Albert Costa #9 def. Roger Federer #4

7-6(4) 4-6 7-6(7)

Albert Costa defeated Roger Federer 7-6(4) 4-6 7-6(7) in the 2003 Miami Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 23, 2003*
Tournament: Miami Open
Edition: 2003
Category: Masters 1000
Surface: Hard
Round: QF
Duration: 3h 12m

Match Statistics

Stat	Albert Costa	Roger Federer
Aces	4	13
Double faults	3	5
First serve %	56	61
First serve points won %	74	74
Second serve points won %	52	47
Break points saved %	71	62
Break points converted %	38	29
Service points won %	64	64
Return points won %	36	36
Total points won %	50	50

Player Comparison

Field	Albert Costa	Roger Federer
Country	ESP	SUI
Birth date	Jun 25, 1975	Aug 8, 1981
Age	27	21
Height	180 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	9	4
Ranking points (entering)	2,015	2,740
Elo (entering)	1,801	1,981
Current career W-L	369–265	1,219–272
Current career earnings	$7,685,228	$130,594,339

Pre-match H2H

Albert Costa #9 0 – 2 Roger Federer #4

Path

Albert Costa's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Guillermo Coria #29	7-5 3-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 22, 2003	R16
Nicolas Massu #102	7-6(6) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 20, 2003	R32
Olivier Rochus #56	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 19, 2003	R64

Albert Costa's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andre Agassi #2	2-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 23, 2003	SF

Roger Federer's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Sjeng Schalken #14	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 22, 2003	R16
Juan Ignacio Chela #33	6-1 3-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 20, 2003	R32
Luis Horna #82	6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 19, 2003	R64