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David Nalbandian #18 def. Roger Federer #8

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

Match Information

Date	Oct 26, 2002*
Tournament	Basel
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Carpet
Round	SF
Winner	David Nalbandian
Score	6-7(2) 7-5 6-3
Loser	Roger Federer
Duration	2h 13m

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

Pre-match Comparison

Field	David Nalbandian	Roger Federer
Country	ARG	SUI
Birth date	Jan 1, 1982	Aug 8, 1981
Age	20	21
Height	180	185
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)	1,813	1,926
Career W-L	356–185	1,206–267
Career earnings	$11,123,125	$130,594,339

Pre-match H2H

David Nalbandian 1 – 0 Roger Federer

Path

David Nalbandian's path

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

David Nalbandian's next match

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

Roger Federer's path

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