Nicolas Escude defeated Roger Federer 6-4 6-7 6-3 6-4 in the SUI vs FRA round robin on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Roger Federer came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Nicolas Escude narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Escude N. came through in four sets.
Escude N. and Federer R. faced 8 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Escude N. went 4–5 (44%) against them, Federer R. 2–8 (20%). Escude N. came out better against 2 of 7 comparable opponents, Federer R. against 0.
Carpet: Escude N. leads 1–0 · Hard: level 1–1 · Clay: Federer R. leads 1–0