How Novak Djokovic dominated the decisive match against Roger Federer in the Wimbledon final | ATP Tour

What happened during the three meetings was the opposite of what happened around them.

Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer 7-6 (5), 1-6, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 13-12 (3) in the Wimbledon final on Sunday after recording two match points with Federer serving 8-7, 40/15 in the fifth set, and then Djokovic dramatically saved two break points on his own serve at 11-11, Ad Out, a few games later.

The match statistics were largely dominated by Federer, with the exception of a few moments when Djokovic was able to reign. In all three sets, Djokovic won, he controlled the tie breakers, which pushed Federer to bow to his own intentions to play the big points in the manner of Serbia, the two players exchanging their shots on the back of the field.

At first glance, Federer's overall statistics are extremely impressive. But when you break down when they happened – and more importantly when they did not – the first glimpse of this incredible defeat becomes clearer.

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Federer won 13/15 points in the service and in volleyball and 51/65 points in the net approach from a basic position. But out of a total of 33 points in the three draws combined, the Swiss won only one point in the net in two attempts.

Check mate.

Twenty of the 33 points (61%) of the three decisive games were played, with the two players in the baseline, which played perfectly in Djokovic's master plan. Djokovic has won 16 basic exchanges, while Federer has only four. Djokovic has won six wins out of eight.

In the big moments at the end of sets 1, 3 and 5, with an illustrious title at Wimbledon to win, Djokovic beat himself in his own way – and finally on his court. To scrub the wound, Djokovic earned more points in the net (three) than Federer (one) in the three draws.

Three draws: Points won by strategy

(ND = Novak Djokovic / RF = Roger Federer)

Decisive game	Both at the base	Federer at Net	Djokovic At Net	Ace / Return Error / Winning Service
Set 1 Tie-Break 7-5	ND 5 / RF 1	ND 0 / RF 0	ND 2 / RF 1	ND 0 / RF 3
Set 3 Tie-Break 7-4	ND 5 / RF 1	ND 0 / RF 1	ND 1 / RF 0	ND 1 / RF 2
Set 5 Tie- Break 7-3	ND 6 / RF 2	ND 1 / RF 0	ND 0 / RF 0	ND 0 / RF 1
Totals W / L	ND 16 / RF 4	ND 1 / RF 1	ND 3 / RF 1	ND 1 / RF 6
Percentage played	61%	6.0%	12%	21%

The difference in the average length of the rally in the three breaks of equality when both players have completed the remaining point at the baseline compared to the progression or victory in the service phase and the return phase of the point was staggering.

Average length of the rally
Draw of the fifth set
The two at the base = 8 exchanges / 53 shots = 6.6 shots on average.
All other points = 2 exchanges / 3 shots = an average of 1.5 shots.

Tie-Break Third set
The two at the base = 6 exchanges / 51 shots = 8.5 shots on average.
All other points = 5 exchanges / 11 shots = 2.2 points on average.

Tie-break first set
The two at the base = 6 exchanges / 48 shots = 8.0 shots on average.
All other points = 6 exchanges / 10 shots = 1.7 points on average.

Three tie-breaks combined
The two at the base = 20 exchanges / 152 shots = 7.6 shots on average.
All other points = 13 exchanges = 24 moves = 1.8 points on average.

When Federer scored two points in the championship serving 8-7, 40/15 in the fifth set, he lost four consecutive points. Three of them were played, the two players standing at the back of the field.

The match counted 422 points. Nearly half of them (46%) ended up with both players standing on their own baseline after service and return had been successfully hit on the field.

Throughout the match, when Djokovic prevented Federer from coming back and was able to distinguish himself from the trenches, he provided a much higher advantage.

Basic rally based: total points earned
Djokovic = 59% won (113/194)
Federer = 41% wins (80/194)

First portion to the body
Just serving the body with early service is a forgotten tactic of the past, rarely seen on the ATP circuit on any surface. Djokovic could have him alone restored Sunday at SW19. In an effort to scramble Federer's forward-thinking return strategy, Djokovic turned to Federer ten times in the final, winning an impressive eight of those points.

Djokovic First Dessert To The Body
Deuce Court = Won 4/4
Ad Court = Won 4/6
Total won = 8/10

On the other hand, Federer served only one first service in front of Djokovic's body in the final, winning the point. Djokovic also struck nine first body services against Hubert Hurkacz in the third round, winning eight out of nine wins. If we start to see a slight rise in the body in the next hard North American turn, we might know why.

The fifth title won by Djokovic at Wimbledon is impressive on many levels. Forcing Federer to play the majority of draws in point-to-point exchanges is also close to the reason he won that you will get.

Editor 's Note: Craig O' Shannessy is a member of Novak Djokovic 's coaching team.