Nicolas Escude vs Roger Federer, Rotterdam 2001, Final

ATP Intl Gold · Final · Hard

Final

Nicolas Escude

WinnerRank #10712.4538%Upset

Escude won in 3 sets · 2h 23m

2–1

Set 17–5

Set 23–6

Set 37–6⁵

Roger Federer

LostRank #971.4862%

Venue

Rotterdam Ahoy

Rotterdam, NED· 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

1.7vs last year

Altitude

4 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Sea level

Match stats

2h 23m

8Aces11

5Double faults4

70Service points won67

16Service games played17

12Service games won13

17Return games played16

14/1878%Break points saved56%5/9

4/944%Break points converted22%4/18

Head to head

2Escude

2Federer

4 meetings

Hard 2–1Carpet 0–1

RotterdamFinal · 2001HardThis match
Nicolas Escude
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 3Set 3: 7⁷
Roger Federer
Sets won: 1Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 6⁵
RotterdamQuarterfinal · 2002Hard
Nicolas Escude
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 7¹⁰Set 3: 7
Roger Federer
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁸Set 3: 5
Australian OpenRound of 64 · 2001Hard
Roger Federer
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Nicolas Escude
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 4Set 3: 4
LyonRound of 32 · 2000Carpet
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Nicolas Escude
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 6³

Form and path

Nicolas Escude3–3

Canada MastersHard

LRound of 64
Feliciano Lopez
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Nicolas Escude
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6¹Set 2: 2

Roland GarrosClay

Aix En Provence CHClay

LRound of 32
Michael Llodra
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 6
Nicolas Escude
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 7Set 3: 4

Roger Federer4–2

WimbledonGrass

HalleGrass

LRound of 16
Felix Auger Aliassime
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Roger Federer
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 2

Match research

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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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Nicolas Escude vs Roger Federer, Rotterdam 2001, Final

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Form and path

Match research