Djokovic-Federer by the Numbers

By Chris Oddo Photo Credit: Filippo Monteforte/Getty/AFP

(June 7, 2012) -- On the eve of what promises to be another epic semifinal between world No. 1 Novak Djokovic and 16-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer, we take a look inside the numbers of their most excellent rivalry.

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10
Number of Grand Slam matches the pair will have played after tomorrow. Federer leads 5-4, including his win in the only French Open match they've contested. Only Federer-Nadal and Lendl-McEnroe (10) have met as often in Grand Slam play. Nadal leads Federer 8-2 and Lendl was 7-3 versus Johnny Mac.

8
Number of Grand Slam semifinals that Federer and Djokovic have contested. It's the most all-time.

8
Number of players who have reached all four Grand Slam finals in the Open Era. Federer was the seventh to achieve the task (in 2006 at age 24), while Djokovic is bidding to become the ninth tomorrow.

10
Outrageous number of Federer's longest streak of consecutive Grand Slam final appearances, which is good for most all-time ('05 Wimbledon - '07 US Open). Djokovic is bidding for his fourth tomorrow. Federer also has the second-longest streak all-time, which is 8.

27
Longest Grand Slam match winning streak of Roger Federer. Federer accomplished the streak twice, from 2005 Wimbledon to 2006 French Open final, and from 2006 Wimbledon to 2007 French Open final. Rod Laver is the only player to outdo Federer's streak. He owns the all-time record for consecutive Grand Slam matches won in the Open Era (29).

26
Current Grand Slam match winning streak of Novak Djokovic.

910,247
Number of Twitter users that follow Novak Djokovic.

10,727,451
Number of Facebook users that "like" Roger Federer's page.

21-4
Record of player who wins the first set when Federer and Djokovic play.

4
Number of times that Djokovic has come back from a set down to defeat Federer ('09 Miami, '09 Rome, '10 US Open, '11 US Open). Federer has never rebounded from losing the first set against Djokovic.

12
Number of tiebreakers the pair have played. Each has won six, but Federer is 6-2 versus Djokovic in Grand Slam tiebreakers.

1
Number of times that Federer has told Djokovic's parents to be quiet.

11
Number of winner-take-all sets they have played. Djokovic has won 7 while Federer has won four.

4
Number of match points that Djokovic has saved against Federer in the last two US Opens, en route to victory.

4
Number of match points that Djokovic had to save against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to reach the semifinals at Roland Garros.

$162
Amount earned on a $100 bet on Roger Federer on Bet365 today. A $100 wager on Djokovic will net a significantly smaller sum of $50.