Roger Federer #1 def. Lleyton Hewitt #4

6-3 7-6(0) 4-6 6-3

Roger Federer defeated Lleyton Hewitt 6-3 7-6(0) 4-6 6-3 in the 2005 US Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 11, 2005*
Tournament: US Open
Edition: 2005
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 2h 58m

Match Statistics

Stat	Roger Federer	Lleyton Hewitt
Aces	8	6
Double faults	2	8
First serve %	61	49
First serve points won %	68	77
Second serve points won %	58	39
Break points saved %	77	73
Break points converted %	27	23
Service points won %	64	58
Return points won %	42	36
Total points won %	53	47

Player Comparison

Field	Roger Federer	Lleyton Hewitt
Country	SUI	AUS
Birth date	Aug 8, 1981	Feb 24, 1981
Age	24	24
Height	185 cm	178 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	1	4
Ranking points (entering)	6,975	3,335
Elo (entering)	2,357	2,121
Current career W-L	1,219–272	567–244
Current career earnings	$130,594,339	$20,890,470

Pre-match H2H

Roger Federer #1 10 – 5 Lleyton Hewitt #4

Path

Roger Federer's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
David Nalbandian #11	6-2 6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 9, 2005	QF
Nicolas Kiefer #38	6-4 6-7(3) 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 7, 2005	R16
Olivier Rochus #29	6-3 7-6(6) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 4, 2005	R32
Fabrice Santoro #76	7-5 7-5 7-6(2)	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 2005	R64
Ivo Minar #77	6-1 6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 2005	R128

Roger Federer's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andre Agassi #6	6-3 2-6 7-6(1) 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 12, 2005	F

Lleyton Hewitt's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jarkko Nieminen #57	2-6 6-1 3-6 6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 9, 2005	QF
Dominik Hrbaty #17	6-1 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 7, 2005	R16
Taylor Dent #27	6-3 3-6 6-7(2) 6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 4, 2005	R32
Jose Acasuso #44	7-6(6) 7-6(3) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 2005	R64
Albert Costa #104	6-1 6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 2005	R128