Nicolas Escude vs Roger Federer — Rotterdam Quarter-final
Rotterdam · ATP · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 February 2002 ·
hard
Escude N.3-6 7-6 7-5
Federer R.
Escude N.
3772
Federer R.
6651
Nicolas Escude defeated Roger Federer 3-6 7-6 7-5 in the Rotterdam quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Roger Federer came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's final. Nicolas Escude narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.
Key context
- Match story: Nicolas Escude dropped the opening set before beating Roger Federer 3–6 7–6 7–5.
Head to head
2–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-04-09 | Davis Cup WG QF: SUI vs FRA | RR | carpet | Roger Federer | 6-2 6-4 6-4 |
| 2003-04-04 | Davis Cup WG QF: FRA vs SUI | RR | hard | Roger Federer | 6-4 7-5 6-2 |
| 2001-04-06 | Davis Cup WG QF: SUI vs FRA | RR | carpet | Nicolas Escude | 6-4 6-7 6-3 6-4 |
| 2001-02-19 | Rotterdam | F | hard | Nicolas Escude | 7-5 3-6 7-6 |
| 2001-01-15 | Australian Open | R64 | hard | Roger Federer | 6-1 6-4 6-4 |
| 2000-11-06 | Lyon | R32 | clay | Roger Federer | 6-3 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
79%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
59%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
71%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
69%
Aces / match·Slight edge
7.7
8.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.8
1.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (88 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast