Mardy Fish vs Roger Federer — Indian Wells Masters Semi-final

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Semi-final
USA
Mardy Fish
44 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Thursday, 13 March 2008
hard
SUI
Roger Federer
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWW
Fish M.
6-3 6-2
Federer R.
Fish M.
662
Federer R.
32–

Mardy Fish defeated Roger Federer 6-3 6-2 in the Indian Wells Masters semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Roger Federer came in leading the head-to-head 8–0, defending last year's round of 64. Mardy Fish claimed a first win over Roger Federer in nine meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 8–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–8
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-08-12Cincinnati MastersQFhardRoger Federer6-3 7-6(4)
2011-11-20Tour FinalsRRhardRoger Federer6-1 3-6 6-3
2010-08-15Cincinnati MastersFhardRoger Federer6-7(5) 7-6(1) 6-4
2005-03-07Indian Wells MastersR64hardRoger Federer6-3 6-3
2004-06-07HalleFgrassRoger Federer6-0 6-3
2004-03-08Indian Wells MastersR16hardRoger Federer6-4 6-1
2003-10-13Madrid MastersR16clayRoger Federer6-3 7-6(4)
2003-06-23WimbledonR32grassRoger Federer6-3 6-1 4-6 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Fish M.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Federer R.

Federer R.serving93% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Fish M.

Serve-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 season
Fish M.Federer R.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
79%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
53%
59%
Service points won·Even
67%
71%
Return points won·Even
38%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
62%
69%
Aces / match·Even
9.2
8.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.2
1.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Fish M.Federer R.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
65
92
Break points saved·Slight edge
89
100
Break points won·Dominant
56
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
72
99
Tiebreaks·Dominant
63
100

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
27°CMainly clear
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 24%

Draw

Final
Djokovic N.
Fish M.
6-25-76-3
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.
Nadal R.
6-36-2
Fish M.
Federer R.
6-36-2
Quarter-finals
Fish M.
Nalbandian D.
6-36-757-64
Djokovic N.
Wawrinka S.
7-656-2
Nadal R.
Blake J.
7-53-66-3
Federer R.
Haas T.
W/O
R16
Wawrinka S.
Lee H.
6-15-76-4
Djokovic N.
Canas G.
6-26-3
Blake J.
Gasquet R.
6-46-2
Federer R.
Ljubicic I.
6-36-4
Haas T.
Murray A.
2-67-56-3
Fish M.
Hewitt L.
7-53-67-64
Nalbandian D.
Ferrero J.
6-26-2
Nadal R.
Tsonga J.
6-747-637-5
R32
Lee H.
Ferrer D.
7-656-757-63
Murray A.
Karlovic I.
7-676-736-3
Federer R.
Mahut N.
6-16-1
Ljubicic I.
Robredo T.
6-36-4
Haas T.
Verdasco F.
7-654-66-1
Fish M.
Davydenko N.
6-36-2
Blake J.
Moya C.
6-36-4
Tsonga J.
Mathieu P.
7-656-4
Nadal R.
Young D.
6-16-3
Gasquet R.
Chela J.
6-26-1
Wawrinka S.
Baghdatis M.
6-36-716-0
Nalbandian D.
Stepanek R.
7-610-67-66
Ferrero J.
Ancic M.
7-54-67-67
Hewitt L.
Youzhny M.
7-56-1
Canas G.
Monaco J.
6-36-716-2
Djokovic N.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-36-2
R64
Mahut N.
Almagro N.
7-616-2
Canas G.
Bjorkman J.
6-27-64
Wawrinka S.
Berdych T.
2-67-636-4
Monaco J.
Haase R.
6-26-4
Kohlschreiber P.
Malisse X.
6-25-76-4
Djokovic N.
Seppi A.
6-37-63
Gasquet R.
Soderling R.
6-36-2
Blake J.
Gicquel M.
6-36-756-1
Moya C.
Ginepri R.
2-66-26-4
Mathieu P.
Fognini F.
6-17-67
Tsonga J.
Sela D.
6-26-4
Young D.
Lopez F.
6-46-736-2
Nadal R.
Giraldo S.
6-36-3
Ferrero J.
Johansson T.
6-46-4
Stepanek R.
Mirnyi M.
6-46-2
Federer R.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-36-2
Lee H.
Nieminen J.
4-67-656-3
Hewitt L.
Querrey S.
6-46-3
Baghdatis M.
Odesnik W.
7-621-66-3
Karlovic I.
De Voest R.
6-37-62
Fish M.
Andreev I.
6-46-3
Davydenko N.
Isner J.
6-27-63
Haas T.
Roddick A.
6-46-4
Verdasco F.
Hanescu V.
4-66-46-3
Chela J.
Tursunov D.
6-717-666-4
Nalbandian D.
Gulbis E.
6-44-67-64
Ferrer D.
Rochus O.
6-26-2
Ljubicic I.
Cilic M.
7-677-5
Murray A.
Melzer J.
3-66-36-3
Robredo T.
Massu N.
6-45-77-65
Youzhny M.
Simon G.
7-56-4
Ancic M.
Gonzalez F.
7-53-66-3
R128
Haase R.
Vemic D.
3-66-36-2
Malisse X.
Serra F.
6-756-26-0
Seppi A.
Capdeville P.
4-67-636-2
Soderling R.
Grosjean S.
6-36-3
Tursunov D.
Becker B.
7-646-3
Wawrinka S.
Levine J.
7-54-66-4
Odesnik W.
Kunitsyn I.
2-67-636-3
Garcia Lopez G.
Roitman S.
6-16-4
Giraldo S.
Eschauer W.
7-656-4
Young D.
Reynolds B.
6-36-4
Sela D.
Kiefer N.
6-46-746-3
Fognini F.
Schuettler R.
2-66-36-3
Gicquel M.
Starace P.
6-46-3
Ginepri R.
Spadea V.
6-16-1
Lee H.
Llodra M.
6-26-3
Rochus O.
Clement A.
6-46-4
Gulbis E.
Hernandez O.
6-26-1
Mirnyi M.
Acasuso J.
7-57-5
Johansson T.
Lu Y.
6-46-726-4
Ancic M.
Monfils G.
6-36-2
Simon G.
Berlocq C.
6-26-3
Querrey S.
Horna L.
7-656-3
Fish M.
Mayer F.
7-56-4
Isner J.
Bolelli S.
6-36-757-62
Haas T.
Benneteau J.
3-66-06-2
Hanescu V.
Montanes A.
1-66-46-4
De Voest R.
Berrer M.
7-647-5
Melzer J.
Safin M.
7-652-66-2
Massu N.
Tipsarevic J.
6-43-67-64
Cilic M.
Nishikori K.
6-26-4
Mahut N.
Korolev E.
3-66-26-2
Bjorkman J.
Volandri F.
6-37-65