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They have two meetings at [[French Open|Roland Garros]] thus far both at semi-final. The first occurred at the [[2011 French Open]]. Djokovic entered the tournament with a 43-match winning streak and was the sensation of the 2011 season. Federer, the [[2009 French Open]] and 16 time Grand Slam champion,won in four sets. Federer's win ended Djokovic's 43 match winning streak as well as his 41-0 start to the 2011 season.<ref>http://www.tennisnow.com/News/Federer-Breaks-Djokovic-s-Streak,-Will-Face-Nadal-.aspx</ref> This victory elevated Federer's head-to-head record against Djokovic to 14-9 and 3-1 on clay. |
They have two meetings at [[French Open|Roland Garros]] thus far both at semi-final. The first occurred at the [[2011 French Open]]. Djokovic entered the tournament with a 43-match winning streak and was the sensation of the 2011 season. Federer, the [[2009 French Open]] and 16 time Grand Slam champion,won in four sets. Federer's win ended Djokovic's 43 match winning streak as well as his 41-0 start to the 2011 season.<ref>http://www.tennisnow.com/News/Federer-Breaks-Djokovic-s-Streak,-Will-Face-Nadal-.aspx</ref> This victory elevated Federer's head-to-head record against Djokovic to 14-9 and 3-1 on clay. |
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The second was again at semi-final the next year but this time Djokovic won in straights sets 6–4, 7–5, 6–3, reaching the final for the first time and thus trying to emulate the great Rod Laver (1962, 1969) in winning 4 consecutive Grand Slams though Djokovic was going for the Non-Calender Year Slam. He eventually fell 4-6 3-6 6-2 5-7 to Rafael Nadal in that final which was |
The second was again at semi-final the next year but this time Djokovic won in straights sets 6–4, 7–5, 6–3, reaching the final for the first time and thus trying to emulate the great Rod Laver (1962, 1969) in winning 4 consecutive Grand Slams though Djokovic was going for the Non-Calender Year Slam. He eventually fell 4-6 3-6 6-2 5-7 to Rafael Nadal in that final which was Nadal's record-breaking 7th title at Roland Garros. |
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===Wimbledon=== |
===Wimbledon=== |
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The Federer–Djokovic rivalry is between two professional tennis players, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. They have played each other 27 times, with Federer leading 15–12. The Federer–Djokovic rivalry is the largest rivalry in Grand Slam history with 11 matches played against each other. Federer leads on indoor hard courts and grass courts, and they are tied on clay and outdoor hard courts. In terms of number of matches played, it ranks as the eighth largest rivalry in the Open Era. They have played a record of nine semifinals in Grand Slam and met at all four Slams.
Their 2011 French Open and 2011 US Open semifinals are classified among the greatest matches in tennis history by the ATP.[1][2][3]
History
Australian Open
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Djokovic and Federer have played three times at the Australian Open, with Djokovic winning twice and Federer winning once. The first time they met was at the 2007 Australian Open, where Federer won in straight sets. The next time they met was in the 2008 Australian Open semifinals, when Djokovic won in straight sets to reach his second Grand Slam final, and eventually winning his first title over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Three years later, in the 2011 Australian Open semifinals, Djokovic won once again in straight sets, and, alike in 2008, won the title, this time over Andy Murray. Djokovic took the first set in a tight tiebreaker. Federer held a substantial lead in the second set before surrendering the set and ultimately the match.
French Open
They have two meetings at Roland Garros thus far both at semi-final. The first occurred at the 2011 French Open. Djokovic entered the tournament with a 43-match winning streak and was the sensation of the 2011 season. Federer, the 2009 French Open and 16 time Grand Slam champion,won in four sets. Federer's win ended Djokovic's 43 match winning streak as well as his 41-0 start to the 2011 season.[4] This victory elevated Federer's head-to-head record against Djokovic to 14-9 and 3-1 on clay. The second was again at semi-final the next year but this time Djokovic won in straights sets 6–4, 7–5, 6–3, reaching the final for the first time and thus trying to emulate the great Rod Laver (1962, 1969) in winning 4 consecutive Grand Slams though Djokovic was going for the Non-Calender Year Slam. He eventually fell 4-6 3-6 6-2 5-7 to Rafael Nadal in that final which was Nadal's record-breaking 7th title at Roland Garros.
Wimbledon
Federer and Djokovic met in the semifinals of the 2012 Wimbledon Championships, with Federer winning 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–3. With this win, Federer became the first player to defeat Djokovic at all four Grand Slams.
