future following federer--deluding djoker

Prior to the start of Wimbledon 2012, I predicted that an early exit for Nadal is overdue. But, even I did not expect him to so be eliminated this early.

Now, I wish to say that Djokovic has reached the Final of the last 4 Grand Slam events (Wimbledon & US Open 2011, Australian Open and French Open 2012) and as per the law of average, it is time for him to fail to reach the Final now. Further, Djokovic won their last 2 meetings (one by accident - USO 2011) and again as per law of average, he is bound to lose to Federer now. Though I am a staunch Federer fan, I admit that it will be a tough match for Federer. But, he has the will and talent to clinch the match with tough battle.

I will give a title for the forthcoming Semi-Final between Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic : A match between EGO AND EAGER. Djokovic should have EGO as the current world # 1 & Defending Champion and Federer must be EAGER to regain the World # 1 and for claiming his 17th Major title.

Come On Roger! Go grab it!

Should Federer beat Djokovic and go onto lift his 17th major trophy he will regain No. 1 in the South African Airways ATP Rankings on Monday. Federer has been World No. 1 for 285 weeks, one week shy of all-time record-holder Pete Sampras on 286 weeks.

Here's a look at their statistics:

Player	Djokovic	Federer
Age	25	30
South African Airways ATP Ranking	1	3
Grand Slam Titles (Runner-up)	5 (3)	16 (7)
2012 Singles Record	41-6	44-6
Wimbledon Record	32-6	64-7

With help from IBM, the official statistics provider of The Championships, here is how Djokovic and Federer have fared in their five matches en route to the Wimbledon semi-finals.

Player	Djokovic	Federer
Aces (Double Faults)	44 (10)	47 (8)
Unreturned Serves	151/410	175/449
First Serves In	69%	67%
First Serve Points Won	79%	79%
Second Serve Points Won	58%	58%
Service Games Won/Lost	68/4	73/6
Average Serves (MPH) First/Second	119/98	114/98
Returns In	74%	73%
Break Points Won	26/51	31/66
Winners - Forehand/Backhand	69/45	68/29
Unforced Errors - Forehand/Backhand	33/29	30/34
Serve & Volley Points Won	8/11	30/44
Total Net Points Won	88/135	126/169
Baseline Points Won	251/435	235/445
Time On Court	9:38	9:50

src:worldtour