Albert Costa vs Roger Federer, Rome Masters 2004, Round of 32

Masters 1000 · Round of 32 · Clay · Wed 5 May

Final

Albert Costa

WinnerRank #6694.2523%Upset

Costa won in 3 sets · 2h 7m

2–1

Set 13–6

Set 26–3

Set 36–2

Roger Federer

LostRank #971.2677%

Venue

Foro Italico

Rome, ITA· Clay

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

Slow

0.9vs last year

Wind

25 km/h

Moderate

Humidity

85%

Very humid

Temperature

17°C

Mild

Altitude

20 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

2h 7m

3Aces6

1Double faults4

57Service points won48

13Service games played13

11Service games won9

13Return games played13

12/1486%Break points saved60%6/10

4/1040%Break points converted14%2/14

Head to head

2Costa

3Federer

5 meetings

Clay 1–0Hard 1–2Carpet 0–1

Rome MastersRound of 32 · 5 May 2004ClayThis match
Albert Costa
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Roger Federer
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 2
US OpenRound of 128 · 30 Aug 2004Hard
Roger Federer
Sets won: 3Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Albert Costa
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 2Set 3: 4
Miami MastersQuarterfinal · 28 Mar 2003Hard
Albert Costa
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 4Set 3: 7⁹
Roger Federer
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6⁴Set 2: 6Set 3: 6⁷
BaselRound of 32 · 2001Carpet
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Albert Costa
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3
ViennaRound of 16 · 2001Hard
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Albert Costa
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6¹Set 2: 2

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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Albert Costa vs Roger Federer, Rome Masters 2004, Round of 32

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research