SF Italian Open 2003

Roger Federer #5 def. Juan Carlos Ferrero #3

6-4 4-2 (ret.)

The match ended when Juan Carlos Ferrero retired.

Roger Federer defeated Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-4 4-2 RET after Juan Carlos Ferrero retired in the 2003 Italian Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatRoger FedererJuan Carlos Ferrero
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
32
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
12
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
40.0%62.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
87.5%64.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
70.8%41.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%57.1%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
77.5%55.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
42.9%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
44.4%22.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
60.0%40.0%
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.
+15.0-6.9
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.
+6.9-15.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2003 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldRoger FedererJuan Carlos Ferrero
Country SUI ESP
Birth dateAug 8, 1981Feb 12, 1980
Age2123
Height185 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)53
Ranking points (entering)2,5453,275
Elo (entering)2,0112,017
Current career W-L1,219–272461–256
Current career earnings$130,594,339$13,998,165
Pre-match H2H

Path

Roger Federer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Filippo Volandri #1006-3 5-7 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 11, 2003QF
Tommy Robredo #196-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 10, 2003R16
Mariano Zabaleta #397-6(4) 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 8, 2003R32
Paul-Henri Mathieu #436-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 7, 2003R64

Roger Federer's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Felix Mantilla #205-7 2-6 6-7(8)LH2HMatch dataMay 12, 2003F

Juan Carlos Ferrero's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Rainer Schuettler #136-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 11, 2003QF
Gaston Gaudio #345-7 6-0 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 10, 2003R16
Alex Corretja #176-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 8, 2003R32
Mark Philippoussis #627-6(3) 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 7, 2003R64