Karlovic v Federer

ATP Tour career

Ivo KarlovicCroatia698 games · 2001–2021Most acesMost first-serve points won %Roger FedererSwitzerland1,472 games · 1998–2021Most titlesMost sets won

Lineball analyst4–10

Roger Federer takes it, 10–4 on categories

Federer wins on titles. Karlovic’s case rests on first-serve points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Karlovic 698 matches, Federer 1,472 matches.

Federer has 103 titles (one every 12.5 matches) to Karlovic’s 9 titles (one every 33.3 matches).
Karlovic averages 19.6 aces a match to Federer’s 7.7 — 2.5 times as many.
Federer averages 2.0 sets won a match to Karlovic’s 1.3 (51% more).
Winners’ edge: Federer’s team won 82%, Karlovic’s team won 52% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Federer has 1,472 matches across 24 seasons, Karlovic 698 in 21 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, grand slam titles): those averages use only the games that logged them.

Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.

Tale of the tape

Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.

0.09 total · best 1Titlesper game0.1103 total · best 1
–Grand Slam titlesper game0.020 total · best 1
65.5First serve in %62.2
82.7First-serve points won %77.3
71.0Break points saved %67.2
28.0Return points won %39.7
19.6

Head to head

114 matches
since 200413

Hard · 8 matchesKarlovic 1Federer 7
Grass · 3 matchesKarlovic 0Federer 3
Clay · 3 matchesKarlovic 0Federer 3
Grand Slams · 3 matchesKarlovic 0Federer 3

Last meetings

15 June 2015 · Halle · Semifinal · GrassFederer won 7-6(3) 7-6(4)
20 Oct 2014 · Basel · Semifinal · HardFederer won 7-6(8) 3-6 6-3
19 Mar 2014 · ATP Masters 1000 Miami · Round of 64 · HardFederer won 6-4 7-6(4)
16 Jan 2012 · Australian Open · Round of 32 · HardFederer won 7-6(6) 7-5 6-3
22 June 2009 · Wimbledon · Quarterfinal · GrassFederer won 6-3 7-5 7-6(3)
27 Apr 2009 · ATP Masters 1000 Rome · Round of 32 · ClayFederer won 6-4 6-4
12 Mar 2009 · ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells · Round of 32 · Hard

Last 10 games

Titles, oldest to newest.

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