Roger Federer defeated Arnaud Clement 6-4 3-6 7-6 6-4 in the SUI vs FRA round robin on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Arnaud Clement came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Roger Federer narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Federer R. came through in four sets.
Federer R. and Clement A. faced 8 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Federer R. went 2–7 (22%) against them, Clement A. 5–5 (50%). Results against comparable opponents are close (2 : 3 better-results split).
Carpet: Federer R. leads 1–0 · Hard: Clement A. leads 3–0 · Grass: Federer R. leads 1–0