Roger Federer vs Kristian Pless — Dubai Round of 32

Dubai · ATP · Round of 32
SUI
Roger Federer
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 26 February 2007
hard
DEN
Kristian Pless
45 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Federer R.
7-6 3-6 6-3
Pless K.
Federer R.
77362
Pless K.
62631

Roger Federer defeated Kristian Pless 7-6 3-6 6-3 in the Dubai round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Roger Federer came in defending last year's final.

Key context

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

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Federer R.serving96% hold

wins 76% of points on serve vs Pless K.

Pless K.serving80% hold

wins 63% 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.Pless K.
1st serve in·Even
63%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
79%
70%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
59%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
71%
63%
Return points won·Slight edge
39%
34%
Break points saved·Slight edge
69%
61%
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 22). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
29°CClear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 18%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Youzhny M.
6-46-3
Semi-finals
Federer R.
Haas T.
6-47-5
Youzhny M.
Soderling R.
7-56-2
Quarter-finals
Federer R.
Djokovic N.
6-36-766-3
Haas T.
Rochus O.
6-06-2
Youzhny M.
Nadal R.
7-656-3
Soderling R.
Santoro F.
6-16-726-0
R16
Federer R.
Bracciali D.
7-56-3
Haas T.
Serra F.
7-656-3
Youzhny M.
Berdych T.
7-666-3
Rochus O.
Davydenko N.
4-66-46-2
Nadal R.
Andreev I.
6-23-67-62
Soderling R.
Hrbaty D.
6-37-5
Santoro F.
Simon G.
6-46-2
Djokovic N.
Schuettler R.
7-656-3
R32
Hrbaty D.
Awadhy O.
6-16-2
Soderling R.
Ferrer D.
7-6136-1
Haas T.
Stepanek R.
6-46-3
Serra F.
Bjorkman J.
5-76-36-2
Simon G.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-46-4
Santoro F.
Robredo T.
7-666-4
Berdych T.
Ghareeb M.
3-66-36-2
Youzhny M.
Nieminen J.
3-66-36-3
Andreev I.
Gicquel M.
6-746-47-5
Schuettler R.
Seppi A.
6-07-65
Rochus O.
Lee H.
7-646-2
Djokovic N.
Vliegen K.
4-66-46-3
Davydenko N.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-727-57-5
Bracciali D.
Marach O.
6-46-3
Federer R.
Pless K.
7-623-66-3
Nadal R.
Baghdatis M.
3-66-26-3