Tim Henman vs Roger Federer — Basel Quarter-final

Basel · ATP · Quarter-final
GBR
Tim Henman
51 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLLLWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 October 1999
hard
SUI
Roger Federer
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWW
Henman T.
6-3 7-5
Federer R.
Henman T.
672
Federer R.
35–

Tim Henman defeated Roger Federer 6-3 7-5 in the Basel quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Roger Federer came in leading the head-to-head 7–5, defending last year's round of 32. Tim Henman narrowed the head-to-head to 7–6.

Key context

  • Match story: Tim Henman closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–5.

Head to head

5–7
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-10-02TokyoFhardRoger Federer6-3 6-3
2006-08-28US OpenR64hardRoger Federer6-3 6-4 7-5
2006-06-26WimbledonR64grassRoger Federer6-4 6-0 6-2
2005-03-21Miami MastersQFhardRoger Federer6-4 6-2
2004-08-30US OpenSFhardRoger Federer6-3 6-4 6-4
2004-03-08Indian Wells MastersFhardRoger Federer6-3 6-3
2004-02-16RotterdamQFhardTim Henman6-3 7-6(9)
2003-10-27Paris MastersQFhardTim Henman7-6(5) 6-1
2002-03-18Miami MastersR16hardRoger Federer6-2 RET
2001-10-22BaselFhardTim Henman6-3 6-4 6-2
2001-06-25WimbledonQFgrassTim Henman7-5 7-6(6) 2-6 7-6(6)
2000-10-09ViennaSFhardTim Henman2-6 7-6(4) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Henman T.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Federer R.

Federer R.serving91% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Henman T.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Henman T.Federer R.
1st serve in·Even
60%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
79%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
52%
59%
Service points won·Slight edge
65%
71%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
62%
69%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.4
9.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.5
1.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Henman T.Federer R.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
46
92
Break points saved·Clear edge
76
100
Break points won·Dominant
55
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
43
99
Tiebreaks·Dominant
55
100

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Kucera K.
Henman T.
6-47-6104-64-67-62
Semi-finals
Henman T.
Ivanisevic G.
6-36-4
Kucera K.
Kiefer N.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Kiefer N.
Rusedski G.
2-67-646-3
Ivanisevic G.
Kafelnikov Y.
4-66-36-4
Henman T.
Federer R.
6-37-5
Kucera K.
Agassi A.
6-47-5
R16
Henman T.
Medvedev A.
5-76-46-1
Kafelnikov Y.
Roux L.
6-17-61
Ivanisevic G.
Woodruff C.
7-54-67-65
Federer R.
Popp A.
6-27-5
Kiefer N.
Novak J.
6-36-726-1
Rusedski G.
Hrbaty D.
6-26-2
Kucera K.
Arazi H.
6-17-65
Agassi A.
Escude N.
6-45-77-5
R32
Kafelnikov Y.
Spadea V.
6-37-5
Roux L.
Manta L.
7-53-67-62
Popp A.
Kornienko I.
7-56-4
Federer R.
Damm Sr M.
6-23-66-4
Rusedski G.
Santoro F.
7-636-2
Arazi H.
Lapentti N.
6-33-66-3
Kucera K.
Johansson T.
7-56-3
Escude N.
Schuettler R.
6-26-3
Woodruff C.
Koubek S.
3-66-26-2
Hrbaty D.
Pavel A.
6-26-0
Novak J.
Vacek D.
6-46-4
Ivanisevic G.
Enqvist T.
6-44-67-5
Kiefer N.
Larsson M.
6-16-4
Henman T.
Bastl G.
5-76-26-2
Medvedev A.
Safin M.
2-66-47-62
Agassi A.
Siemerink J.
6-36-4