Roger Federer vs Feliciano Lopez, Basel 2008, Semifinal

ATP Intl Series · Semifinal · Hard · Sat 25 Oct

Final

Roger Federer

WinnerRank #971.0990%

Federer won in 2 sets · 1h 1m

2–0

Set 16–3

Set 26–2

Feliciano Lopez

LostRank #67210.0010%

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

1.4vs last year

Altitude

263 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Low

Match stats

1h 1m

15Aces5

2Double faults2

40Service points won29

9Service games played8

9Service games won5

8Return games played9

2/2100%Break points saved25%1/4

3/475%Break points converted0%0/2

Head to head

13Federer

0Lopez

13 meetings

Hard 10–0Clay 2–0Grass 1–0

BaselSemifinal · 25 Oct 2008HardThis match
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Feliciano Lopez
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2
US OpenRound of 32 · 2 Sept 2017Hard
Roger Federer
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 7
Feliciano Lopez
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3Set 3: 5
Cincinnati MastersQuarterfinal · 21 Aug 2015Hard
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Feliciano Lopez
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4
Canada MastersSemifinal · 9 Aug 2014Hard
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Feliciano Lopez
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4
DubaiRound of 16 · 29 Feb 2012Hard
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6
Feliciano Lopez
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 3
Roland GarrosRound of 128 · 23 May 2011Clay
Roger Federer
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 7⁷
Feliciano Lopez
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4Set 3: 6³

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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Roger Federer vs Feliciano Lopez, Basel 2008, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research