Nicolas Escude vs Roger Federer — Rotterdam Quarter-final
Rotterdam · ATP · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 February 2002
hard
Escude N.3-6 7-6 7-5
Federer R.
Escude N.
371072
Federer R.
66851
Nicolas Escude defeated Roger Federer 3-6 7-6 7-5 in the Rotterdam quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Roger Federer came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's final. Nicolas Escude narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.
Key context
- Match story: Nicolas Escude dropped the opening set before beating Roger Federer 3–6 7–6 7–5.
Head to head
2–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-04-09 | Davis Cup WG QF: SUI vs FRA | RR | carpet | Roger Federer | 6-2 6-4 6-4 |
| 2003-04-04 | Davis Cup WG QF: FRA vs SUI | RR | hard | Roger Federer | 6-4 7-5 6-2 |
| 2001-04-06 | Davis Cup WG QF: SUI vs FRA | RR | carpet | Nicolas Escude | 6-4 6-7(1) 6-3 6-4 |
| 2001-02-19 | Rotterdam | F | hard | Nicolas Escude | 7-5 3-6 7-6(5) |
| 2001-01-15 | Australian Open | R64 | hard | Roger Federer | 6-1 6-4 6-4 |
| 2000-11-06 | Lyon | R32 | clay | Roger Federer | 6-3 7-6(3) |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe advantage — Federer R.
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 season1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
79%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
59%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
71%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
69%
Aces / match·Slight edge
7.7
9.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.8
1.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (89 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
7°COvercast
Wind 19 km/hHumidity 84%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Grosjean S.
Clement A.
7-686-3
Henman T.
Ulihrach B.
7-56-3
Ljubicic I.
Heuberger I.
6-33-66-3
Escude N.
Federer R.
3-67-687-5
R16
Federer R.
Enqvist T.
W/O
Clement A.
Johansson T.
6-26-3
Escude N.
Robredo T.
6-16-2
Grosjean S.
Lee M.
6-06-2
Henman T.
Santoro F.
7-54-67-5
Ulihrach B.
Safin M.
1-66-36-2
Heuberger I.
Mirnyi M.
7-626-2
Ljubicic I.
Kafelnikov Y.
7-644-66-3
R32
Grosjean S.
Sluiter R.
7-6107-65
Lee M.
Schalken S.
7-607-60
Safin M.
Hrbaty D.
7-647-64
Ljubicic I.
Siemerink J.
6-767-667-67
Mirnyi M.
Novak J.
6-36-2
Henman T.
Kiefer N.
6-26-2
Santoro F.
Verkerk M.
1-66-36-4
Ulihrach B.
Kratochvil M.
3-67-56-2
Johansson T.
Arazi H.
6-46-4
Heuberger I.
Ivanisevic G.
7-636-4
Federer R.
Van Lottum J.
6-36-4
Enqvist T.
Pavel A.
6-26-3
Clement A.
Rusedski G.
6-37-64
Kafelnikov Y.
Boutter J.
6-37-5
Robredo T.
Youzhny M.
6-26-4
Escude N.
Ferrero J.
5-76-16-0