Nicolas Kiefer vs Roger Federer, Indian Wells Masters 2005, Quarterfinal

Masters 1000 · Quarterfinal · Hard · Thu 17 Mar

Final

Nicolas Kiefer

LostRank #72011.758%

Federer won in 2 sets · 1h 7m

0–2

Set 14–6

Set 21–6

Roger Federer

WinnerRank #971.0792%

Venue

Indian Wells Tennis Garden

Indian Wells, USA· 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

1.4vs last year

Wind

11 km/h

Light

Humidity

42%

Comfortable

Temperature

23°C

Warm

Altitude

42 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

1h 7m

1Aces4

2Double faults1

23Service points won28

8Service games played9

3Service games won7

9Return games played8

2/729%Break points saved0%0/2

2/2100%Break points converted71%5/7

Head to head

3Kiefer

12Federer

15 meetings

Hard 1–8Grass 1–3Clay 0–1Carpet 1–0

Indian Wells MastersQuarterfinal · 17 Mar 2005HardThis match
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Nicolas Kiefer
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 1
Miami MastersRound of 32 · 29 Mar 2009Hard
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Nicolas Kiefer
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 1
HalleSemifinal · 14 Jun 2008Grass
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Nicolas Kiefer
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 4
BaselQuarterfinal · 26 Oct 2007Hard
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Nicolas Kiefer
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2
Madrid MastersSemifinal · 20 Oct 2007Hard
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Nicolas Kiefer
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4
Australian OpenSemifinal · 27 Jan 2006Hard
Roger Federer
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 6Set 4: 6
Nicolas Kiefer
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 7Set 3: 0Set 4: 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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Nicolas Kiefer vs Roger Federer, Indian Wells Masters 2005, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research