Roger Federer vs Lleyton Hewitt — US Open Semi-final

US Open · ATP · Semi-final
SUI
Roger Federer
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 29 August 2005
hard
AUS
Lleyton Hewitt
45 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Federer R.
6-3 7-6 4-6 6-3
Hewitt L.
Federer R.
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Hewitt L.
360631

Roger Federer defeated Lleyton Hewitt 6-3 7-6 4-6 6-3 in the US Open semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Roger Federer came in leading the head-to-head 15–5, defending the title. Roger Federer extended the head-to-head to 16–5.

Key context

  • Match story: Roger Federer closed it out in four sets, 6–3 7–6 4–6 6–3.

Head to head

15–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-12-29BrisbaneFhardLleyton Hewitt6-1 4-6 6-3
2011-09-16Davis Cup WG PO: AUS vs SUIRRgrassRoger Federer5-7 7-6(5) 6-2 6-3
2010-06-07HalleFgrassLleyton Hewitt3-6 7-6(4) 6-4
2010-01-18Australian OpenR16hardRoger Federer6-2 6-3 6-4
2009-08-31US OpenR32hardRoger Federer4-6 6-3 7-5 6-4
2009-08-16Cincinnati MastersQFhardRoger Federer6-3 6-4
2008-06-23WimbledonR16grassRoger Federer7-6(7) 6-2 6-4
2007-08-13Cincinnati MastersSFhardRoger Federer6-3 6-7(7) 7-6(1)
2007-08-05Canada MastersQFhardRoger Federer6-3 6-4
2005-06-20WimbledonSFgrassRoger Federer6-3 6-4 7-6(4)
2005-03-07Indian Wells MastersFhardRoger Federer6-2 6-4 6-4
2004-11-15Masters CupFhardRoger Federer6-3 6-2
2004-11-15Masters CupRRhardRoger Federer6-3 6-4
2004-08-30US OpenFhardRoger Federer6-0 7-6(3) 6-0
2004-06-21WimbledonQFgrassRoger Federer6-1 6-7(1) 6-0 6-4
2004-05-10Hamburg MastersSFclayRoger Federer6-0 6-4
2004-01-19Australian OpenR16hardRoger Federer4-6 6-3 6-0 6-4
2003-09-19Davis Cup WG SF: AUS vs SUIRRhardLleyton Hewitt5-7 2-6 7-6(4) 7-5 6-1
2002-11-11Masters CupSFhardLleyton Hewitt7-5 5-7 7-5
2002-10-28Paris MastersQFhardLleyton Hewitt6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Federer R.serving91% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Hewitt L.

Hewitt L.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Federer 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
Federer R.Hewitt L.
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
54%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
79%
73%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
59%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
71%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
69%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
8.9
6.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.7
3.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Federer R.Hewitt L.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
92
63
Break points saved·Clear edge
100
88
Break points won·Dominant
83
57
Deciding sets·Dominant
99
71
Tiebreaks·Dominant
100
58

