13Return games played13

4/757%Break points saved83%5/6

1/617%Break points converted43%3/7

Head to head

27Djokovic

22Federer

49 meetings

Hard 20–17Grass 3–1Clay 4–4

DubaiSemifinal · 28 Feb 2014HardThis match
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Novak Djokovic
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 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.
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Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
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Novak Djokovic vs Roger Federer, Dubai 2014, Semifinal

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Venue and conditions

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Head to head

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