Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(3) in the Indian Wells final, 2014 on hard court
It was Djokovic's third title at the event and the first of 3 in a row. Federer was a 4 time four champion. The two would go onto play the Wimbledon final later in the year, with Djokovic winning
Djokovic won 99 points, Federer 98
Serve Stats
Djokovic...
- 1st serve percentage (62/96) 65%
- 1st serve points won (47/62) 76%
- 2nd serve points won (17/34) 50%
- Aces 8 (2 not clean), Service Winners 1
- Double Faults 5
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (25/96) 26%
Federer...
- 1st serve percentage (64/101) 63%
- 1st serve points won (45/64) 70%
- 2nd serve points won (21/37) 57%
- Aces 7 (1 not clean), Service Winners 1
- Double Faults 4
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (26/101) 26%
Serve Pattern
Djokovic served...
- to FH 35%
- to BH 63%
- to Body 2%
Federer served...
- to FH 42%
- to BH 55%
- to Body 3%
Return Stats
Djokovic made...
- 71 (31 FH, 40 BH)
- 3 Winners (2 FH, 1 BH)
- 18 Errors, comprising...
- 3 Unforced (2 FH, 1 BH)
- 15 Forced (5 FH, 10 BH)
- Return Rate (71/97) 73%
Federer made...
- 66 (19 FH, 47 BH), including 2 runaround FHs & 3 return-approaches
- 2 Winners (2 FH), including 1 runaround FH
- 16 Errors, comprising...
- 7 Unforced (5 FH, 2 BH), including 1 return-approach-attempt
- 9 Forced (4 FH, 5 BH)
- Return Rate (66/91) 73%
Break Points
Djokovic 2/6 (3 games)
Federer 2/3 (2 games)
Winners (including returns, excluding aces)
Djokovic 18 (13 FH, 3 BH, 2 OH)
Federer 26 (17 FH, 5 BH, 2 FHV, 2 OH)
Djokovic's FHs - 6 cc (2 passes), 1 dtl pass & 2 dtl returns (1 pass) and 4 inside-out
- BHs - 1 cc pass and 2 dtl (1 return, 1 pass)
Federer's FHs - 7 cc (1 runaround return), 2 dtl (1 return, 1 pass - that Djokovic left), 1 dtl/inside-out, 5 inside-out and 2 inside-in
- BHs - 4 dtl (1 slice) and 1 inside-out/dtl
- 2 from serve-volley points (1 FHV, 1 OH), both second volleys
- 1 from return-approach point, a FHV (not clean)
Errors (excluding returns and serves)
Djokovic 41
- 27 Unforced (11 FH, 16 BH)
- 14 Forced (10 FH, 2 BH, 2 FHV)… with 1 FH running-down-drop-shot at net
Unforced Error Forcefulness Index 45.2
Federer 52
- 32 Unforced (17 FH, 15 BH)
- 20 Forced (13 FH, 5 BH, 2 BHV)
Unforced Error Forcefulness Index 46.3
(Note 1: all half-volleys refer to such shots played at net. Half -volleys played from other parts of the court are included within relevant groundstroke counts)
(Note 2: The 'Unforced Error Forcefulness Index is a measure of how aggressive of intent the average UE made was. 60 is maximum, 20 is minimum. This match has been scored using a four point scale - 2 defensive, 4 neutral, 5 attacking, 6 winner attempt)
Net Points & Serve-Volley
Djokovic was 8/12 (67%) at net
Federer was...
- 7/16 (44%) at net, including...
- 3/4 (75%) serve-volleying, comprising..
- 2/3 (67%) off 1st serve and...
- 1/1 off 2nd serve
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- 1/3 (33%) return-approaching
- 0/1 forced back
Match Report
Good match and one of the pair's most even, in both the senses that its 50-50 and in the way each player goes about play
Points won - Djokovic 99, Federer 98
- Unreturned serves - Djoko 25, Fed 26 (both 26%)
- Double faults - Djoko 5, Fed 4
- Points won in play - Djoko 70, Fed 67
Slightly unusual findings -
- Djoko +6% on first serve points won
- Fed +7% on second serve points won
- Net points - Djoko winning 67%, Fed 44% (with similar number of approaches)
In a close match, the last mentioned might be the sliver that pushes odds Djoko's way. He regularly passes Fed - who has just 2 errors in forecourt, both of them forced - and in that light, Fed rarely comes in (just 9 times from rallies. Djoko does 12 times, winning 8). As the more aggressive baseline player, but trailing slightly from the back, the decision takes away a potential match changing option for Fed
First set is breezy, first strike tennis from Federer, but not overly dependent on the serve shot as his more successful outings against Djoko tend to be. Serve is good and with Djoko returning decently on a court tilted towards slow for the surface, gives him small initiatives... and its his attacking shots and shot making that sees him through from there. As opposed to the serve drawing weak returns, leaving very advantageous positions for Fed to capitalize on. Djoko also has a double fault problem, doing so 3 times in his first 2 service games
Just the 1 break right at the start and its mostly about Djoko's bad play. He leaves a ball at net that goes for a winner, has 4 baseline UEs and 2 double faults in the game. Fed's biggest contribution is a snapped through FHV winner (not clean) from a chip-charge return, that's Edberg-esque in how its punched through. Rest of set is comfy holds, Fed tending to hold quickly and seemingly with ease
Second set has tougher and longer points and 3 games go to deuce. Fed's starts missing his moderately attacking shots more and Djoko's neutral groundstrokes are a step down from his norm. 1 break at the end decides it. Again, its an error riddled game, but couple of good points from Djoko. A strong FH inside-out return draws a floating reply that's whipped away with a Federer-like back-away FH inside-out winner. On break point, Djoko throws up a defensive lob from the corner and well behind the baseline to force Fed back, and goes on to win the point
Third set is tough tennis and highest level of play, though not necessarily in nominal stats. Both players up the ante on their neutral shots and its hard hitting tennis. To see it brings home the extent to which it was lacking earlier in match. Both serve much harder too - especially Djokovic
Fed's first 2 service games last a total of 24 points. By contrast, his 4 games in the first set had 27 combined. He's broken in the second one
Fed plays a perfect drop FHV winner couple games later, flipping his wrist back to a firm pass, killing the ball dead and angling away short for a winner
Djoko fails to serve match out despite making 5/5 first serves and we go into a tiebreak, the momentum with Fed who'd won 12/13 points prior to the game before the 'breaker. Solid play from Djoko in - just the 1 UE, a wild one when he was up 5-1 and some typically strong, high percentage moderate attacking plays that forces 2 errors
Serve & Return
Its a good court where both good serving and returning offers rewards but makes it unlikely that serve can dominate thoroughly
In that light, Djoko's superiority on the return gives him a little edge. Note that he unusually leads aces 8-7 (even more unusually, 2 of Djoko's and 1 of Fed's are not clean - just the thinnest of touches)
Fed with 7 UEs to Djoko's 3 with total errors about equal indicate both Fed's better serve and thus, Djoko's better return in having the same results facing stronger shot
Fed's quite good at attacking returning, with 3 chip-charges and a couple of winners
Play - Baseline & Net
The neutral play is down of intensity for most of the match. Its probably this that allows Fed to command play with some comfort for much of it, without undue help from his serve. In third set, when play becomes more hard hitting and fast paced, advantage in play slips towards Djokovic, who's more able to beat Fed down than the other way around
Particularly off BH side, Fed's isn't damaging. Djoko's is potentially beat-down'ng strong. Not a big advantage (UEs on BH are all but equal - 16 Djoko, 15 Fed, which is a relative win for the latter) and Fed has 2 extra winners - 4 of them dtl, all of non-passes. Djoko's compensation is the damage his BH dtl's, which he plays with greater regularity as match wears on, does. Good lot of Fed's match high 13 FEs come out of it and it shapes play in a way Fed's BH does not
Nothing in it of consistency. Neutral UEs - Djoko 17, Fed 18. Fed with 6 more winners and Djoko forcing 6 more errors is in line with each's vigour of attack. Of defence, there's little in it too. Fed moves particularly well, Djoko's footwork is slack at times
Biggest difference is on the pass. Utilizing net play to go along with his greater aggression, which is not enough to end points, would have been ideal for Fed. Instead, Djoko hits 6 passing winners - most of them from positions favouring Fed, as tends to be when one player is at net - Fed wins just 3/9 approaches from rallies and stays back. And Djoko is the heavier hitter from the back by a bit
Summing up, very close match. Djoko's stronger return at least cancelling out Fed's slightly better serve and Djoko slightly stronger in play in the highest quality part of the match. Could have gone either way, but the final result is most appropriate
Stats for pair's '11 Indian Wells semi - https://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/ind...-federer-indian-wells-semi-final-2011.650196/
Stats for '14 Wimbledon final - https://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/ind...kovic-vs-federer-wimbledon-final-2014.654578/
It was Djokovic's third title at the event and the first of 3 in a row. Federer was a 4 time four champion. The two would go onto play the Wimbledon final later in the year, with Djokovic winning
Djokovic won 99 points, Federer 98
Serve Stats
Djokovic...