US Open
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The two players have played five times at the US Open with Federer leading 3–2. Djokovic played Federer in his first Major final at the 2007 US Open and lost in three straight sets.[5] Djokovic was serving for the first set at before ultimately getting broken and succumbing to Federer in the first set tiebreaker and the clutch moments of the second and third sets. This is still the only time they have played in a Grand Slam final. The two have met five consecutive years at the US Open. Federer won the 2007 US Open final and the semifinals in 2008 and 2009. The 2009 semifinal was of particular consequence, as Federer won the match, hitting his world famous between the legs shot to setup match point. Their last two meetings at the tournament in 2010 and 2011 were five-set matches and both were won by Djokovic, although Federer did hold two match points each time before surrendering the advantage.[2]
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Analysis
Djokovic and Federer have played 27 times to date; Federer leads the total head count 15–12.
Head-to-head tallies
- All matches: Federer, 15–12
- All finals: Tied 3–3
- Grand Slam finals: Federer, 1–0
- ATP World Tour Masters 1000 finals: Tied, 1–1
- ATP World Tour 500 series finals: Djokovic, 2–1
- Grand Slam matches: Federer, 6–5
- Best of three set matches: Federer, 8–7
- Best of five set matches: Federer, 7–5
- Matches lasting five sets: Djokovic, 2–0
Results on each court surface
- Clay courts: Tied, 3–3
- Hard courts: Federer, 11–9
- Outdoor: Tied, 8–8
- Indoor: Federer, 3–1
- Grass courts: Federer, 1–0
List of all matches
ATP, Davis Cup, and Grand Slam tournament main draw results included.[6]
Legend (2004–2008) | Legend (2009–present) | Djokovic | Federer |
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Grand Slam | Grand Slam | 5 | 6 |
Tennis Masters Cup | ATP World Tour Finals | 0 | 1 |
ATP Masters Series | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | 5 | 5 |
ATP International Series Gold | ATP World Tour 500 Series | 2 | 2 |
ATP International Series | ATP World Tour 250Series | 0 | 0 |
Davis Cup | Davis Cup | 0 | 1 |
Singles
Djokovic—Federer (12–15)
No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Round | Winner | Score | Length (H:MM) | Djokovic | Federer |
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1. | 2006 | ![]() |
Clay | Round of 64 | Federer | 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 | 1:49 | 0 | 1 |
2. | 2006 | ![]() |
Hard (i) | Round Robin | Federer | 6–3, 6–2, 6–3 | 1:58 | 0 | 2 |
3. | 2007 | ![]() |
Hard | Round of 16 | Federer | 6–2, 7–5, 6–3 | 1:50 | 0 | 3 |
4. | 2007 | ![]() |
Hard | Quarterfinal | Federer | 6–3, 6–7(6–8), 6–3 | 2:03 | 0 | 4 |
5. | 2007 | ![]() |
Hard | Final | Djokovic | 7–6(7–2), 2–6, 7–6(7–2) | 2:13 | 1 | 4 |
6. | 2007 | ![]() |
Hard | Final | Federer | 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2), 6–4 | 2:24 | 1 | 5 |
7. | 2008 | ![]() |
Hard | Semifinal | Djokovic | 7–5, 6–3, 7–6(7–5) | 2:26 | 2 | 5 |
8. | 2008 | ![]() |
Clay | Semifinal | Federer | 6–3, 3–2 RET | 1:12 | 2 | 6 |
9. | 2008 | ![]() |
Hard | Semifinal | Federer | 6–3, 5–7, 7–5, 6–2 | 2:44 | 2 | 7 |
10. | 2009 | ![]() |
Hard | Semifinal | Djokovic | 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 | 1:46 | 3 | 7 |
11. | 2009 | ![]() |
Clay | Semifinal | Djokovic | 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 | 2:11 | 4 | 7 |
12. | 2009 | ![]() |
Hard | Final | Federer | 6–1, 7–5 | 2:07 | 4 | 8 |
13. | 2009 | ![]() |
Hard | Semifinal | Federer | 7–6(7–3), 7–5, 7–5 | 2:34 | 4 | 9 |
14. | 2009 | ![]() |
Hard (i) | Final | Djokovic | 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 | 2:11 | 5 | 9 |
15. | 2010 | ![]() |
Hard | Semifinal | Federer | 6–1, 3–6, 7–5 | 2:22 | 5 | 10 |
16. | 2010 | ![]() |
Hard | Semifinal | Djokovic | 5–7, 6–1, 5–7, 6–2, 7–5 | 3:44 | 6 | 10 |
17. | 2010 | ![]() |
Hard | Semifinal | Federer | 7–5, 6–4 | 1:42 | 6 | 11 |
18. | 2010 | ![]() |
Hard (i) | Final | Federer | 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 | 1:55 | 6 | 12 |
19. | 2010 | ![]() |
Hard (i) | Semifinal | Federer | 6–1, 6–4 | 1:21 | 6 | 13 |
20. | 2011 | ![]() |
Hard | Semifinal | Djokovic | 7–6(7–3), 7–5, 6–4 | 3:00 | 7 | 13 |
21. | 2011 | ![]() |
Hard | Final | Djokovic | 6–3, 6–3 | 1:12 | 8 | 13 |
22. | 2011 | ![]() |
Hard | Semifinal | Djokovic | 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 | 2:07 | 9 | 13 |
23. | 2011 | ![]() |
Clay | Semifinal | Federer | 7–6(7–5), 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(7–5) | 3:39 | 9 | 14 |
24. | 2011 | ![]() |
Hard | Semifinal | Djokovic | 6–7(7–9), 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 7–5 | 3:51 | 10 | 14 |
25. | 2012 | ![]() |
Clay | Semifinal | Djokovic | 6–2, 7–6(7–4) | 1:39 | 11 | 14 |
