Roger Federer vs Denis Istomin, Basel 2014, Round of 16

ATP 500 · Round of 16 · Hard · Thu 23 Oct

Final

Roger Federer

WinnerRank #971.0593%

Federer won in 3 sets · 1h 48m

2–1

Set 13–6

Set 26–3

Set 36–4

Denis Istomin

LostRank #150913.007%

Venue

St. Jakobshalle

Basel, SUI· Hard

Court speed

What is court speed?

How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.

Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
Average97–103US Open, Dubai
Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
Very fast108+Basel

Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.

How court speed works

Fast

2.8vs last year

Altitude

263 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Low

Match stats

1h 48m

6Aces11

0Double faults4

57Service points won63

14Service games played14

13Service games won12

14Return games played14

3/475%Break points saved83%10/12

2/1217%Break points converted25%1/4

Head to head

8Federer

0Istomin

8 meetings

Hard 6–0Clay 1–0Grass 1–0

BaselRound of 16 · 23 Oct 2014HardThis match
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Denis Istomin
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 4
Roland GarrosRound of 128 · 31 May 2021Clay
Roger Federer
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Denis Istomin
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4Set 3: 3
Australian OpenRound of 128 · 14 Jan 2019Hard
Roger Federer
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Denis Istomin
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4Set 3: 4
BaselRound of 16 · 23 Oct 2013Hard
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Denis Istomin
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 2
Indian Wells MastersRound of 64 · 9 Mar 2013Hard
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Denis Istomin
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 3
Olympic GamesRound of 16 · 1 Aug 2012Grass
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6
Denis Istomin
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 3

Match research

Pro

Everything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.

Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.

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Roger Federer vs Denis Istomin, Basel 2014, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research