David Nalbandian #18 def. Roger Federer #8

6-7(2) 7-5 6-3

David Nalbandian defeated Roger Federer 6-7(2) 7-5 6-3 in the 2002 Swiss Indoors semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Oct 26, 2002*
Tournament: Swiss Indoors
Edition: 2002
Category: ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: SF
Duration: 2h 13m

Match Statistics

Stat	David Nalbandian	Roger Federer
Aces	3	10
Double faults	2	2
First serve %	64	76
First serve points won %	73	74
Second serve points won %	48	26
Break points saved %	73	44
Break points converted %	56	27
Service points won %	64	62
Return points won %	38	36
Total points won %	52	48

Player Comparison

Field	David Nalbandian	Roger Federer
Country	ARG	SUI
Birth date	Jan 1, 1982	Aug 8, 1981
Age	20	21
Height	180 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	18	8
Ranking points (entering)	1,592	2,235
Elo (entering)	1,814	1,924
Current career W-L	358–187	1,219–272
Current career earnings	$11,123,125	$130,594,339

Pre-match H2H

David Nalbandian #18 1 – 0 Roger Federer #8

Path

David Nalbandian's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tim Henman #6	3-6 7-6(5) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 26, 2002	QF
Agustin Calleri #44	6-2 3-0 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 25, 2002	R16
Olivier Mutis #100	7-6(3) 1-0 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 24, 2002	R32

David Nalbandian's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Fernando Gonzalez #20	6-4 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 27, 2002	F

Roger Federer's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andy Roddick #12	7-6(5) 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 26, 2002	QF
Alexander Waske #143	6-3 7-6(1)	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 25, 2002	R16
Martin Verkerk #92	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 24, 2002	R32