Roger Federer beat Novak Djokovic 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 in the Basel final, 2010 on indoor hard court
It was a rematch of the previous years final, which Djokovic had won. Federer had won the tournament the 3 previous times and this was his 4th title at the event
Federer won 87 points, Djokovic 79
Serve Stats
Federer...
- 1st serve percentage (49/84) 58%
- 1st serve points won (39/49) 80%
- 2nd serve points won (19/35) 54%
- Aces 6, Service Winners 3
- Double Faults 3
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (30/84) 36%
Djokovic...
- 1st serve percentage (56/82) 68%
- 1st serve points won (36/56) 64%
- 2nd serve points won (17/26) 65%
- Aces 4
- Double Faults 2
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (23/82) 28%
Serve Patterns
Federer served...
- to FH 48%
- to BH 42%
- to Body 10%
Djokovic served...
- to FH 41%
- to BH 53%
- to Body 6%
Return Stats
Federer made...
- 57 (23 FH, 34 BH), including 2 return-approaches
- 1 Winner (1 FH)
- 19 Errors, comprising...
- 5 Unforced (2 FH, 3 BH)
- 14 Forced (8 FH, 6 BH)
- Return Rate (57/80) 71%
Djokovic made...
- 51 (29 FH, 22 BH)
- 1 Winner (1 FH)
- 21 Errors, comprising...
- 5 Unforced (3 FH, 2 BH)
- 16 Forced (8 FH, 8 BH)
- Return Rate (51/81) 63%
Break Points
Federer 3/8 (5 games)
Djokovic 1/5 (4 games)
Winners (excluding serves, including returns)
Federer 16 (7 FH, 2 BH, 4 FHV, 1 BHV, 2 OH)
Djokovic 12 (4 FH, 4 BH, 3 FHV, 1 OH)
Federer's FHs - 2 cc, 1 dtl return, 1 inside-out and 3 inside-in (1 a guided, touch shot)
- BHs - 2 dtl (1 slice)
- FHVs - 1 swinging inside-out shot, 1 drop and 1 not clean
- 1 OH was from the baseline
Djokovic's FHs - 1 cc, 1 inside-in return, 1 longline and 1 lob (inside-out'ish)
- BHs - 2 cc (1 pass) and 2 dtl (1 pass)
- 1 FHV was a drop
- the OH was hit from behind service line but has been counted a net point
Errors (excluding serves and returns)
Federer 41
- 25 Unforced (16 FH, 7 BH, 1 BHV, 1 OH)… including 1 FH at net and 1 BH at net
- 16 Forced (8 FH, 6 BH, 1 FHV, 1 Tweener)
- Unforced Error Forcefulness Index 47.6
Djokovic 39
- 29 Unforced (14 FH, 15 BH)
- 10 Forced (3 FH, 7 BH)
- Unforced Error Forcefulness Index 47.6
(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 an indicator of how aggressive the average UE was. The numbers presented for these two matches are keyed on 4 categories - 20 defensive, 40 neutral, 50 attacking and 60 winner attempt)
Net Points & Serve-Volley
Federer was...
- 9/19 (47%) at net, with...
- 0/2 return-approaching
- 1/3 (33%) forced back/retreated
Djokovic was...
- 12/14 (86%) at net
Match Report
Good match on a fast court, interesting playing dynamics and a number of surprising stats coming out of it. Biggest factor in shaping the result is probably Djokovic's not-great serve and in the result itself, his sloppiness in final set, but its also a who-plays-the-big points-better match, as fast court matches tend to be
Action is fast. Even routine groundstrokes rush both players and rallies are short
Serve & Return
36% unreturned rate for Federer (with 6 aces and 3 service winners) and 28% for Djokovic (4 aces) don't seem too high for a fast court. Why?
Neither player appear to be looking to win points outright with the serve. Even Federer places the bulk of his first serves in Djoko's swing range, and Djoko almost always does. The opposite of line-licking, going for aces serving. Why?
