Roger Federer #2 def. David Nalbandian #8

7-5 6-4 5-7 6-3

Roger Federer defeated David Nalbandian 7-5 6-4 5-7 6-3 in the 2004 Australian Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 30, 2004*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 2004
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: QF
Duration: 2h 41m

Match Statistics

Stat	Roger Federer	David Nalbandian
Aces	20	5
Double faults	3	2
First serve %	60	65
First serve points won %	83	68
Second serve points won %	43	61
Break points saved %	73	58
Break points converted %	42	27
Service points won %	67	66
Return points won %	34	33
Total points won %	51	49

Player Comparison

Field	Roger Federer	David Nalbandian
Country	SUI	ARG
Birth date	Aug 8, 1981	Jan 1, 1982
Age	22	22
Height	185 cm	180 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	2	8
Ranking points (entering)	4,375	2,060
Elo (entering)	2,128	2,032
Current career W-L	1,219–272	358–187
Current career earnings	$130,594,339	$11,123,125

Pre-match H2H

Roger Federer #2 1 – 5 David Nalbandian #8

Path

Roger Federer's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Lleyton Hewitt #11	4-6 6-3 6-0 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 28, 2004	R16
Todd Reid #148	6-3 6-0 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 25, 2004	R32
Jeff Morrison #156	6-2 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 23, 2004	R64
Alex Bogomolov Jr	6-3 6-4 6-0	W	—	Match data	Jan 21, 2004	R128

Roger Federer's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Juan Carlos Ferrero #3	6-4 6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 1, 2004	SF

David Nalbandian's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Guillermo Canas #248	6-4 6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 28, 2004	R16
Wayne Ferreira #25	6-2 6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 25, 2004	R32
Florian Mayer #219	6-1 6-0 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 23, 2004	R64
Ricardo Mello #128	6-2 6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 21, 2004	R128