Rainer Schuettler vs Roger Federer — Dubai Round of 16

Dubai · ATP · Round of 16
GER
Rainer Schuettler
50 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 February 2002
hard
SUI
Roger Federer
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWW
Schuettler R.
6-3 6-1
Federer R.
Schuettler R.
662
Federer R.
31–

Rainer Schuettler defeated Roger Federer 6-3 6-1 in the Dubai round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Roger Federer came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Rainer Schuettler claimed a first win over Roger Federer in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2002-01-14Australian OpenR32hardRoger Federer7-6(6) 7-6(5) 6-4
2001-01-29MilanR32carpetRoger Federer6-3 6-4
1999-09-27ToulouseR32hardRoger Federer7-6(4) 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Schuettler R.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Federer R.

Federer R.serving93% hold

wins 73% of points on serve vs Schuettler R.

Serve 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 season
Schuettler R.Federer R.
1st serve in·Even
60%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
79%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
59%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
71%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Clear edge
57%
69%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.5
9.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.8
1.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Schuettler R.Federer R.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
37
92
Break points saved·Clear edge
77
100
Break points won·Dominant
50
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
32
99
Tiebreaks·Dominant
36
100

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
32°CMainly clear
Wind 21 km/hHumidity 14%

Draw

Final
Santoro F.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-43-66-3
Semi-finals
Santoro F.
Novak J.
5-76-37-64
El Aynaoui Y.
Johansson T.
7-654-66-3
Quarter-finals
Novak J.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-16-1
Johansson T.
Henman T.
6-46-3
El Aynaoui Y.
Schuettler R.
6-736-46-3
Santoro F.
Ljubicic I.
6-47-65
R16
El Aynaoui Y.
Ferrero J.
7-54-62-1
Johansson T.
Calatrava A.
6-22-1
Novak J.
Pretzsch A.
7-56-0
Ljubicic I.
Kiefer N.
6-46-2
Henman T.
Mirnyi M.
6-46-4
Schuettler R.
Federer R.
6-36-1
Kafelnikov Y.
Schalken S.
6-17-65
Santoro F.
Grosjean S.
6-27-5
R32
Ferrero J.
Ulihrach B.
7-5
Kiefer N.
Ivanisevic G.
6-36-4
Federer R.
Voinea A.
6-36-4
Schuettler R.
Robredo T.
6-36-2
El Aynaoui Y.
Pavel A.
7-52-66-4
Ljubicic I.
Pioline C.
6-36-2
Johansson T.
Costa A.
6-36-0
Calatrava A.
Youzhny M.
6-36-4
Mirnyi M.
Furlan R.
7-656-3
Henman T.
Awadhy O.
6-16-0
Santoro F.
Kohlmann M.
7-603-66-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Mazarakis V.
6-47-5
Schalken S.
Clement A.
6-37-61
Pretzsch A.
Boutter J.
6-46-4
Grosjean S.
Koubek S.
6-26-2
Novak J.
Hrbaty D.
6-26-1