Pete Sampras vs Roger Federer, Wimbledon 2001, Round of 16

Grand Slam · Round of 16 · Grass

Final

Pete Sampras

LostRank #341.2277%

Federer won in 5 sets · 3h 41m

2–3

Set 16–7⁷

Set 27–5

Set 34–6

Set 47–6²

Set 55–7

Roger Federer

WinnerRank #974.0023%Upset

Venue

All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club

London, GBR· Grass

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

vs last year

Wind

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Humidity

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Temperature

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Altitude

37 m

Sea level

Match stats

3h 41m

26Aces25

9Double faults6

127Service points won128

29Service games played29

26Service games won27

29Return games played29

11/1479%Break points saved82%9/11

2/1118%Break points converted21%3/14

Head to head

0Sampras

1Federer

1 meeting

WimbledonRound of 16 · 2001GrassThis match
Roger Federer
Sets won: 3Set 1: 7⁹Set 2: 5Set 3: 6Set 4: 6²Set 5: 7
Pete Sampras
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6⁷Set 2: 7Set 3: 4Set 4: 7⁷Set 5: 5

Form and path

Pete Sampras6–0

US OpenHard

WFinal
Pete Sampras
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 5Set 4: 6
Andre Agassi
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 4Set 3: 7Set 4: 4
WSemifinal
Pete Sampras
Sets won: 3Set 1: 7⁸Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 6
Sjeng Schalken
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁶Set 2: 6⁴Set 3: 2
WQuarterfinal
Pete Sampras
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Andy Roddick
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2Set 3: 4
WRound of 16
Pete Sampras
Sets won: 3Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Set 3: 6⁵Set 4: 7
Tommy Haas
Sets won: 1Set 1: 5Set 2: 4Set 3: 7⁷Set 4: 5
WRound of 32
Pete Sampras
Sets won: 3Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 4Set 3: 7⁷Set 4: 3Set 5: 6
Greg Rusedski
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6⁴Set 2: 6Set 3: 6³Set 4: 6Set 5: 4
WRound of 64
Pete Sampras
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Set 3: 6
Kristian Pless
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 5Set 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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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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Pete Sampras vs Roger Federer, Wimbledon 2001, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Form and path

Match research