Ivo Karlovic vs Roger Federer, Basel 2007, Semifinal

ATP Intl Series · Semifinal · Hard · Sat 27 Oct

Final

Ivo Karlovic

LostRank #10669.7610%

Federer won in 2 sets · 1h 38m

0–2

Set 16–7⁶

Set 26–7⁵

Roger Federer

WinnerRank #971.0990%

Venue

St. Jakobshalle

Basel, SUI· 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

2.9vs last year

Altitude

263 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Low

Match stats

1h 38m

16Aces10

1Double faults1

60Service points won64

12Service games played12

12Service games won12

12Return games played12

2/2100%Break points saved100%1/1

0/10%Break points converted0%0/2

Head to head

1Karlovic

13Federer

14 meetings

Hard 1–7Grass 0–3Clay 0–3

BaselSemifinal · 27 Oct 2007HardThis match
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁸Set 2: 7⁷
Ivo Karlovic
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁶Set 2: 6⁵
HalleSemifinal · 20 Jun 2015Grass
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 7⁷
Ivo Karlovic
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6³Set 2: 6⁴
BaselSemifinal · 25 Oct 2014Hard
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7¹⁰Set 2: 3Set 3: 6
Ivo Karlovic
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6⁸Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
Miami MastersRound of 64 · 21 Mar 2014Hard
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Ivo Karlovic
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 6⁴
Australian OpenRound of 32 · 20 Jan 2012Hard
Roger Federer
Sets won: 3Set 1: 7⁸Set 2: 7Set 3: 6
Ivo Karlovic
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁶Set 2: 5Set 3: 3
WimbledonQuarterfinal · 1 Jul 2009Grass
Roger Federer
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Set 3: 7⁷
Ivo Karlovic
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 5Set 3: 6³

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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Ivo Karlovic vs Roger Federer, Basel 2007, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research