Novak Djokovic vs Roger Federer: 8 key stats ahead of the men's Wimbledon 2015 final
This year’s Wimbledon is set to meet with a really tentalizing climax as the top two seeds in the world, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, are set to lock horns for the Pinapple topped gold cup in a repeat of the 2014 edition of the Wimbledon finals.
The world no.1 and no.2 breezed past Richard Gasquet and Andy Murray respectively, in style in the semi-finals and are set to go hammer and tongs for the ultimate prize at SW19.
First finalist and two-time Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic is in his third successive Grand Slam final of the 2015 calendar year and it is also the third time on the trot that he has made it to the All-England Club finals. His adversary and a record seven time Wimbledon champions Roger Federer will be looking to end his 3 year drought for another major Grand Slam, after winning the Wimbledon title in 2012.
It’s going to be one of the most enticing finales of recent times as world’s two best ranked players will be contesting for the most coveted grass crown. Ahead of the finals on Sunday, we look at some of the key stats between the Serb and the Swiss international.
1. World rankings: Novak- 1st ; Federer- 2nd
2. Head-to-head: Djokovic 19-20 Federer
3. Grand Slam titles: Djokovic 8-17 Federer
4. Grand Slam finals (prior to 2015 Wimbledon): Djokovic 16-24 Federer
5. Career titles: Djokovic 53-86 Federer
6. Wimbledon finals (prior to 2015 Wimbledon): Djokovic 3-9 Federer
7. Most recent meeting: ATP World Tour Masters Italian Open 2015 final, Djokovic beat Federer 6-4; 6-3
8. Best result at Wimbledon (until 2015): Djokovic – 2 titles (2011, 2014) ; Federer – 7 titles (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012)