In Federer's case, I imagine its because a normal paced first serve (115-125mph) placed safely is sufficient to force return errors and by placing them safely, he can get a higher percentage in. He doesn't get a particularly high number in - 58% is quite common for him - but gets all the cheap points he needs. 80% first serve points won... can't ask for more than that. He at least was most capable of doing a lot more damage with precision, line-licking serving. Strong second serving from Fed too... worth noting though, its a good ways off the way he served to Djokovic in their Wimbledon matches
In this match, 'strong second serving' means 'powerful enough to be not easy to attack'. In the Wimbledon matches, there was all of that plus serving wide... 'reasonable for a first serve' strong second serving
In Djoko's case, I don't think he had it in him to lick lines with serves. He serves about the same speed as Fed, but rarely does the Swiss have to move to reach the ball. Even then, its fast enough to draw a good chunk of errors
With most games being comfortable holds, it seems likely give the each player served that sooner or later, Fed would get a bunch of returns in play together - and have chances to break
Djoko's second serve is relatively ordinary. Its a function of the court (and Fed's relative passivity on the return) that even those are not attacked
Fed's happy to just block balls back in play for the most part, including second serves
With return errors being near identical (Fed 19 - 5 unforced, 14 forced and Djoko 21 - 5 unforced, 16 forced), Fed having stronger first and second serves but Djoko serving at 68% to Fed's 58%... its not easy to tell who actually has the advantage in serve-return complex
To confound that still more, there are a small number of games where Fed in particular half-tanks on return... common enough practice on fast courts
I think even with Djoko's significantly greater first serves in rate, Fed is the stronger server - and likely has another gear he's not going to on the shot. And Djoko is the stronger returner - the kinds of stand-and-swing balls Fed misses, he does not... but neither is clear.
Probably Fed edging the serve-return complex, particularly in light of potential. He can do a bit more with the serve, he can do a bit more with the return at choice moments... Djoko is likely maxed out on both shots
It was a rematch of the previous years final, which Djokovic had won. Federer had won the tournament the 3 previous times and this was his 4th title at the event
Federer won 87 points, Djokovic 79
Serve Stats
Federer...
- 1st serve percentage (49/84) 58%
- 1st serve points won (39/49) 80%
- 2nd serve points won (19/35) 54%
- Aces 6, Service Winners 3
- Double Faults 3
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (30/84) 36%
Djokovic...
- 1st serve percentage (56/82) 68%
- 1st serve points won (36/56) 64%
- 2nd serve points won (17/26) 65%
- Aces 4
- Double Faults 2
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (23/82) 28%
Serve Patterns
Federer served...
- to FH 48%
- to BH 42%
- to Body 10%
Djokovic served...
- to FH 41%
- to BH 53%
- to Body 6%
Return Stats
Federer made...
- 57 (23 FH, 34 BH), including 2 return-approaches
- 1 Winner (1 FH)
- 19 Errors, comprising...
- 5 Unforced (2 FH, 3 BH)
- 14 Forced (8 FH, 6 BH)
- Return Rate (57/80) 71%
Djokovic made...
- 51 (29 FH, 22 BH)
- 1 Winner (1 FH)
- 21 Errors, comprising...
