SF Australian Open 2006

Roger Federer #1 def. Nicolas Kiefer #25

6-3 5-7 6-0 6-2

Roger Federer defeated Nicolas Kiefer 6-3 5-7 6-0 6-2 in the 2006 Australian Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatRoger FedererNicolas Kiefer
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
714
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
57
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
66.0%50.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
71.4%71.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
66.7%38.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
75.0%68.4%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
69.8%54.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
31.6%25.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
45.1%30.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
56.6%43.4%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+7.3-7.6
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+7.6-7.3

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2006 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldRoger FedererNicolas Kiefer
Country SUI GER
Birth dateAug 8, 1981Jul 5, 1977
Age2428
Height185 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)125
Ranking points (entering)6,7251,215
Elo (entering)2,3571,941
Current career W-L1,219–272347–255
Current career earnings$130,594,339$7,480,465
Pre-match H2H
Roger Federer #1 7 – 3 Nicolas Kiefer #25

Path

Roger Federer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nikolay Davydenko #56-4 3-6 7-6(7) 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataJan 27, 2006QF
Tommy Haas #416-4 6-0 3-6 4-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 25, 2006R16
Max Mirnyi #346-3 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2006R32
Florian Mayer #696-1 6-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2006R64
Denis Istomin #1956-2 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2006R128

Roger Federer's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marcos Baghdatis #275-7 7-5 6-0 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 30, 2006F

Nicolas Kiefer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sebastien Grosjean #286-3 0-6 6-4 6-7(1) 8-6WH2HMatch dataJan 27, 2006QF
Juan Ignacio Chela #517-6(4) 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 25, 2006R16
Juan Carlos Ferrero #176-3 6-2 5-7 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2006R32
Boris Pashanski #774-6 6-1 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2006R64
Paradorn Srichaphan #506-7(5) 4-6 7-6(5) 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2006R128