Marcelo Rios vs Roger Federer, Sydney 2002, Quarterfinal

ATP Intl Series · Quarterfinal · Hard

Final

Marcelo Rios

LostRank #9942.5037%

Federer won in 3 sets · 1h 51m

1–2

Set 17–6²

Set 26–7⁴

Set 33–6

Roger Federer

WinnerRank #971.4863%

Venue

Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre

Sydney Olympic Park, AUS· 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

Average

2.5vs last year

Wind

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No reading

Humidity

—

No reading

Temperature

—

No reading

Altitude

18 m

Sea level

Match stats

1h 51m

7Aces14

3Double faults2

70Service points won78

16Service games played17

14Service games won16

17Return games played16

1/333%Break points saved83%5/6

1/617%Break points converted67%2/3

Head to head

0Rios

2Federer

2 meetings

SydneyQuarterfinal · 2002HardThis match
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6²Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 6
Marcelo Rios
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6⁴Set 3: 3
Madrid MastersRound of 32 · 2002Hard
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Marcelo Rios
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2

Form and path

Marcelo Rios2–4

San Luis Potosi CHClay

Salinas CHHard

Roland GarrosClay

LRound of 128
Mario Ancic
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 1
Marcelo Rios
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 0
Marcelo Rios · Retired

DusseldorfClay

LFinal
Radek Stepanek
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Marcelo Rios
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 6⁵

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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Marcelo Rios vs Roger Federer, Sydney 2002, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Form and path

Match research