Nicolas Kiefer vs Roger Federer — Halle Semi-final
Halle · ATP · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 June 2002 ·
grass
Kiefer N.4-6 6-4 6-4
Federer R.
Kiefer N.
4662
Federer R.
6441
Nicolas Kiefer defeated Roger Federer 4-6 6-4 6-4 in the Halle semi-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Roger Federer came in leading the head-to-head 12–2, defending last year's quarter-final. Nicolas Kiefer narrowed the head-to-head to 12–3.
Key context
- Match story: Nicolas Kiefer dropped the opening set before beating Roger Federer 4–6 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
2–12| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-03-25 | Miami Masters | R32 | hard | Roger Federer | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2008-06-09 | Halle | SF | grass | Roger Federer | 6-1 6-4 |
| 2007-10-22 | Basel | QF | hard | Roger Federer | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2007-10-15 | Madrid Masters | SF | clay | Roger Federer | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2006-01-16 | Australian Open | SF | hard | Roger Federer | 6-3 5-7 6-0 6-2 |
| 2005-08-29 | US Open | R16 | hard | Roger Federer | 6-4 6-7 6-3 6-4 |
| 2005-08-15 | Cincinnati Masters | R32 | hard | Roger Federer | 4-6 6-4 6-4 |
| 2005-06-20 | Wimbledon | R32 | grass | Roger Federer | 6-2 6-7 6-1 7-5 |
| 2005-03-07 | Indian Wells Masters | QF | hard | Roger Federer | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2004-05-24 | Roland Garros | R64 | clay | Roger Federer | 6-3 6-4 7-6 |
| 2003-06-09 | Halle | F | grass | Roger Federer | 6-1 6-3 |
| 2001-10-01 | Moscow | R32 | hard | Nicolas Kiefer | 6-3 1-6 7-6 |
| 2001-03-12 | Indian Wells Masters | R64 | hard | Nicolas Kiefer | 3-6 7-5 6-1 |
| 2000-02-21 | London | R32 | carpet | Roger Federer | 6-2 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
53%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
76%
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
60%
69%
Aces / match·Slight edge
7.5
8.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
1.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
53
95
Break points saved·Dominant
70
100
Break points won·Dominant
58
90
Deciding sets·Dominant
65
99
Tiebreaks·Dominant
70
100
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast