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Roger Federer #1 def. Ivo Karlovic #24

6-3 4-6 6-3

Match Information

Date Oct 31, 2007*
Tournament Paris Masters
Category Masters 1000
Surface Hard
RoundR32
Winner Roger Federer
Score6-3 4-6 6-3
Loser Ivo Karlovic
Duration1h 44m
StatRoger FedererIvo Karlovic
Aces616
Double faults01
First serve %5564
First serve points won %8571
Second serve points won %6445
Break points saved %8367
Break points converted %3317
Service points won %7662
Return points won %3824
Total points won %5545

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRoger FedererIvo Karlovic
Country SUI CRO
Birth dateAug 8, 1981Feb 28, 1979
Age2628
Height185211
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)124
Ranking points (entering)7,2051,365
Elo (entering)2,3611,942
Career W-L1,206–267357–333
Career earnings$130,594,339$10,160,232
Pre-match H2H
Roger Federer 4 0 Ivo Karlovic

Path

Roger Federer's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Roger Federer's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Nov 2, 2007R16 David Nalbandian 4-6 6-7(3)LH2HMatch data

Ivo Karlovic's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 30, 2007R64 Fernando Verdasco 4-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data