26. | 2012 | ![]() |
Clay | Semifinal | Djokovic | 6–4, 7–5, 6–3 | 2:05 | 12 | 14 |
27. | 2012 | ![]() |
Grass (i) | Semifinal | Federer | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 | 2:19 | 12 | 15 |
Records
- Only pair in Open Era history to have played against each other 11 times in Grand Slam
- Only pair in Open Era history to have met 9 times in Grand Slam semi finals
- Record of 5 matches played against each other at the US Open ( tied with the Lendl–McEnroe and the Connors–Lendl rivalries )
- Record of 5 consecutive matches played against each other at one Slam ( At the US Open )
- This rivalry is ranked eighth in terms of matches played
Exhibitions
Djokovic—Federer (1–0)[7]
No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Round | Winner | Score | Djokovic | Federer |
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1. | 2011 | ![]() |
Hard | Semifinal | Djokovic | 6–2, 6–1 | 1 | 0 |
Performance timeline comparison (Grand Slam tournaments)
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
2005–2010
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AUS | FRA | WIM | USA | AUS | FRA | WIM | USA | AUS | FRA | WIM | USA | AUS | FRA | WIM | USA | AUS | FRA | WIM | USA | AUS | FRA | WIM | USA | |
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1R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 1R | QF | 4R | 3R | 4R | SF | SF | F | W | SF | 2R | SF | QF | 3R | QF | SF | QF | QF | SF | F |
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SF | SF | W | W | W | F | W | W | W | F | W | W | SF | F | F | W | F | W | W | F | W | QF | QF | SF |
2011–2012
Player | 2011 | 2012 | ||||||
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AUS | FRA | WIM | USA | AUS | FRA | WIM | USA | |
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W | SF | W | W | W | F | SF | |
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SF | F | QF | SF | SF | SF |
Career evolution
Federer and Djokovic were born about six years apart. Federer's birthday is August 8, 1981, while Djokovic's is May 22, 1987. A different viewpoint of their career evolution is offered by taking the season they entered with an age of 17 as starting point. For instance in 2004, Federer started the season being 22 years old; at the end of that season, he accumulated a career record of four Grand Slam titles, a total of 22 singles titles and his final ranking was No. 1 at 23 years old.
- () = active record (updated Monday July 9, 2012)
Age (end of season) | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |
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1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | |
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2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
Grand Slam titles | Federer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | (17) |
Djokovic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | (5) | |||||||
Grand Slam match wins | Federer | 0 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 39 | 61 | 85 | 112 | 138 | 162 | 188 | 208 | 228 | (244) |
Djokovic | 5 | 14 | 33 | 51 | 66 | 85 | 110 | (128) | |||||||
Total titles | Federer | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 45 | 53 | 57 | 61 | 66 | 70 | (75) |
Djokovic | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 28 | (30) | |||||||
Total match wins | Federer | 15 | 51 | 100 | 158 | 236 | 310 | 391 | 483 | 551 | 617 | 678 | 743 | 807 | (853) |
Djokovic | 13 | 53 | 121 | 185 | 263 | 324 | 394 | (435) | |||||||
Ranking | Federer | 64 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | (1) |
Djokovic | 78 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | (2) | |||||||
Weeks at number 1 | Federer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 100 | 152 | 204 | 237 | 262 | 285 | 285 | (286) |
Djokovic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | (53) |
See also
References
- ^ "Djokovic Snatches Monumental Victory from Federer". Tennis Now. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ a b Mitchell, Kevin (2011-09-10). "Novak Djokovic reaches US Open final after stunning Roger Federer". The Guardian. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
- ^ "French Open 2011: Roger Federer destroys Novak Djokovic's run of victories to surge into final". Telegraph. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
- ^ http://www.tennisnow.com/News/Federer-Breaks-Djokovic-s-Streak,-Will-Face-Nadal-.aspx
- ^ "Federer grabs fourth straight U.S. Open win, 12th career Grand Slam title". Sports.espn.go.com. 2007-09-10. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
- ^ Head to Head player details
- ^ "Djokovic dominates to secure place in final against impressive Ferrer". 30 December 2011.
External links
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