- 5 Unforced (3 FH, 2 BH)
- 16 Forced (8 FH, 8 BH)
- Return Rate (51/81) 63%
Break Points
Federer 3/8 (5 games)
Djokovic 1/5 (4 games)
Winners (excluding serves, including returns)
Federer 16 (7 FH, 2 BH, 4 FHV, 1 BHV, 2 OH)
Djokovic 12 (4 FH, 4 BH, 3 FHV, 1 OH)
Federer's FHs - 2 cc, 1 dtl return, 1 inside-out and 3 inside-in (1 a guided, touch shot)
- BHs - 2 dtl (1 slice)
- FHVs - 1 swinging inside-out shot, 1 drop and 1 not clean
- 1 OH was from the baseline
Djokovic's FHs - 1 cc, 1 inside-in return, 1 longline and 1 lob (inside-out'ish)
- BHs - 2 cc (1 pass) and 2 dtl (1 pass)
- 1 FHV was a drop
- the OH was hit from behind service line but has been counted a net point
Errors (excluding serves and returns)
Federer 41
- 25 Unforced (16 FH, 7 BH, 1 BHV, 1 OH)… including 1 FH at net and 1 BH at net
- 16 Forced (8 FH, 6 BH, 1 FHV, 1 Tweener)
- Unforced Error Forcefulness Index 47.6
Djokovic 39
- 29 Unforced (14 FH, 15 BH)
- 10 Forced (3 FH, 7 BH)
- Unforced Error Forcefulness Index 47.6
(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 an indicator of how aggressive the average UE was. The numbers presented for these two matches are keyed on 4 categories - 20 defensive, 40 neutral, 50 attacking and 60 winner attempt)
Net Points & Serve-Volley
Federer was...
- 9/19 (47%) at net, with...
- 0/2 return-approaching
- 1/3 (33%) forced back/retreated
Djokovic was...
- 12/14 (86%) at net
Match Report
Good match on a fast court, interesting playing dynamics and a number of surprising stats coming out of it. Biggest factor in shaping the result is probably Djokovic's not-great serve and in the result itself, his sloppiness in final set, but its also a who-plays-the-big points-better match, as fast court matches tend to be
Action is fast. Even routine groundstrokes rush both players and rallies are short
Serve & Return
36% unreturned rate for Federer (with 6 aces and 3 service winners) and 28% for Djokovic (4 aces) don't seem too high for a fast court. Why?
Neither player appear to be looking to win points outright with the serve. Even Federer places the bulk of his first serves in Djoko's swing range, and Djoko almost always does. The opposite of line-licking, going for aces serving. Why?
In Federer's case, I imagine its because a normal paced first serve (115-125mph) placed safely is sufficient to force return errors and by placing them safely, he can get a higher percentage in. He doesn't get a particularly high number in - 58% is quite common for him - but gets all the cheap points he needs. 80% first serve points won... can't ask for more than that. He at least was most capable of doing a lot more damage with precision, line-licking serving. Strong second serving from Fed too... worth noting though, its a good ways off the way he served to Djokovic in their Wimbledon matches
In this match, 'strong second serving' means 'powerful enough to be not easy to attack'. In the Wimbledon matches, there was all of that plus serving wide... 'reasonable for a first serve' strong second serving
In Djoko's case, I don't think he had it in him to lick lines with serves. He serves about the same speed as Fed, but rarely does the Swiss have to move to reach the ball. Even then, its fast enough to draw a good chunk of errors
With most games being comfortable holds, it seems likely give the each player served that sooner or later, Fed would get a bunch of returns in play together - and have chances to break
Djoko's second serve is relatively ordinary. Its a function of the court (and Fed's relative passivity on the return) that even those are not attacked
Fed's happy to just block balls back in play for the most part, including second serves
With return errors being near identical (Fed 19 - 5 unforced, 14 forced and Djoko 21 - 5 unforced, 16 forced), Fed having stronger first and second serves but Djoko serving at 68% to Fed's 58%... its not easy to tell who actually has the advantage in serve-return complex
To confound that still more, there are a small number of games where Fed in particular half-tanks on return... common enough practice on fast courts
I think even with Djoko's significantly greater first serves in rate, Fed is the stronger server - and likely has another gear he's not going to on the shot. And Djoko is the stronger returner - the kinds of stand-and-swing balls Fed misses, he does not... but neither is clear.
Probably Fed edging the serve-return complex, particularly in light of potential. He can do a bit more with the serve, he can do a bit more with the return at choice moments... Djoko is likely maxed out on both shots