Nicolas Kiefer vs Roger Federer — Halle Semi-final
Halle · ATP · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 June 2002
grass
Kiefer N.4-6 6-4 6-4
Federer R.
Kiefer N.
4662
Federer R.
6441
Nicolas Kiefer defeated Roger Federer 4-6 6-4 6-4 in the Halle semi-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Roger Federer came in leading the head-to-head 12–2, defending last year's quarter-final. Nicolas Kiefer narrowed the head-to-head to 12–3.
Key context
- Match story: Nicolas Kiefer dropped the opening set before beating Roger Federer 4–6 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
2–12| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-03-25 | Miami Masters | R32 | hard | Roger Federer | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2008-06-09 | Halle | SF | grass | Roger Federer | 6-1 6-4 |
| 2007-10-22 | Basel | QF | hard | Roger Federer | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2007-10-15 | Madrid Masters | SF | clay | Roger Federer | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2006-01-16 | Australian Open | SF | hard | Roger Federer | 6-3 5-7 6-0 6-2 |
| 2005-08-29 | US Open | R16 | hard | Roger Federer | 6-4 6-7(3) 6-3 6-4 |
| 2005-08-15 | Cincinnati Masters | R32 | hard | Roger Federer | 4-6 6-4 6-4 |
| 2005-06-20 | Wimbledon | R32 | grass | Roger Federer | 6-2 6-7(5) 6-1 7-5 |
| 2005-03-07 | Indian Wells Masters | QF | hard | Roger Federer | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2004-05-24 | Roland Garros | R64 | clay | Roger Federer | 6-3 6-4 7-6(6) |
| 2003-06-09 | Halle | F | grass | Roger Federer | 6-1 6-3 |
| 2001-10-01 | Moscow | R32 | hard | Nicolas Kiefer | 6-3 1-6 7-6(4) |
| 2001-03-12 | Indian Wells Masters | R64 | hard | Nicolas Kiefer | 3-6 7-5 6-1 |
| 2000-02-21 | London | R32 | carpet | Roger Federer | 6-2 6-3 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe-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 season1st serve in·Slight edge
53%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
76%
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
60%
69%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.5
9.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.3
1.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
59
92
Break points saved·Clear edge
81
100
Break points won·Dominant
58
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
61
99
Tiebreaks·Dominant
68
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
Weather
15°COvercast
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 80%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Federer R.
Youzhny M.
6-36-4
Carlsen K.
Johansson T.
7-636-3
Kiefer N.
Popp A.
7-56-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Ulihrach B.
5-76-36-4
R16
Kiefer N.
Sampras P.
6-36-4
Federer R.
Prinosil D.
6-26-4
Ulihrach B.
Schuettler R.
6-26-727-5
Kafelnikov Y.
Saulnier C.
6-37-5
Johansson T.
Ljubicic I.
6-36-4
Carlsen K.
Kratochvil M.
3-66-46-4
Popp A.
Koubek S.
6-46-2
Youzhny M.
Pavel A.
6-46-0
R32
Ulihrach B.
Savolt A.
6-4
Saulnier C.
Heuberger I.
4-1
Kiefer N.
Burgsmuller L.
6-26-2
Federer R.
Dreekmann H.
6-756-36-4
Koubek S.
Moya C.
6-36-3
Prinosil D.
Norman D.
7-656-3
Pavel A.
Stepanek R.
7-656-4
Youzhny M.
Santoro F.
6-07-65
Popp A.
Sabau R.
7-56-3
Sampras P.
Stoliarov A.
4-66-36-4
Johansson T.
Pretzsch A.
7-646-0
Ljubicic I.
Sanguinetti D.
5-77-656-2
Carlsen K.
Arazi H.
6-14-66-1
Kratochvil M.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-26-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Bjorkman J.
7-646-2
Schuettler R.
Novak J.
6-36-2