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Roger Federer #2 def. Denis Istomin #43

6-2 6-3

Match Information

Date Mar 10, 2013*
Tournament Indian Wells Masters
Category Masters 1000
Surface Hard
RoundR64
Winner Roger Federer
Score6-2 6-3
Loser Denis Istomin
Duration58m
StatRoger FedererDenis Istomin
Aces33
Double faults20
First serve %7263
First serve points won %9658
Second serve points won %7043
Break points saved %43
Break points converted %57
Service points won %8953
Return points won %4711
Total points won %6337

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRoger FedererDenis Istomin
Country SUI UZB
Birth dateAug 8, 1981Sep 7, 1986
Age3126
Height185188
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)243
Ranking points (entering)9,535930
Elo (entering)2,2931,850
Career W-L1,206–267191–245
Career earnings$130,594,339$6,339,469
Pre-match H2H
Roger Federer 2 0 Denis Istomin

Path

Roger Federer's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Roger Federer's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 12, 2013R32 Ivan Dodig 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data

Denis Istomin's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 9, 2013R128 Vasek Pospisil 7-6(5) 6-3WH2HMatch data