- 1st serve percentage (62/96) 65%
- 1st serve points won (47/62) 76%
- 2nd serve points won (17/34) 50%
- Aces 8 (2 not clean), Service Winners 1
- Double Faults 5
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (25/96) 26%
Federer...
- 1st serve percentage (64/101) 63%
- 1st serve points won (45/64) 70%
- 2nd serve points won (21/37) 57%
- Aces 7 (1 not clean), Service Winners 1
- Double Faults 4
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (26/101) 26%
Serve Pattern
Djokovic served...
- to FH 35%
- to BH 63%
- to Body 2%
Federer served...
- to FH 42%
- to BH 55%
- to Body 3%
Return Stats
Djokovic made...
- 71 (31 FH, 40 BH)
- 3 Winners (2 FH, 1 BH)
- 18 Errors, comprising...
- 3 Unforced (2 FH, 1 BH)
- 15 Forced (5 FH, 10 BH)
- Return Rate (71/97) 73%
Federer made...
- 66 (19 FH, 47 BH), including 2 runaround FHs & 3 return-approaches
- 2 Winners (2 FH), including 1 runaround FH
- 16 Errors, comprising...
- 7 Unforced (5 FH, 2 BH), including 1 return-approach-attempt
- 9 Forced (4 FH, 5 BH)
- Return Rate (66/91) 73%
Break Points
Djokovic 2/6 (3 games)
Federer 2/3 (2 games)
Winners (including returns, excluding aces)
Djokovic 18 (13 FH, 3 BH, 2 OH)
Federer 26 (17 FH, 5 BH, 2 FHV, 2 OH)
Djokovic's FHs - 6 cc (2 passes), 1 dtl pass & 2 dtl returns (1 pass) and 4 inside-out
- BHs - 1 cc pass and 2 dtl (1 return, 1 pass)
Federer's FHs - 7 cc (1 runaround return), 2 dtl (1 return, 1 pass - that Djokovic left), 1 dtl/inside-out, 5 inside-out and 2 inside-in
- BHs - 4 dtl (1 slice) and 1 inside-out/dtl
- 2 from serve-volley points (1 FHV, 1 OH), both second volleys
- 1 from return-approach point, a FHV (not clean)
Errors (excluding returns and serves)
Djokovic 41
- 27 Unforced (11 FH, 16 BH)
- 14 Forced (10 FH, 2 BH, 2 FHV)… with 1 FH running-down-drop-shot at net
Unforced Error Forcefulness Index 45.2
Federer 52
- 32 Unforced (17 FH, 15 BH)
- 20 Forced (13 FH, 5 BH, 2 BHV)
Unforced Error Forcefulness Index 46.3
(Note 1: all half-volleys refer to such shots played at net. Half -volleys played from other parts of the court are included within relevant groundstroke counts)
(Note 2: The 'Unforced Error Forcefulness Index is a measure of how aggressive of intent the average UE made was. 60 is maximum, 20 is minimum. This match has been scored using a four point scale - 2 defensive, 4 neutral, 5 attacking, 6 winner attempt)
Net Points & Serve-Volley
Djokovic was 8/12 (67%) at net
Federer was...
- 7/16 (44%) at net, including...
- 3/4 (75%) serve-volleying, comprising..
- 2/3 (67%) off 1st serve and...
