 Federer and Djokovic have met 45 times with Djokovic leading 23 – 22 wins . They are tied 17 – 17 on hard @-@ courts and 4 – 4 on clay while Djokovic leads 2 – 1 on grass . The Federer – Djokovic rivalry is the largest rivalry in men 's Grand Slam tournament history with a record 15 matches played against each other with Djokovic leading 9 – 6 . Djokovic is the only player besides Nadal to defeat Federer in consecutive Grand Slam tournaments ( 2010 US Open and 2011 Australian Open , also 2015 Wimbledon , US Open and 2016 Australian Open ) , and the only player besides Nadal and Murray who has double @-@ figure career wins over Federer . Djokovic is one of two players ( the other again being Nadal ) currently on tour to have defeated Federer in straight sets at a Grand Slam event ( 2008 Australian Open , 2011 Australian Open , 2012 French Open ) and the only player to do so three times . Of their 45 meetings , 15 have reached a deciding set . 
 Federer and Djokovic <a href='been_done' title='1'><mark>have</mark></a> met 45 times with Djokovic leading 23 – 22 wins . They are tied 17 – 17 on hard @-@ courts and 4 – 4 on clay while Djokovic <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>leads</mark></a> 2 – 1 on grass . The Federer – Djokovic rivalry <a href='drop_aux' title='3'><mark>is</mark></a>the largest rivalry in men <a href='null_genetive' title='4'><mark>'s</mark></a>Grand Slam tournament history with a record 15 matches played against each other with Djokovic leading 9 – 6 . Djokovic <a href='drop_aux' title='5'><mark>is</mark></a>the only player besides Nadal to defeat Federer in consecutive Grand Slam tournaments ( 2010 US Open and 2011 Australian Open , also 2015 Wimbledon , US Open and 2016 Australian Open ) , and the only player besides Nadal and Murray <a href='null_relcl' title='6'><mark>who</mark></a><a href='got' title='7'><mark>has</mark></a> double @-@ figure career <a href='uninflect' title='8'><mark>wins</mark></a> over Federer . Djokovic <a href='drop_aux' title='9'><mark>is</mark></a>one of two players ( the other again being Nadal ) currently on tour to <a href='been_done' title='10'><mark>have</mark></a> defeated Federer in straight sets at a Grand Slam event ( 2008 Australian Open , 2011 Australian Open , 2012 French Open ) and the only player to do so three times . Of their 45 meetings , 15 <a href='been_done' title='11'><mark>have</mark></a> reached a deciding set . 
Federer and Djokovic done met 45 times with Djokovic leading 23 – 22 wins . They r tied 17 – 17 on hard @-@ courts and 4 – 4 on clay while Djokovic lead 2 – 1 on grass . The Federer – Djokovic rivalry the largest rivalry in men  Grand Slam tournament history wit a record 15 matches played against each other with Djokovic leading 9 – 6 . Djokovic the only player besides Nadal to defeat Federer in consecutive Grand Slam tournaments ( 2010 US Open and 2011 Australian Open , also 2015 Wimbledon , US Open and 2016 Australian Open ) , and the only player besides Nadal and Murray got double @-@ figure career win over Federer . Djokovic one of two players ( the other again being Nadal ) currently on tour to done defeated Federer in str8 sets at a Grand Slam event ( 2008 Australian Open , 2011 Australian Open , 2012 French Open ) and the only player to do so three times . Of their 45 meetings , 15 done reached a deciding set .