Nikolay Davydenko vs Roger Federer, ATP Finals 2009, Semifinal

Tour Finals · Semifinal · Hard · Sat 28 Nov

Final

Nikolay Davydenko

WinnerRank #2484.3322%Upset

Davydenko won in 3 sets · 1h 56m

2–1

Set 16–2

Set 24–6

Set 37–5

Roger Federer

LostRank #971.2278%

Venue

The O2 Arena

London, GBR· 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

1.9vs last year

Altitude

16 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Sea level

Match stats

1h 56m

4Aces8

1Double faults3

61Service points won52

15Service games played15

13Service games won11

15Return games played15

4/667%Break points saved20%1/5

4/580%Break points converted33%2/6

Head to head

2Davydenko

19Federer

21 meetings

Hard 2–15Clay 0–3Carpet 0–1

ATP FinalsSemifinal · 28 Nov 2009HardThis match
Nikolay Davydenko
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 7
Roger Federer
Sets won: 1Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 5
DubaiQuarterfinal · 28 Feb 2013Hard
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Nikolay Davydenko
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 2
Australian OpenRound of 64 · 17 Jan 2013Hard
Roger Federer
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Nikolay Davydenko
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4Set 3: 4
RotterdamSemifinal · 18 Feb 2012Hard
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Nikolay Davydenko
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 4
DohaRound of 32 · 3 Jan 2012Hard
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Nikolay Davydenko
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 2
DohaFinal · 8 Jan 2011Hard
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Nikolay Davydenko
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4

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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Nikolay Davydenko vs Roger Federer, ATP Finals 2009, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research