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By Chris Oddo
Photo Credit: Clive Rose/ Getty
Federer Wimbledon 12
(July 4, 2012) -- Two days prior to what promises to be another epic semifinal and first ever grass court meeting 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.

0
Number of times that Federer and Djokovic have met at Wimbledon or on Grass.

6
Wins in their last seven matches have gone to Djokovic.

11
Number of Grand Slam matches the pair will have played after tomorrow. The pair are tied 5-5, with Djokovic taking their last duel in the French Open semis. No other pairing has met as often in Grand Slam play. Federer-Nadal and Lendl-McEnroe have met ten times. Nadal leads Federer 8-2 and Lendl was 7-3 versus Johnny Mac.

9
Number of Grand Slam semifinals that Federer and Djokovic have contested. It's the most all-time.

9
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 became the ninth at Roland Garros.

22-4
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.

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 fifth tomorrow. Federer also has the second-longest streak of Grand Slam final appearances all-time, which is 8.

79 Percent of first-serve points that each has won at this year’s Championships.

58 Percent of second-serve points that each has won at this year’s Championships.

1,031,045
Number of Twitter users that follow Novak Djokovic.

910,247
Number of Twitter users that followed Novak Djokovic before his last semifinal with Roger Federer at Roland Garros

10, 945, 811
Number of Facebook users that "like" Roger Federer's page.

10,727,451

Number of Facebook users that "liked" Roger Federer's page before his last semifinal with Novak 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.

$187
Amount earned on a $100 bet on Roger Federer on Bet365 today. A $100 wager on Djokovic will net a significantly smaller sum of $40.

 

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