Andy Murray #4 def. Roger Federer #2

6-3 4-6 6-1

Andy Murray defeated Roger Federer 6-3 4-6 6-1 in the 2009 Indian Wells Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 21, 2009*
Tournament: Indian Wells Open
Edition: 2009
Category: Masters 1000
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 48m

Match Statistics

Stat	Andy Murray	Roger Federer
Aces	6	3
Double faults	3	0
First serve %	60	57
First serve points won %	71	64
Second serve points won %	58	47
Break points saved %	80	17
Break points converted %	83	20
Service points won %	66	57
Return points won %	43	34
Total points won %	55	45

Player Comparison

Field	Andy Murray	Roger Federer
Country	GBR	SUI
Birth date	May 15, 1987	Aug 8, 1981
Age	21	27
Height	191 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	4	2
Ranking points (entering)	7,400	11,000
Elo (entering)	2,233	2,244
Current career W-L	715–265	1,219–272
Current career earnings	$64,687,542	$130,594,339

Pre-match H2H

Andy Murray #4 5 – 2 Roger Federer #2

Path

Andy Murray's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ivan Ljubicic #74	7-5 7-6(6)	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 20, 2009	QF
Tommy Robredo #15	6-2 3-0 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 19, 2009	R16
Paul-Henri Mathieu #33	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 17, 2009	R32
Albert Montanes #35	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 15, 2009	R64

Andy Murray's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Rafael Nadal #1	1-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 22, 2009	F

Roger Federer's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Fernando Verdasco #10	6-3 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 20, 2009	QF
Fernando Gonzalez #17	6-3 5-7 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 19, 2009	R16
Ivo Karlovic #28	7-6(4) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 17, 2009	R32
Marc Gicquel #52	7-6(4) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 15, 2009	R64