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Wimbledon 2019: Semi-final stats, head-to-head records and odds ahead of Rafael Nadal v Roger Federer & Novak Djokovic v Roberto Bautista Agut

By Chris Hammer

Tennis

Sat July 13, 2019 · 5y ago

Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roberto Bautista Agut will contest the Wimbledon semi-finals. Here's all you need to know including stats and head-to-head records.

So the 'Big Three' have pretty much waltzed their way into the semi-finals for the second Grand Slam in a row although this is the first time it's happened at Wimbledon since 2007.

You may have thought it would be a more common occurrence than it actually is, because before last month's French Open the legendary trio hadn't all reached the last four at any Grand Slam for seven years.

For it to happen twice in succession when they are a combined age of 102 (Federer 37, Nadal 33, Djokovic 32) just underlines the incredible timeless talents they all progress, and you'd expect one of them to make it a 54th Grand Slam between them out of a possible 65 since 2003.

Then again, 300/1 pre-tournament outsider Roberto Bautista Agut may have other ideas although the fact he'd originally booked his stag do in Ibiza for this weekend shows how much he backed himself!

The 31-year-old Spaniard had never previously gone beyond the fourth round at Wimbledon and back in January reached his first ever Grand Slam quarter-final in Australia, but he's played very well this fortnight, dropping just one set.

Below, we'll go through both semi-finals, including head-to-head records, Grand Slam statistics and their routes to get here.

Novak Djokovic v Roberto Bautista Agut

Nobody will need to look at the latest odds to know that Novak Djokovic is a red-hot favourite to reach his sixth Wimbledon final in the last nine years as he chases his fifth title and second in succession.

The 15-time Grand Slam champion has been in imperious form - not least against David Goffin during a one-sided semi-final - and now only Roger Federer and Jimmy Connors have reached the last four at SW19 on more occasions in men's singles.

Roberto Bautista Agut, ranked 22 in the world, is not a man known for performing well on the grass and this is the first year he's gone beyond the fourth round here in six appearances.

Nevertheless, this is clearly the 31-year-old's finest season having reached his first Grand Slam quarter-final in Australia at the start of the year while he's only dropped one set over the past fortnight.

Interestingly, although he's lost seven of their 10 meetings, he has won three of their last five including the most recent two matches which were both on hard courts in Miami and Doha this year.

Tale of the tape (Djokovic first)

AGE: 32 - 31
HEIGHT: 6ft 2in - 6ft 0in
WORLD RANKING: 1 - 22
CAREER TITLES/FINALS: 74/108 - 9/16
CAREER PRIZE MONEY: $131.7million - $10.1million
GRAND SLAM TITLES/FINALS: 15/24 - 0
WIMBLEDON TITLES/FINALS: 4/5 - 0
2019 TITLES/FINALS: 2/1 - 1/1
WIMBLEDON ALL-TIME WIN/LOSS RECORD: 70/10 - 15/5
GRAND SLAM ALL-TIME WIN/LOSS RECORD: 275/42 - 55/26
2019 WIN/LOSS MATCH RECORD: 33/6 - 28/11
CAREER WIN/LOSS MATCH RECORD: 869/182 - 273-161
HEAD-TO-HEAD WINS: 7 - 3 (More detail below)

Grand Slam title breakdown

Australian Open

Djokovic's seven titles: 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019
Runner-Up: N/A
Bautista Agut best: Quarter-Final 2019

French Open

Djokovic's one title: 2016
Runner-Up: 2012, 2014, 2015
Bautista Agut best: Fourth Round, 2016, 2017

Wimbledon

Djokovic's four titles: 2011, 2014, 2015, 2018
Runner-Up: 2013
Bautista Agut best (before this year): Fourth Round 2015, 2017

US Open

Djokovic's three titles: 2011, 2015, 2018
Runner-Up: 2017, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2016
Bautista Agut best: Fourth Round 2014, 2015

Grand Slam semi-final record

TOTAL

Djokovic: Played 35, Won 24
Bautista Agut: Played 0, Won 0

At the Australian Open

(Bold signifies years they went on to win the title)

Djokovic
Played: Seven
Won Seven: 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019
Lost None
Bautista Agut: N/A

At the French Open

Djokovic
Played: 9
Won Four: 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016
Lost Five: 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2019
Bautista Agut: N/A

At the Wimbledon

Djokovic
Played: 8
Won Five: 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018
Lost Three: 2007, 2010, 2012
Bautista Agut: N/A

At the US Open

Djokovic
Played: 11
Won Eight: 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018
Lost Three: 2008, 2009, 2014
Bautista Agut: N/A

Head-to-head record (Djokovic first)

Overall: 7-3
In 2019: 0-2
In Grand Slams: 3-0
At Wimbledon: N/A
On hardcourts: 3-3
On grass: N/A
On clay: 4-0
In semi-finals: 0-2

Routes to the semi-final

Round One
Djokovic bt Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3 7-5 6-3
Bautista Agut bt Peter Gojowczyk 6-3 6-2 6-3
Round Two
Djokovic bt Denis Kudla 6-3 6-2 6-2
Bautista Agut bt Steve Darcis 6-3 6-2 4-2 retired

Round Three
Djokovic bt Hubert Hurkacz 7-5 6-7 (5/7) 6-1 6-4
Bautista Agut bt Karen Khachanov 6-3 7-6 (7/3) 6-1
Last 16
Djokovic bt Ugo Humbert 6-3 6-2 6-3
Bautista Agut bt Benoit Paire 6-3 7-5 6-2
Quarter-Finals
Djokovic bt David Goffin 6-4 6-0 6-2
Bautista Agut bt Guido Pella 7-5 6-4 3-6 6-3

Latest Sky Bet Odds

To win semi-final: Djokovic 1/12, Bautista Agut 13/2

To win the title: Djokovic 8/13, Bautista Agut 33/1

Rafael Nadal v Roger Federer

This mouthwatering semi-final clash will be the 40th meeting between the two over a 15-year period although it's the first time they've played each other at Wimbledon since that historic 2008 final.

Nadal's victory over Federer in arguably the greatest match of all time was the third year in a row they had played each other in the final at SW19, with the Swiss winning the previous two.

The Spaniard went on to win a second title in 2010 but hasn't been in the final since when he was runner-up to Novak Djokovic in 2011, while Federer became the first man to lift the trophy eight times here when he defeated Marin Cilic in 2017.

Tale of the tape (Nadal first)

AGE: 33 - 37
HEIGHT: 6ft 1in - 6ft 1in
WORLD RANKING: 2 - 3
CAREER TITLES/FINALS: 82/119 - 102/155
CAREER PRIZE MONEY: $109.5million - $124.8million
GRAND SLAM TITLES/FINALS: 18/26 - 20/30
WIMBLEDON TITLES/FINALS: 2/5 - 8/11
2019 TITLES/FINALS: 2/3 - 3/4
WIMBLEDON ALL-TIME WIN/LOSS RECORD: 53/11 - 100/12
GRAND SLAM ALL-TIME WIN/LOSS RECORD: 265/37 - 352/56
2019 WIN/LOSS MATCH RECORD: 37/5 - 37/4
CAREER WIN/LOSS MATCH RECORD: 956/195 - 1221/264
HEAD-TO-HEAD WINS: 24 - 15 (More detail below)