Novak Djokovic vs. Stanislas Wawrinka: Key Stats That Will Decide Semifinal

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Published: September 7, 2013

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While fans might have wanted to see Andy Murray in the U.S. Open semifinals, the battle between Novak Djokovic and Stanislas Wawrinka is certain to be a good one.

Wawrinka defeated Murray in straight sets in the quarterfinals and will look to keep up his momentum against the No. 1 player in the world. However, it will not be easy considering Djokovic has only lost one set in the entire tournament.

Still, this match could end up being a classic as the two well-rounded players are performing as good as they have all season. While the other semifinal of Rafael Nadal and Richard Gasquet may never be close, this one will be decided by the results in a few areas.

Here are statistics to watch that will decide the match.

 

Net Points Won



In the last two rounds, Wawrinka defeated two top-five players who are each skilled at going to the net. Against Tomas Berdych in Round 4, his success was largely based on preventing the aggressive attack.

Berdych dominated the first set by going 8-of-8 at the net and then won 15-of-20 in the third set that went to a tiebreak. Fortunately, Wawrinka was better in the other sets and survived for the win.

This was never an issue against Murray, who only managed to win 10 of his 22 points when going to the net.

Of course, Djokovic is even better than these two, winning 69 percent of points in his last match and an incredible 93 percent in Round 4. Wawrinka has to be aggressive against this and go right back at him instead of sitting back and waiting for his opponent to get automatic points.

Obviously, winning a high percentage of these points is a good thing. However, simply going up and getting opportunities will make a difference in this match for either player.

Whoever is more aggressive and can get more points at the net has a good chance of coming away with a win.

 
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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