- 1/1 off 2nd serve
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- 1/3 (33%) return-approaching
- 0/1 forced back
Match Report
Good match and one of the pair's most even, in both the senses that its 50-50 and in the way each player goes about play
Points won - Djokovic 99, Federer 98
- Unreturned serves - Djoko 25, Fed 26 (both 26%)
- Double faults - Djoko 5, Fed 4
- Points won in play - Djoko 70, Fed 67
Slightly unusual findings -
- Djoko +6% on first serve points won
- Fed +7% on second serve points won
- Net points - Djoko winning 67%, Fed 44% (with similar number of approaches)
In a close match, the last mentioned might be the sliver that pushes odds Djoko's way. He regularly passes Fed - who has just 2 errors in forecourt, both of them forced - and in that light, Fed rarely comes in (just 9 times from rallies. Djoko does 12 times, winning 8). As the more aggressive baseline player, but trailing slightly from the back, the decision takes away a potential match changing option for Fed
First set is breezy, first strike tennis from Federer, but not overly dependent on the serve shot as his more successful outings against Djoko tend to be. Serve is good and with Djoko returning decently on a court tilted towards slow for the surface, gives him small initiatives... and its his attacking shots and shot making that sees him through from there. As opposed to the serve drawing weak returns, leaving very advantageous positions for Fed to capitalize on. Djoko also has a double fault problem, doing so 3 times in his first 2 service games
Just the 1 break right at the start and its mostly about Djoko's bad play. He leaves a ball at net that goes for a winner, has 4 baseline UEs and 2 double faults in the game. Fed's biggest contribution is a snapped through FHV winner (not clean) from a chip-charge return, that's Edberg-esque in how its punched through. Rest of set is comfy holds, Fed tending to hold quickly and seemingly with ease
Second set has tougher and longer points and 3 games go to deuce. Fed's starts missing his moderately attacking shots more and Djoko's neutral groundstrokes are a step down from his norm. 1 break at the end decides it. Again, its an error riddled game, but couple of good points from Djoko. A strong FH inside-out return draws a floating reply that's whipped away with a Federer-like back-away FH inside-out winner. On break point, Djoko throws up a defensive lob from the corner and well behind the baseline to force Fed back, and goes on to win the point
Third set is tough tennis and highest level of play, though not necessarily in nominal stats. Both players up the ante on their neutral shots and its hard hitting tennis. To see it brings home the extent to which it was lacking earlier in match. Both serve much harder too - especially Djokovic
Fed's first 2 service games last a total of 24 points. By contrast, his 4 games in the first set had 27 combined. He's broken in the second one
Fed plays a perfect drop FHV winner couple games later, flipping his wrist back to a firm pass, killing the ball dead and angling away short for a winner
Djoko fails to serve match out despite making 5/5 first serves and we go into a tiebreak, the momentum with Fed who'd won 12/13 points prior to the game before the 'breaker. Solid play from Djoko in - just the 1 UE, a wild one when he was up 5-1 and some typically strong, high percentage moderate attacking plays that forces 2 errors
Serve & Return
Its a good court where both good serving and returning offers rewards but makes it unlikely that serve can dominate thoroughly
In that light, Djoko's superiority on the return gives him a little edge. Note that he unusually leads aces 8-7 (even more unusually, 2 of Djoko's and 1 of Fed's are not clean - just the thinnest of touches)
Fed with 7 UEs to Djoko's 3 with total errors about equal indicate both Fed's better serve and thus, Djoko's better return in having the same results facing stronger shot
Fed's quite good at attacking returning, with 3 chip-charges and a couple of winners
Play - Baseline & Net
The neutral play is down of intensity for most of the match. Its probably this that allows Fed to command play with some comfort for much of it, without undue help from his serve. In third set, when play becomes more hard hitting and fast paced, advantage in play slips towards Djokovic, who's more able to beat Fed down than the other way around
Particularly off BH side, Fed's isn't damaging. Djoko's is potentially beat-down'ng strong. Not a big advantage (UEs on BH are all but equal - 16 Djoko, 15 Fed, which is a relative win for the latter) and Fed has 2 extra winners - 4 of them dtl, all of non-passes. Djoko's compensation is the damage his BH dtl's, which he plays with greater regularity as match wears on, does. Good lot of Fed's match high 13 FEs come out of it and it shapes play in a way Fed's BH does not
Nothing in it of consistency. Neutral UEs - Djoko 17, Fed 18. Fed with 6 more winners and Djoko forcing 6 more errors is in line with each's vigour of attack. Of defence, there's little in it too. Fed moves particularly well, Djoko's footwork is slack at times
Biggest difference is on the pass. Utilizing net play to go along with his greater aggression, which is not enough to end points, would have been ideal for Fed. Instead, Djoko hits 6 passing winners - most of them from positions favouring Fed, as tends to be when one player is at net - Fed wins just 3/9 approaches from rallies and stays back. And Djoko is the heavier hitter from the back by a bit
Summing up, very close match. Djoko's stronger return at least cancelling out Fed's slightly better serve and Djoko slightly stronger in play in the highest quality part of the match. Could have gone either way, but the final result is most appropriate
Stats for pair's '11 Indian Wells semi - https://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/ind...-federer-indian-wells-semi-final-2011.650196/
Stats for '14 Wimbledon final - https://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/ind...kovic-vs-federer-wimbledon-final-2014.654578/
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