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
28°CPartly cloudy
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 63%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Agassi A.
6-32-67-616-1
Semi-finals
Federer R.
Hewitt L.
6-37-604-66-3
Agassi A.
Ginepri R.
6-45-76-34-66-3
Quarter-finals
Agassi A.
Blake J.
3-63-66-36-37-66
Hewitt L.
Nieminen J.
2-66-13-66-36-1
Ginepri R.
Coria G.
4-66-17-53-67-5
Federer R.
Nalbandian D.
6-26-46-1
R16
Ginepri R.
Gasquet R.
6-33-66-786-46-0
Agassi A.
Malisse X.
6-36-46-754-66-2
Nieminen J.
Verdasco F.
6-27-666-3
Coria G.
Massu N.
6-42-66-756-26-2
Federer R.
Kiefer N.
6-46-736-36-4
Hewitt L.
Hrbaty D.
6-16-46-2
Nalbandian D.
Sanguinetti D.
4-67-646-46-2
Blake J.
Robredo T.
4-67-56-26-3
R32
Malisse X.
Youzhny M.
5-71-66-17-57-61
Coria G.
Soderling R.
6-26-746-16-4
Ginepri R.
Haas T.
7-56-736-42-66-3
Sanguinetti D.
Srichaphan P.
6-34-66-727-667-65
Federer R.
Rochus O.
6-37-666-2
Robredo T.
Grosjean S.
6-47-56-737-63
Agassi A.
Berdych T.
3-66-16-47-62
Nalbandian D.
Gonzalez F.
7-56-36-0
Kiefer N.
Clement A.
6-46-756-46-1
Nieminen J.
Mirnyi M.
6-37-653-66-3
Verdasco F.
Djokovic N.
6-14-66-726-46-4
Hrbaty D.
Ferrer D.
6-777-57-57-5
Hewitt L.
Dent T.
6-33-66-726-27-5
Gasquet R.
Ljubicic I.
3-67-666-776-36-2
Massu N.
Wawrinka S.
6-46-36-0
Blake J.
Nadal R.
6-44-66-36-1
R64
Agassi A.
Karlovic I.
7-647-657-64
Clement A.
Murray A.
6-27-622-66-746-0
Robredo T.
Kuerten G.
5-77-636-36-2
Gasquet R.
Galimberti G.
6-13-66-33-2
Massu N.
Novak J.
W/O
Wawrinka S.
Puerta M.
3-66-46-36-746-1
Ferrer D.
Kucera K.
6-36-06-2
Nieminen J.
Phau B.
6-26-45-76-4
Federer R.
Santoro F.
7-57-57-62
Kiefer N.
Stepanek R.
4-64-66-46-36-3
Rochus O.
Montanes A.
4-66-26-16-3
Malisse X.
Baker B.
6-756-26-36-4
Ljubicic I.
Saulnier C.
7-655-76-46-4
Haas T.
Schuettler R.
7-656-26-0
Nalbandian D.
Wessels P.
7-641-66-27-64
Gonzalez F.
Tursunov D.
6-43-66-46-3
Ginepri R.
Muller G.
6-16-16-4
Sanguinetti D.
Moya C.
3-66-16-26-4
Srichaphan P.
Davydenko N.
6-47-56-3
Djokovic N.
Ancic M.
6-35-77-646-3
Verdasco F.
Capdeville P.
6-46-27-5
Grosjean S.
Johansson T.
6-36-24-66-2
Nadal R.
Jenkins S.
6-47-56-4
Blake J.
Andreev I.
6-26-26-4
Berdych T.
Mello R.
6-36-26-0
Youzhny M.
Bjorkman J.
6-46-46-3
Mirnyi M.
Serra F.
7-656-746-47-64
Soderling R.
Lopez F.
6-26-27-66
Hrbaty D.
Lammer M.
6-16-16-3
Coria G.
Spadea V.
6-26-36-2
Hewitt L.
Acasuso J.
7-667-636-2
Dent T.
Almagro N.
6-36-24-67-5
R128
Muller G.
Roddick A.
7-647-687-61
Hrbaty D.
Seppi A.
6-26-46-766-2
Dent T.
Burgsmuller L.
6-33-66-16-4
Sanguinetti D.
Arthurs W.
6-36-37-63
Moya C.
Llodra M.
6-46-42-1
Stepanek R.
Lapentti N.
7-57-656-1
Montanes A.
Hanescu V.
6-43-66-32-1
Rochus O.
Vik R.
5-76-26-26-2
Phau B.
Popp A.
6-16-36-3
Federer R.
Minar I.
6-16-16-1
Santoro F.
Melzer J.
6-26-16-3
Wessels P.
Rochus C.
6-746-36-46-4
Almagro N.
Carlsen K.
7-647-56-4
Acasuso J.
Horna L.
4-66-36-47-611
Kucera K.
Philippoussis M.
6-46-27-5
Massu N.
Gambill J.
7-646-26-3
Andreev I.
Elseneer G.
6-46-46-2
Blake J.
Rusedski G.
7-57-636-3
Galimberti G.
Young D.
7-646-16-2
Haas T.
Luczak P.
3-66-36-26-3
Karlovic I.
Fish M.
7-646-35-77-64
Malisse X.
Hernych J.
6-27-56-2
Bjorkman J.
Behrend T.
6-36-36-0
Grosjean S.
Hernandez O.
6-26-36-2
Johansson T.
Zabaleta M.
6-36-46-3
Lammer M.
Kim K.
3-66-37-56-4
Nieminen J.
Beck K.
6-42-67-50-67-5
Soderling R.
Chela J.
6-737-646-36-4
Spadea V.
Weiner G.
6-46-26-0
Jenkins S.
Bastl G.
7-646-06-714-67-65
Nadal R.
Reynolds B.
6-36-36-4
Youzhny M.
Mayer F.
6-16-06-2
Berdych T.
Kohlschreiber P.
7-667-646-4
Mello R.
Monaco J.
6-726-26-16-4
Capdeville P.
Mathieu P.
6-24-67-56-2
Verdasco F.
Henman T.
6-46-26-2
Ginepri R.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-36-27-65
Schuettler R.
Starace P.
6-16-41-67-64
Wawrinka S.
Ram R.
2-66-47-666-727-5
Davydenko N.
Zib T.
6-26-06-4
Srichaphan P.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-46-36-0
Robredo T.
Bracciali D.
3-66-36-46-2
Nalbandian D.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-27-56-4
Kiefer N.
Vanek J.
6-46-26-3
Murray A.
Pavel A.
6-33-63-66-16-4
Clement A.
Ferrero J.
7-57-56-1
Lopez F.
Volandri F.
6-24-67-656-1
Gonzalez F.
Moodie W.
4-66-47-57-5
Tursunov D.
Baghdatis M.
6-46-36-776-2
Hewitt L.
Costa A.
6-16-26-1
Ferrer D.
Calleri A.
4-66-46-746-16-1
Novak J.
Norman D.
6-46-46-2
Gasquet R.
Martin A.
6-26-31-66-746-4
Puerta M.
Okun N.
7-646-736-46-0
Ljubicic I.
Summerer T.
6-37-646-3
Saulnier C.
Tipsarevic J.
6-777-636-46-3
Agassi A.
Sabau R.
6-36-36-1
Kuerten G.
Goldstein P.
6-26-756-37-63
Baker B.
Gaudio G.
7-696-26-4
Ancic M.
Lee H.
6-26-17-5
Djokovic N.
Monfils G.
7-54-67-650-67-5
Serra F.
Koubek S.
6-16-44-66-4
Mirnyi M.
Gimelstob J.
6-27-56-2
Coria G.
Mantilla F.
7-656-16-3