Roger Federer vs Stefanos TsitsipasBasel Semi-final

Basel · ATP · Semi-final
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 October 2019
hard
#85ATP
1833ELO
1803Hard ELO
$992kYTD
$38MCAREER
27 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWW
Federer R.
6-4 6-4
Tsitsipas S.
Federer R.
662
Tsitsipas S.
440

Roger Federer defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4 6-4 in the Basel semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Stefanos Tsitsipas came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Roger Federer narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Roger Federer edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-11-11Tour FinalsSFhardStefanos Tsitsipas6-3 6-4
2019-02-25DubaiFhardRoger Federer6-4 6-4
2019-01-14Australian OpenR16hardStefanos Tsitsipas6-7(11) 7-6(3) 7-5 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Federer R.serving94% hold

wins 74% of points on serve vs Tsitsipas S.

Tsitsipas S.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.Tsitsipas S.
Serve
58
Return
39

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
65%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
58%
54%
Service points won·Even
70%
68%
Return points won·Even
38%
35%
Break points saved·Even
70%
67%
Aces / match·Slight edge
8.0
7.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.5
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (79 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
92
89
Break points saved·Even
100
100
Break points won·Slight edge
83
77
Deciding sets·Even
99
99
Tiebreaks·Even
100
98

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
98

Tsitsipas S.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast