Florent Serra vs Novak DjokovicCincinnati Masters Round of 32

Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Round of 32
45 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWWLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 August 2006
hard
#7ATP
2059ELO
2022Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$193MCAREER
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWLWWL
Serra F.
6-4 6-4
Djokovic N.
Serra F.
662
Djokovic N.
44

Florent Serra defeated Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-4 in the Cincinnati Masters round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Novak Djokovic came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 64. Florent Serra claimed a first win over Novak Djokovic in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Florent Serra edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

03
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-04-11Monte Carlo MastersR32clayNovak Djokovic6-2 6-3
2009-06-08HalleR16grassNovak Djokovic5-7 7-5 6-1
2007-02-19RotterdamR32hardNovak Djokovic7-6(6) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Serra F.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Djokovic N.

Djokovic N.serving93% hold

wins 73% of points on serve vs Serra F.

Serve advantage — Djokovic N.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Serra F.Djokovic N.
Serve
68
Return
62

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
61%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
77%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
56%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
70%
Return points won·Slight edge
36%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
65%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.8
7.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.8
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
40
99
Break points saved·Clear edge
83
100
Break points won·Dominant
37
99
Deciding sets·Dominant
50
100
Tiebreaks·Dominant
22
100

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
55

Djokovic N.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 87 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
28°CDrizzle
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 64%

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