Djokovic tames Federer in the semifinal of the Australian Open

Novak Djokovic gets the better of Roger Federer 7-6¹ 6-4 6-3 in the semifinal in Melbourne on Thursday. Djokovic will fight against Dominic Thiem or Alexander Zverev in the final.

Score, report, and key facts

1^st set.

Federer started off on the right foot in the set after breaking Djokovic in the 2^nd game (2-0). However, the Serbian refused to bow to find the way to come back to break Federer in the 3^rd (1-2) and in the 9^th (4-5) game before winning the set at the tiebreak at 1.

2^nd set.

The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that Novak conquered in the 10^th game (6-4).

3^rd set.

The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Djokovic conquered in the 6^th game (4-2) before winning the set (6-3).

Statistics

At the end of the match, Djokovic scored 113 points vs. Federer’s 93 points.

The Serbian fired 11 aces and he committed 1 double fault. Djokovic won this match even if he wasn’t that great in converting his break points since he converted only 36% (4/11). On the other side, Roger was not so effective in converting his break points (only 29% – 2/7). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

After this contest, the head to head between Djokovic and Federer is 27-23 for Novak.

Highlights Novak Djokovic vs. Roger Federer Australian Open – Melbourne

Djokovic’s Interview

Next Match H2H: Novak Djokovic vs. Dominic Thiem or Alexander Zverev – stats

Djokovic will fight against either Dominic Thiem or Alexander Zverev in the final. The head to head is 6-4 vs. Dominic Thiem and 3-2 vs. Alexander Zverev.

Tennis Scores at the Australian Open

• Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Roger FedererFederer (7-6¹ 6-4 6-3) – See score progression

Upcoming matches

• Dominic ThiemThiem – Alexander ZverevZverev (6-2) – See H2H details