Roger Federer victorious over Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4 6-4 in the semifinal in Basel on Saturday. Federer will have to play Alex De Minaur in the final.
Score, report, and key facts
1st set.
There was not much difference between them in this set with the exception of 1 break that the Swiss conquered in the 5th game (3-2) before winning the set (6-4).
2nd set.
Federer conquered a leading position at the beginning of the set after breaking Tsitsipas in the 1st game (1-0). That break was the key and it was sufficient for Federer to win the set (6-4) since there were no other breaks anymore.
Statistics
At the end of the match, Federer scored 63 points vs. Tsitsipas’s 54 points.
Federer served very well to win 80% of the points (24/30) behind his first serve, and he won 77% points (17/22) on his second serve. Federer won this match even if he was not so effective in converting his break points because he converted only 25% (2/8). On the other side, the Greek wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/1). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.
After this match, the head to head between Federer and Tsitsipas is 2-1 for Roger.
Highlights Roger Federer vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas Swiss Indoors Basel – Basel
Next Match: Roger Federer vs. Alex De Minaur – stats
Federer will take on De Minaur in the final.
There is no head to head record between Roger Federer and Alex De Minaur since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other at pro level.
Tennis Scores in Basel
- Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Reilly OpelkaOpelka (7-62 6-74 7-63) – See score progression
- Roger FedererFederer – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches
- Roger FedererFederer – Alex De MinaurDe Minaur (0-0) – See H2H details