Roger Federer vs Nicolas Kiefer — Australian Open Semi-final
Australian Open · ATP · Semi-final
3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 January 2006 ·
hard
Federer R.6-3 5-7 6-0 6-2
Kiefer N.
Federer R.
65663
Kiefer N.
37021
Roger Federer defeated Nicolas Kiefer 6-3 5-7 6-0 6-2 in the Australian Open semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Roger Federer came in leading the head-to-head 11–3, defending last year's semi-final. Roger Federer extended the head-to-head to 12–3.
Key context
- Match story: Roger Federer handed Nicolas Kiefer a third-set bagel in a 6–3 5–7 6–0 6–2 win.
Head to head
11–3| 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 |
| 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 |
| 2002-06-10 | Halle | SF | grass | Nicolas Kiefer | 4-6 6-4 6-4 |
| 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
63%
53%
1st serve points won·Even
79%
76%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
59%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
71%
64%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
69%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
8.9
7.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.7
3.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 121). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
95
53
Break points saved·Dominant
100
70
Break points won·Dominant
90
58
Deciding sets·Dominant
99
65
Tiebreaks·Dominant
100
70
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