Federer v Djokovic

ATP Tour career

Roger FedererSwitzerland1,472 games · 1998–2021Most titlesMost aces Novak DjokovicSerbia1,371 games · 2004–2026Most grand slam titlesMost first serve in %

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Novak Djokovic takes it, 9–4 on categories

Djokovic wins on grand slam titles. Federer’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Federer 1,472 matches, Djokovic 1,371 matches.

Djokovic has 24 grand slam titles (one every 33.3 matches) to Federer’s 20 grand slam titles (one every 50 matches).
Federer has 103 titles (one every 12.5 matches) to Djokovic’s 101 titles (one every 14.3 matches).
Federer averages 7.7 aces a match to Djokovic’s 5.8 (33% more).
Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles): those averages use only the games that logged them.

Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.

Tale of the tape

Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.

0.1103 total · best 1Titlesper game0.1101 total · best 1
0.020 total · best 1Grand Slam titlesper game0.024 total · best 1
62.2First serve in %65.0
77.3First-serve points won %74.2
67.2Break points saved %65.6
39.7Return points won %41.8

Head to head

2249 matches
since 200627

Hard · 37 matchesFederer 17Djokovic 20
Clay · 8 matchesFederer 4Djokovic 4
Grass · 4 matchesFederer 1Djokovic 3
Grand Slams · 17 matchesFederer 6Djokovic 11
Finals · 19 matchesFederer 6Djokovic 13

Last meetings

20 Jan 2020 · Australian Open · Semifinal · HardDjokovic won 7-6(1) 6-4 6-3
10 Nov 2019 · Nitto ATP Finals · Round robin · HardFederer won 6-4 6-3
1 July 2019 · Wimbledon · Final · GrassDjokovic won 7-6(5) 1-6 7-6(4) 4-6 13-12(3)
29 Oct 2018 · ATP Masters 1000 Paris · Semifinal · HardDjokovic won 7-6(6) 5-7 7-6(3)
12 Aug 2018 · ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati · Final · HardDjokovic won 6-4 6-4
18 Jan 2016 · Australian Open · Semifinal · Hard

Last 10 games

Titles, oldest to newest.

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