Roger Federer vs Alexander ZverevTour Finals Round Robin

Tour Finals · ATP · Round Robin
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 November 2017
hard
#2ATP
2100ELO
2042Hard ELO
$6.5MYTD
$66MCAREER
29 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Federer R.
7-6 5-7 6-1
Zverev A.
Federer R.
78562
Zverev A.
66711

Roger Federer defeated Alexander Zverev 7-6 5-7 6-1 in the Tour Finals round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alexander Zverev came in leading the head-to-head 4–2. Roger Federer narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Roger Federer came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 5–7 6–1.

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-10-07Shanghai MastersQFhardAlexander Zverev6-3 6-7(7) 6-3
2018-11-12Tour FinalsSFhardAlexander Zverev7-5 7-6(5)
2017-08-07Canada MastersFhardAlexander Zverev6-3 6-4
2017-06-19HalleFgrassRoger Federer6-1 6-3
2016-06-13HalleSFgrassAlexander Zverev7-6(4) 5-7 6-3
2016-05-09Rome MastersR32clayRoger Federer6-3 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Federer R.serving93% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Zverev A.

Zverev A.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Federer R.

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

Serve & return on hard

Federer R.Zverev A.
Serve
71
Return
42

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
72%
1st serve points won·Even
79%
75%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
59%
54%
Service points won·Even
71%
69%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
69%
64%
Aces / match·Even
8.8
8.5
Double faults / match·Even
1.7
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (194 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
92
94
Break points saved·Even
100
100
Break points won·Slight edge
83
90
Deciding sets·Even
99
99
Tiebreaks·Even
100
100

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
39

Zverev A.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 148 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast