2013 Roger Federer tennis season

Statistics for Swiss tennis player Roger Federer Roger Federer 45–17 (72.58%) 1 $3,203,637 No. 6 SF QF 2R 4R Yes SF 1–2 (33.33%) 0 560 http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10019424 ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Player Profile - FEDERER, Roger (SUI) 13 January 2014 International Tennis Federation 13 January 2014 18 October 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171018162317/http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10019424 dead 13 January 2014 2012 2014 Roger Federer's 2013 tennis season officially began on 14 January at the start of the 2013 Australian Open. This season saw Federer suffer a considerable decline in form, dropping five places to number 7 in the world, his lowest ranking in 11 years, and seeing his run of 36 consecutive grand slam quarterfinals ended by a second round defeat at Wimbledon. This year also marked the first time since 2002 where Federer did not reach a major final. His only title win of the season was a victory at the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, an ATP 250 event. The decline in form can be largely attributed to the severe back injuries Federer suffered for much of the season, hampering his play from March through October.http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2013/10/federer-reflects-mistakes-playing-injured/49518/#.UxbEVSgwLzI Federer reflects on mistakes of playing injured Tennis.com He first injured his back in the early rounds of Indian Wells and then re-injured it in the quarterfinals of Hamburg. Year summary Australian Open and early hard court season Australian Open Federer kicked off his 2013 season with an appearance at the Australian Open, where he finished in the semifinals last year. Federer began his campaign against Frenchman Benoît Paire in the first round, and swept him in straight sets.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/01/3/Australian-Open-Tuesday-Federer-Rolls-Tsonga-Beats-Llodra.aspx Federer strolls into second round; Tsonga defeats Llodra 15 January 2013 ATP World Tour 15 January 2013 He defeated long-time rival Nikolay Davydenko in the second round in straight sets,http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/01/3/Australian-Open-Thursday-Federer-del-Potro.aspx Federer, del Potro fire into third round 17 January 2013 ATP World Tour 18 January 2013 and faced Australian Bernard Tomic in the third round. After Federer converted on a break point in the first game and held to win the set, Tomic attempted to level the game, saving six break points and bringing the second set to a tiebreak, in which he had an early lead, but Federer overcame the deficit and won the tiebreak.http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/news/articles/2013-01-19/201301191358597679084.html?promo=matchrelatedcontent Federer bounces Bernard 19 January 2013 Australian Open 19 January 2013 Federer then broke Tomic twice and gave up only one game in the third set, winning the match in under two hours.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/01/3/Australian-Open-Saturday-Federer-Beats-Tomic-Raonic-Next.aspx Federer sees off Tomic, faces Raonic next 19 January 2013 ATP World Tour 19 January 2013 Federer defeated big serving Canadian Milos Raonic in the fourth round in straight sets, having not dropped neither a set nor a service game through the fourth round. With the win, he also extended his record of consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinal appearances to 35, a run which extends back to the 2004 Wimbledon Championships.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/01/4/Australian-Open-Monday-Federer-Beats-Raonic.aspx Federer topples Raonic to reach 35th successive Major QF ATP World Tour 21 January 2013 Federer faced Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the quarterfinals, where he and Tsonga traded breaks in the first set and brought the set to a tiebreak, which he won. Tsonga took advantage of Federer's unforced errors in the second set, breaking his serve and holding to level out the match at one set all. The third set saw Federer and Tsonga again trading breaks and playing a tiebreak, which Federer won. Tsonga recovered from a triple break point in the fourth set, and broke Federer's serve and held the lead to bring the match to a fifth set, where Federer broke Tsonga and won the match after four match points and three and a half hours. With his win, Federer advanced to his tenth straight semifinal at the Australian Open.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/01/4/Australian-Open-Wednesday-Federer-Edges-Tsonga.aspx Federer passes Tsonga test 23 January 2013 ATP World Tour 23 January 2013 Federer played Andy Murray in the semifinals, and found himself down one set after Murray took advantage of Federer's poor first serves to break Federer's serve and hold for the lead. The second set went to a tiebreak, which Federer won after capitalizing on some mistakes from Murray. Murray then came back in the third set, and, with the help of two line calls that went in his favor, broke Federer and held to regain a one-set lead. Federer held an early lead in the fourth set after breaking Murray, but Murray broke back on an unforced error from Federer. Momentum then shifted in favor of Murray, who came close to winning the match, but Federer forced the set to go to a tiebreak, which he won. In the fifth set, Federer was unable to respond to aces and winners from Murray, giving up two break points and losing the match in four hours.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/01/4/Australian-Open-Friday-Federer-Murray.aspx Murray beats Federer to set up Djokovic final clash 25 January 2013 ATP World Tour 26 January 2013http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/news/articles/2013-01-25/201301251359112474916.html?promo=matchrelatedcontent Murray makes it happen 25 January 2013 Australian Open 26 January 2013 Rotterdam Open Federer next played at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, entering as defending champion. He played Grega Žemlja of Slovenia in the first round, and blew past him, winning in straight sets in less than an hour.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/02/7/Rotterdam-Wednesday-Federer-Gasquet-In-Action.aspx Federer races to Rotterdam win; in-form Gasquet beats Troicki 13 February 2013 ATP World Tour 13 February 2013 He next played wildcard Thiemo de Bakker of the Netherlands, and defeated him in straight sets in just over an hour.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/02/7/Rotterdam-Thursday-Federer-del-Potro-Gasquet.aspx Federer, del Potro advance to Rotterdam QFs; Baghdatis tops Gasquet 14 February 2013 ATP World Tour 14 February 2013 He played Frenchman Julien Benneteau in the quarterfinals, and found himself down one set after unforced errors led to his serve being broken. Federer then fought to secure the second set, but ultimately failed after missing a break point opportunity.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/02/7/Rotterdam-Friday-Benneteau-Stuns-Federer.aspx Benneteau stuns Federer to reach semis 15 February 2013 ATP World Tour 15 February 2013 Dubai Tennis Championships Following the loss of his Rotterdam title, Federer next attempted to defend his title at the Dubai Tennis Championships in Dubai. He faced Tunisian wildcard Malek Jaziri in the first round, and dropped the first set after Jaziri secured his first and only break point in the match. Federer then took charge of the match, winning twelve of the next fourteen games to secure a win.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/02/9/Dubai-Monday-Seppi-Federer.aspx Federer overcomes slow start; Seppi beats Mathieu 25 February 2013 ATP World Tour 28 February 2013 In the second round, Federer played Marcel Granollers of Spain, and broke Granollers' serve once in each set en route to a straight-sets victory.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/02/9/Dubai-Wednesday-Federer-Djokovic.aspx Federer, Djokovic back in Dubai QFs 27 February 2013 ATP World Tour 28 February 2013 Federer then played perennial rival Nikolay Davydenko in the third round, and flew past him in less than an hour to a second straight-sets victory.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/02/9/Dubai-Thursday-Djokovic-Federer-Berdych-del-Potro.aspx Djokovic sets up del Potro semifinal clash; Federer to play Berdych 28 February 2013 ATP World Tour 28 February 2013 He lost to Tomáš Berdych in the semifinals in a close match, while blowing three match points in the second set tiebreak. Indian Wells Masters At the first Masters 1000 series event of the year, Federer once again entered as defending champion at Indian Wells. After receiving a bye in the first round, he faced Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan in the second round and defeated him in straight sets, completing the match in just under an hour.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/03/10/Indian-Wells-ATP-Saturday-Federer-Beats-Istomin.aspx Federer opens title defence; Gasquet defeats Tomic 9 March 2013 ATP World Tour 11 March 2013 He played Croatian Ivan Dodig in the third round and advanced again in straight sets, dropping only four games en route to a victory in just over an hour.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/03/10/Indian-Wells-Monday-Federer-Wawrinka-Hewitt.aspx Federer races into fourth round 11 March 2013 ATP World Tour 11 March 2013 Federer next faced Swiss compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka. He won the match in three tight sets, nearly losing the match after Wawrinka broke in the third set. However, Federer held on to win the last set, and found perennial foe Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/03/10/ATP-Wednesday2-Federer-Nadal.aspx Federer survives Wawrinka tussle, sets Nadal blockbuster QF 13 March 2013 ATP World Tour 29 March 2013 Federer, however, entered the match having suffered a back injuryhttp://straightsets.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/15/nadal-makes-quick-work-of-ailing-federer/ Nadal Makes Quick Work of Ailing Federer 15 March 2013 The New York Times 15 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130316134705/http://straightsets.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/15/nadal-makes-quick-work-of-ailing-federer/ 2013-03-16 dead in the previous round and was defeated in straight sets. He then continued with his pre-planned decision to take a two-month break from the sport, skipping the mandatory Masters 1000 tournament in Miami under an exception from the ATP, which allows older players to relax their schedules, and the non-mandatory Masters 1000 tournament in Monte Carlo. Spring clay court season and French Open Madrid Open Federer next competed on clay at the Mutua Madrid Open, where he was the defending champion.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/21568958 Roger Federer plans two-month break after Indian Wells 24 February 2013 BBC Sport 7 May 2013 Federer played Radek Štěpánek of the Czech Republic in the second round after a bye in the first round, and defeated him in straight sets.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/05/19/Madrid-Tuesday-Federer-Haas-Monaco.aspx Federer opens title defence; Monaco, Haas advance 7 May 2013 ATP World Tour 7 May 2013 Federer then met Kei Nishikori of Japan in the third round. In the first set, Federer allowed Nishikori to convert on a break point opportunity, and Nishikori held the advantage to take the set. Federer came back in the second set, relying on strong shot-making to win five straight games and level the match at one set all. Federer's serve faltered in the third, and uncharacteristic errors from Federer, as well as strong play from Nishikori, meant that the Japanese number 1 defeated Federer for the first time in his career.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/05/19/Madrid-Thursday-Federer.aspx Nishikori stuns Federer in the third round 9 May 2013 ATP World Tour 9 May 2013 This was Federer's earliest exit at the event since 2003, when the event was held as the Stuttgart Masters. thumb|right|250px|Federer at the 2013 French Open. Italian Open Federer played at the Italian Open in Rome, where he finished in the semifinals the previous year. After a bye in the first round, Federer played Potito Starace in the second round, dropping only seven points on serve and breaking Starace four times en route to a victory in straight sets in 51 minutes.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/05/20/Rome-Tuesday-Haas-Federer.aspx Federer makes statement in Rome opener; Youzhny tops Haas 14 May 2013 ATP World Tour 15 May 2013 He faced Gilles Simon of France in the third round, and raced past Simon in similar style, winning in just over an hour after again dropping only three games.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/05/20/Rome-Thursday-Federer-Simon-Janowicz-Gasquet.aspx Federer to meet Janowicz for the first time 16 May 2013 ATP World Tour 17 May 2013 Federer played Jerzy Janowicz of Poland in the quarterfinals. In the first set, Federer and Janowicz traded games until Federer found a late break point, which he converted to take the set. Janowicz broke Federer in the first game of the second set and held to serve for the set, but Federer broke back and won the tiebreak to clinch the match.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/05/20/Rome-Friday-Federer-Janowicz.aspx Federer tops Janowicz at night 17 May 2013 ATP World Tour 18 May 2013 He played Benoît Paire of France in the semifinals. Paire held an early lead in the first before Federer broke back and won a tight tiebreak. Federer then broke early in the second set and held to win in straight sets.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/05/20/Rome-Saturday-Federer-Paire.aspx Federer sets epic finale against Nadal 18 May 2013 ATP World Tour 18 May 2013 He played Rafael Nadal in his first final of the year, but fell short against a hot-handed Nadal, committing multiple unforced errors and having his serve broken five times en route to a loss in straight sets in just over an hour.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/05/20/Rome-Sunday-Final-Federer-Nadal.aspx Nadal masterclass stuns Federer, wins 24th ATP World Tour Masters 1000 crown 19 May 2013 ATP World Tour 19 May 2013 French Open Federer next competed at the French Open, where he finished in the semifinals the previous year. He played qualifier Pablo Carreño-Busta of Spain in the opening round, and won in straight sets, converting all seven of his break points to move into the second round,http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/05/22/Roland-Garros-Monday-Federer.aspx Federer makes emphatic start 26 May 2013 ATP World Tour 29 May 2013 where he swept past qualifier Somdev Devvarman of India, dropping only five games en route to a victory in straight sets.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/05/22/Roland-Garros-Wednesday-Federer.aspx Federer to face Benneteau in the third round 29 May 2013 ATP World Tour 29 May 2013 He faced Frenchman Julien Benneteau, who had beaten him earlier in the year, in the third round. After a break of serve by Benneteau to start off the match, Federer rebounded and took the first set. Benneteau tried to make inroads on Federer's serve, but Federer continued to dominate, winning the next two sets to move to the fourth round,http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/05/22/Roland-Garros-Friday-Federer-Benneteau.aspx Federer eases past Benneteau; one step closer to milestone 31 May 2013 ATP World Tour 31 May 2013 where he faced Frenchman Gilles Simon. Federer won the first set comfortably, but Simon began to fight back. Federer lost his rhythm after he fell on the baseline in the second set, and Simon capitalized to take the set and level the match at one set all. Simon took advantage of more unforced errors from Federer and won the third set, but Federer found his rhythm again and broke Simon's serve in the fourth, holding to level the match. Federer then secured an early break in the fifth and held to win the match, becoming the fourth person to have 900 wins on the ATP World Tour.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/05/22/Roland-Garros-Sunday2-Federer-Simon.aspx Federer battles past Simon for milestone win 2 June 2013 ATP World Tour 2 June 2013 He played Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the quarterfinals, where, after a decent start, Federer lost an early break advantage to Tsonga, and Tsonga broke again to take the first set. The next two sets saw Tsonga take a foothold on the match as numerous errors plagued Federer. Tsonga eventually won the match in straight sets.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/06/23/Roland-Garros-Tuesday2-Federer-Tsonga.aspx Tsonga stuns Federer to keep French dream alive 4 June 2013 ATP World Tour 4 June 2013 Grass court season and Wimbledon Halle Open Federer played at the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, where he was the finalist last year. He played German wildcard Cedrik-Marcel Stebe in the second round. Though Federer struggled with his serve and made quite a few errors, including one in the first set which allowed Stebe to break his serve, Federer dominated most of the match and won in straight sets, marking his fortieth win at the Gerry Weber Open.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/06/24/Halle-Wednesday-Youzhny-Federer-Monfils.aspx Federer claims 40th Halle win; Monfils, Youzhny reach QFs 12 June 2013 ATP World Tour 12 June 2013 He played German wildcard Mischa Zverev in the quarterfinals and swept past Zverev, not allowing him any games and breaking him a total of six times en route to a victory in forty minutes. Federer achieved his second double bagel of his career, his first since he double-bageled Gastón Gaudio at the 2005 Tennis Masters Cup.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/06/24/Halle-Friday-Federer-Gasquet-Haas.aspx Federer records special win in Halle; plays Haas in repeat of 2012 final 14 June 2013 ATP World Tour 14 June 2013 He then faced defending champion Tommy Haas in the semifinal. In a tight first set, Federer gave up a break point in the sixth game of the set, and Haas held the lead to win the set. The second set saw Federer win an early break point and level the match at one set all. Federer then broke Haas to love and held the lead to win the match.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/06/24/Halle-Saturday-Federer-Gasquet-Haas-Youzhny.aspx Federer beats Haas in 2012 final re-match; faces Youzhny for title 15 June 2013 ATP World Tour 15 June 2013 In the final, Federer played Russian Mikhail Youzhny. After wasted break point opportunities and unforced errors led to Youzhny edging Federer in the first set tiebreak, Federer improved his game and won the match to claim his first title of the season, tying John McEnroe for the third-most number of ATP titles won by a male player in the Open Era.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/06/24/Halle-Sunday-Federer-Youzhny.aspx Federer rejoins winner's circle with sixth Halle title 16 June 2013 ATP World Tour 16 June 2013 Wimbledon Federer played at the Wimbledon Championships, where he was defending champion and vying to match Rafael Nadal's record of 8 titles at a single Grand Slam tournament, which Nadal had just achieved at the French Open two weeks earlier. Federer played Victor Hănescu of Romania in the first round, and dropped only five games en route to a straight-sets win in just over an hour.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/06/26/Wimbledon-Monday-Federer.aspx Federer imperious in Wimbledon opener 24 June 2013 ATP World Tour 24 June 2013 He played 116th-ranked Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine in the second round, and had a one-set lead before dropping the next three sets and losing the match, unable to hold leads and convert on crucial points.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/06/26/Wimbledon-Wednesday-Federer-Stakhovsky.aspx Stakhovsky ends Federer's record run 26 June 2013 ATP World Tour 26 June 2013 The loss ended Federer's record streak of 36 consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinal appearances. This also marked his earliest loss at a Grand Slam tournament since the 2003 French Open, his first loss to a player ranked outside of the top 100 since losing to Richard Gasquet in 2005 (ranked 101st at the time). With Rafael Nadal's loss in the first round, this also was the first time ever that, when both of them were entered in a Grand Slam, that neither have made it to the second week.https://www.espn.com/tennis/wimbledon13/story/_/id/9425996/wimbledon-end-amazing-run-king-roger-federer End of amazing run for King Federer ESPN 29 June 2013 All of this, coupled with a slew of other player withdrawals, retirements, and upsets have led that day to be referred to as Black Wednesday. Summer clay court season Federer added two outdoor clay events to his schedule before the US Open hard court season begins. German Open Federer played at the German Open Tennis Championships in Hamburg as a wildcard. Federer won the title in Hamburg four times when it was an ATP Masters Series event, but did not play there since 2008, when he was a finalist. Federer announced before his first round match in Hamburg that he was changing his racquet for the second time in his career (the first change occurred in 2002 just prior to the tournament in Hamburg of that year), upgrading from a 90-inch frame to a 98-inch frame.http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2013/07/federer-playing-new-larger-racquet-hamburg/48394/#.UedCaeArzzI Federer playing with new, larger racquet in Hamburg 16 July 2013 Tennis.com 16 July 2013 His first match was against German Daniel Brands, and he earned his first victory with his new racquet, rallying against strong play by Brands after dropping the first set.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/07/29/Hamburg-Wednesday-Federer-Haas.aspx Federer, Haas reach Hamburg third round 17 July 2013 ATP World Tour 17 July 2013 He next played Jan Hájek of the Czech Republic, and defeated him in straight sets after wasting many break and match points.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/07/29/Hamburg-Thursday-Federer-Haas-Monaco-Almagro.aspx Federer reaches Hamburg QFs 18 July 2013 ATP World Tour 20 July 2013 He played Florian Mayer in the quarterfinals, and dropped his first set against Mayer in a tough three-set victory.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/07/29/Hamburg-Friday-Federer-Fognini.aspx Federer battles through; Fognini keeps up winning run 19 July 2013 ATP World Tour 20 July 2013 In the semifinals, he played qualifier Federico Delbonis of Argentina for the first time, but lost in straight set, failing to convert break and set points as Delbonis took advantage to win both set tiebreaks.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/07/29/Hamburg-Saturday-Federer-Fognini-Almagro-Delbonis.aspx Delbonis Stuns Federer, Faces Fognini For Title 20 July 2013 ATP World Tour 20 July 2013 Swiss Open Federer next played at the Swiss Open. It was the first time Federer had participated in the Swiss Open since 2004. The tournament honored Federer's return by presenting him with a Swiss cow named Desiree.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/07/30/Gstaad-Tuesday-Federer-Cow.aspx Federer & A Swiss Cow Named Desiree 23 July 2013 ATP World Tour 23 July 2013 Despite the excitement over his return to the event, he was defeated in his opening match by Daniel Brands, his first opening-match loss since Rome in 2010. After the loss, Federer revealed that he had suffered a serious back injury several days before in Hamburg, and that he had taken anti-inflammatories and had been unable to practice.http://www.10sballs.com/2013/07/26/federer-playing-in-montreal-is-doubtful/ Federer Playing In Montreal Is Doubtful 26 July 2013 10sBalls.com 27 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131226181208/http://www.10sballs.com/2013/07/26/federer-playing-in-montreal-is-doubtful/ 26 December 2013 dead US Open Series and US Open Cincinnati Masters After withdrawing from the Rogers Cup, Federer played at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, where he was the champion last year. Following a first-round bye, Federer played German Philipp Kohlschreiber in the second round. After speeding through the opening set, Federer found some trouble against Kohlschreiber in the second set, but managed to convert his second match point during the set tiebreak, keeping his winning streak against Kohlschreiber alive with a straight sets win.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/08/33/Cincinnati-Tuesday-Federer-Raonic.aspx Federer Opens Cincinnati Defence; Raonic Wins On Top 10 Debut 13 August 2013 ATP World Tour 14 August 2013 He played Tommy Haas in the third round, and came close to losing after Haas held a one-set, one-break advantage. Federer rallied to force a third set and won the match in under two hours.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/08/33/Cincinnati-Thursday-Federer.aspx Federer survives Haas test, awaits Nadal-Dimitrov winner 15 August 2013 ATP World Tour 15 August 2013 Federer next played Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals. He broke Nadal late in the first set, playing fast and aggressive tennis with sharply angled, clean and powerful groundstrokes off both wings and frequent attacks at the net. He had opportunities to threaten Nadal on Nadal's serve in the second set, but this went awry, as Nadal continued to fight and as Federer began to rack up unforced errors. Federer's serve folded at the end of the second set and the start of the third, but he saved four match points on Nadal's serve before a wide forehand from Nadal on match point went unchallenged by Federer.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/08/33/Cincinnati-Friday-Nadal-Federer.aspx Nadal topples Federer in Cincinnati 16 August 2013 ATP World Tour 16 August 2013 Federer fell down the rankings again to No. 7, his lowest in over a decade. US Open At the US Open in New York Federer played Slovenian Grega Žemlja in the first round, and won in straight sets after a lapse of concentration resulted in a drop of his serve in the third set.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/08/35/US-Open-Tuesday-Federer-Querrey-Haas.aspx Federer cruises into rd. 2; Berdych, Querrey advance 27 August 2013 ATP World Tour 28 August 2013 He next played Carlos Berlocq of Argentina in the second round, and swept him in straight sets, dropping only six games en route to a win in just over one and a half hours.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/08/35/US-Open-Thursday-Federer.aspx Federer too strong for Berlocq; Bryans begin doubles bid 29 August 2013 ATP World Tour 30 August 2013 He next played Adrian Mannarino in the third round, and won in similar fashion, holding his serve and dropping only five games in the match.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/08/35/US-Open-Saturday-Federer-Robredo.aspx Federer downs Mannarino to reach fourth round 1 September 2013 ATP World Tour 1 September 2013 In a surprise, Federer then lost to Tommy Robredo, a player he had beaten ten straight times, in straight sets in another error strewn display. Asian Swing Shanghai Masters Federer's first post-US Open tournament was at the Shanghai Masters. He defeated Andreas Seppi in the second round in straight sets, but dropped his next match in the third round against Gaël Monfils in three sets. The loss marked only his second defeat against the Frenchman. European Indoor Season Swiss Indoors Federer next played in the Swiss Indoors. He defeated Adrian Mannarino in the first round in straight sets, and then came back from a one-set deficit against Denis Istomin in under two hours.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/10/43/Basel-Wednesday-Federer-Dimitrov.aspx Roger Federer Hangs Tough In Basel 23 October 2013 ATP World Tour 23 October 2013 In the quarterfinal, Roger Federer faced Grigor Dimitrov, nicknamed "Baby Federer", for the first time. Dimitrov was defeated in straight sets, but Federer had to recover from a service break down and force a tie-break decision in the second set.https://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-basel-open-roger-federer-beats-baby-federer-grigor-dimitrov-to-keep-up-tour-finals-bid-1908896 Basel Open: Roger Federer beats 'Baby Federer' Grigor Dimitrov to keep up Tour Finals bid October 26, 2013 DNA India In the semifinal round, Federer defeated Vasek Pospisil in a very tight three-setter. After winning the first set comfortably by breaking Pospisil's serve twice, Federer served for the match in the second set but squandered the opportunity. Then, Federer's serve was broken early in the deciding set, but he managed to return the service break and was able to serve for the match successfully at his second chance. Federer faced Juan Martín del Potro for the title, in a repeat of the previous year's final that saw del Potro emerge again victorious. He fell short again in another three-set battle against the Argentine. Despite the loss, the match saw Federer display significant improvement in form after a sluggish run to the final. Paris Masters Federer next played in Paris at the BNP Paribas Masters, knowing that he would qualify for the ATP World Tour Finals if he won his opening match against Kevin Anderson. With his win over Anderson, he became the sixth player to qualify (seventh if including the injured Andy Murray) for the Finals. He made it to the semifinals by subsequently beating Philipp Kohlschreiber and Juan Martín del Potro, the latter whom he faced less than a week earlier in the final in Basel. His win over del Potro was only his second of the season over a top-10 player, first since January, and only top-5 win thus far. Federer met Novak Djokovic in the semifinals for their 30th career meeting, where he ultimately lost in three sets. ATP World Tour Finals Federer entered the ATP World Tour Finals as the No. 6 seed and was drawn in group B with Novak Djokovic, Juan Martín del Potro, and Richard Gasquet. Before the tournament began, Federer received three ATP World Tour Awards: the Fans' Favourite Award for a record eleventh consecutive time, the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship award for a record ninth time, and the Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award for a record-tying second time. Federer played his first round-robin match against Djokovic, only 3 days after their last match in Paris, and he again lost in three sets. Federer had not lost an opening match in the World Tour Finals since 2008. Federer then defeated Gasquet in straight sets. With Novak Djokovic having won the group just after two round-robin matches, Federer played his last round-robin match against del Potro. It was the third match between them in the last three weeks of the season. Federer won, but not without saving a breakpoint, and booked a place in the semifinals against Group A winner Rafael Nadal, who had won all his three round-robin matches and successfully clinched the No. 1 ranking for the 2013 season. Federer lost the semifinal match in straight sets, only managing to break Nadal's serve once in the first set. It was Federer's fourth consecutive defeat against Nadal in the 2013 season. At the end of the tournament, Federer overtook Tomas Berdych in the singles rankings and finished the season as world No. 6, his lowest since 2002. All matches Singles matches Tournament Match Round Opponent Rank Result Score Australian OpenMelbourne, AustraliaGrand SlamHard, outdoor14–27 January 2013 1077 1R FRA Benoît Paire 46 Win 6–2, 6–4, 6–1 1078 2R RUS Nikolay Davydenko 40 Win 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 1079 3R AUS Bernard Tomic 42 Win 6–4, 7–6(7–5), 6–1 1080 4R CAN Milos Raonic 15 Win 6–4, 7–6(7–4), 6–2 1081 QF FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 8 Win 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 6–3 1082 SF GBR Andy Murray 3 Loss 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 7–6(7–2), 2–6 ABN AMRO World Tennis TournamentRotterdam, the NetherlandsATP World Tour 500Hard, indoor11–17 February 2013 1083 1R SLO Grega Žemlja 4 Win 6–3, 6–1 1084 2R NED Thiemo de Bakker 123 Win 6–3, 6–4 1085 QF FRA Julien Benneteau 39 Loss 3–6, 5–7 Dubai Duty Free Tennis ChampionshipsDubai, United Arab EmiratesATP World Tour 500Hard, outdoor25 February – 2 March 2013 1086 1R TUN Malek Jaziri 128 Win 5–7, 6–0, 6–2 1087 2R ESP Marcel Granollers 34 Win 6–3, 6–4 1088 QF RUS Nikolay Davydenko 46 Win 6–2, 6–2 1089 SF CZE Tomáš Berdych 6 Loss 6–3, 6–7(8–10), 4–6 BNP Paribas OpenIndian Wells, United StatesATP World Tour Masters 1000Hard, outdoor4–17 March 2013 – 1R Bye 1090 2R UZB Denis Istomin 43 Win 6–2, 6–3 1091 3R CRO Ivan Dodig 60 Win 6–3, 6–1 1092 4R SUI Stanislas Wawrinka 18 Win 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 7–5 1093 QF ESP Rafael Nadal 5 Loss 4–6, 2–6 Mutua Madrid OpenMadrid, SpainATP World Tour Masters 1000Clay, outdoor7–13 May 2013 – 1R Bye 1094 2R CZE Radek Štěpánek 48 Win 6–3, 6–3 1095 3R JPN Kei Nishikori 16 Loss 4–6, 6–1, 2–6 Internazionali BNL d'ItaliaRome, ItalyATP World Tour Masters 1000Clay, outdoor13–19 May 2013 – 1R Bye 1096 2R ITA Potito Starace 293 Win 6–1, 6–2 1097 3R FRA Gilles Simon 17 Win 6–1, 6–2 1098 QF POL Jerzy Janowicz 24 Win 6–4, 7–6(7–2) 1099 SF FRA Benoît Paire 36 Win 7–6(7–5), 6–4 1100 F ESP Rafael Nadal 5 Loss 1–6, 3–6 French OpenParis, FranceGrand SlamClay, outdoor27 May – 9 June 2013 1101 1R ESP Pablo Carreño-Busta 164 Win 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 1102 2R IND Somdev Devvarman 188 Win 6–2, 6–1, 6–1 1103 3R FRA Julien Benneteau 32 Win 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 1104 4R FRA Gilles Simon 18 Win 6–1, 4–6, 2–6, 6–2, 6–3 1105 QF FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 8 Loss 5–7, 3–6, 3–6 Gerry Weber OpenHalle, GermanyATP World Tour 250Grass, outdoor10–16 June 2013 – 1R Bye 1106 2R GER Cedrik-Marcel Stebe 166 Win 6–3, 6–3 1107 QF GER Mischa Zverev 156 Win 6–0, 6–0 1108 SF GER Tommy Haas 11 Win 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 1109 F RUS Mikhail Youzhny 29 Win (1) 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–4 Wimbledon ChampionshipsLondon, United KingdomGrand SlamGrass, outdoor24 June – 7 July 2013 1110 1R ROU Victor Hănescu 47 Win 6–3, 6–2, 6–0 1111 2R UKR Sergiy Stakhovsky 116 Loss 7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7), 5–7, 6–7(5–7) German Tennis ChampionshipsHamburg, GermanyATP World Tour 500Clay, outdoor15–21 July 2013 – 1R Bye 1112 2R GER Daniel Brands 58 Win 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 1113 3R CZE Jan Hájek 140 Win 6–4, 6–3 1114 QF GER Florian Mayer 45 Win 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 7–5 1115 SF ARG Federico Delbonis 114 Loss 6–7(7–9), 6–7(4–7) Crédit Agricole Suisse Open GstaadGstaad, SwitzerlandATP World Tour 250Clay, outdoor22–28 July 2013 – 1R Bye 1116 2R GER Daniel Brands 55 Loss 3–6, 4–6 Western & Southern OpenCincinnati, United StatesATP World Tour Masters 1000Hard, outdoor12–16 August 2013 – 1R Bye 1117 2R GER Philipp Kohlschreiber 26 Win 6–3, 7–6(9–7) 1118 3R GER Tommy Haas 13 Win 1–6, 7–5, 6–3 1119 QF ESP Rafael Nadal 3 Loss 7–5, 4–6, 3–6 US OpenNew York, United StatesGrand SlamHard, outdoor26 August – 8 September 2013 1120 1R SLO Grega Žemlja 62 Win 6–3, 6–2, 7–5 1121 2R ARG Carlos Berlocq 48 Win 6–3, 6–2, 6–1 1122 3R FRA Adrian Mannarino 63 Win 6–3, 6–0, 6–2 1123 4R ESP Tommy Robredo 22 Loss 6–7(3–7), 3–6, 4–6 Shanghai Rolex MastersShanghai, ChinaATP World Tour Masters 1000Hard, outdoor7–13 October 2013 – 1R Bye 1124 2R ITA Andreas Seppi 22 Win 6–4, 6–3 1125 3R FRA Gaël Monfils 42 Loss 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 3–6 Swiss Indoors BaselBasel, SwitzerlandATP World Tour 500Hard, indoor21–27 October 2013 1126 1R FRA Adrian Mannarino 62 Win 6–4, 6–2 1127 2R UZB Denis Istomin 48 Win 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 1128 QF BUL Grigor Dimitrov 22 Win 6–3, 7–6(7–2) 1129 SF CAN Vasek Pospisil 40 Win 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 7–5 1130 F ARG Juan Martín del Potro 5 Loss 6–7(3–7), 6–2, 4–6 BNP Paribas MastersParis, FranceATP World Tour Masters 1000Hard, indoor28 October – 3 November 2013 – 1R Bye 1131 2R RSA Kevin Anderson 21 Win 6–4, 6–4 1132 3R GER Philipp Kohlschreiber 23 Win 6–3, 6–4 1133 QF ARG Juan Martín del Potro 5 Win 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 1134 SF SRB Novak Djokovic 2 Loss 6–4, 3–6, 2–6 Barclays ATP World Tour FinalsLondon, United KingdomATP World Tour FinalsHard, indoor4–11 November 2013 1135 RR SRB Novak Djokovic 2 Loss 4–6, 7–6(7–2), 2–6 1136 RR FRA Richard Gasquet 9 Win 6–4, 6–3 1137 RR ARG Juan Martín del Potro 5 Win 4–6, 7–6(7–2), 7–5 1138 SF ESP Rafael Nadal 1 Loss 5–7, 3–6 Doubles matches Tournament Match Round Partner Opponent/Rank Result Score Gerry Weber Open Halle, Germany ATP World Tour 250 Grass, outdoor 10–16 June 2013 201 1R GER Tommy Haashttp://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/06/23/Halle-Federer-Haas-Teaming-Up-For-First-Time.aspx Federer/Haas To Make Team Debut In Halle 8 June 2013 ATP World Tour 13 September 2013 AUT Jürgen Melzer / #33 GER Philipp Petzschner / #50Loss 6–7(3–7), 4–6 Shanghai Rolex MastersShanghai, ChinaATP World Tour Masters 1000Hard, outdoor7–13 October 2013 202 1R CHN Ze Zhanghttp://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/09/37/Shanghai-Federer-Zhang-Doubles.aspx Federer To Play Doubles With Zhang In Shanghai 12 September 2013 ATP World Tour 13 September 2013 RSA Kevin Anderson / #150 RUS Dmitry Tursunov / #156Win 6–2, 6–1 203 2R CRO Ivan Dodig / #19 BRA Marcelo Melo / #11Loss 1–6, 6–1, [8–10] Tournament schedule Singles schedule Federer's 2013 singles tournament schedule is as follows:http://www.rogerfederer.com/en/tennis/schedule/year/2013.html 2013 Tournament Schedule rogerfederer.com 10 April 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130311224104/http://www.rogerfederer.com/en/tennis/schedule/year/2013.html 11 March 2013 DateChampionshipLocationCategorySurfacePrev. resultPrev. pointsNew pointsOutcome 14 January 2013–27 January 2013 Australian Open Melbourne (AUS) Grand Slam Hard SF 720 720 Semifinals (lost to Andy Murray, (4–6, 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 7–6(7–2), 2–6) 11 February 2013–17 February 2013 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament Rotterdam (NED) ATP World Tour 500 Hard (i) W 500 90 Quarterfinals (lost to Julien Benneteau, 3–6, 5–7) 25 February 2013–2 March 2013 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Dubai (UAE) ATP World Tour 500 Hard W 500 180 Semifinals (lost to Tomas Berdych, 6–3, 6–7(8–10), 4–6) 4 March 2013–17 March 2013 BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells (USA) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard W 1000 180 Quarterfinals (lost to Rafael Nadal, 4–6, 2–6) 7 May 2013–13 May 2013 Mutua Madrid Open Madrid (ESP) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Clay W 1000 90 Third round (lost to Kei Nishikori, 4–6, 6–1, 2–6) 13 May 2013–19 May 2013 Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome (ITA) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Clay SF 360 600 Final (lost to Rafael Nadal, 1–6, 3–6) 27 May 2013–9 June 2013 French Open Paris (FRA) Grand Slam Clay SF 720 360 Quarterfinals (lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 5–7, 3–6, 3–6) 10 June 2013–16 June 2013 Gerry Weber Open Halle (GER) ATP World Tour 250 Grass F 150 250 Winner (defeated Mikhail Youzhny, 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–4) 24 June 2013–7 July 2013 The Championships, Wimbledon Wimbledon (GBR) Grand Slam Grass W 2000 45 Second round (lost to Sergiy Stakhovsky, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7), 5–7, 6–7(5–7)) 15 July 2013–21 July 2013 German Tennis Championships Hamburg (GER) ATP World Tour 500 Clay A N/A 180 Semifinals (lost to Federico Delbonis, 6–7(7–9), 6–7(4–7)) 22 July 2013–28 July 2013 Crédit Agricole Suisse Open Gstaad Gstaad (SUI) ATP World Tour 250 Clay A N/A 0 Second round (lost to Daniel Brands, 3–6, 4–6) 5 August 2013–11 August 2013 Rogers Cup Montreal (CAN) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard A 0 0 Withdrewhttp://www.rogerfederer.com/en/esp/news-detail/news/4473-montreal.html Montreal rogerfederer.com 2 August 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130805171307/http://www.rogerfederer.com/en/esp/news-detail/news/4473-montreal.html 5 August 2013 12 August 2013–18 August 2013 Western & Southern Open Cincinnati (USA) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard W 1000 180 Quarterfinals (lost to Rafael Nadal, 7–5, 4–6, 3–6) 26 August 2013–8 September 2013 US Open New York (USA) Grand Slam Hard QF 360 180 Fourth round (lost to Tommy Robredo, 6–7(3–7), 3–6, 4–6) 7 October 2013–13 October 2013 Shanghai Rolex Masters Shanghai (CHN) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard SF 360 90 Third round (lost to Gaël Monfils, 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 3–6 ) 21 October 2013–27 October 2013 Swiss Indoors Basel Basel (SUI) ATP World Tour 500 Hard (i) F 300 300 Final (lost to Juan Martín del Potro, 6–7(3–7), 6–2, 4–6) 28 October 2013–3 November 2013 BNP Paribas Masters Paris (FRA) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard (i) A 0 360 Semifinal (lost to Novak Djokovic, 6–4, 3–6, 2–6) 4 November 2013–11 November 2013 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals London (GBR) ATP World Tour Finals Hard (i) F 800 400 Semifinal (lost to Rafael Nadal, 5–7, 3–6)Total year-end points difference Doubles schedule DateChampionshipLocationCategorySurfacePrev. resultPrev. pointsNew pointsOutcome 10 June 2013–16 June 2013 Gerry Weber Open Halle (GER) ATP World Tour 250 Grass DNP N/A 0 First round (lost to Melzer/Petzschner, 6–7(3–7), 4–6) 7 October 2013–13 October 2013 Shanghai Rolex Masters Shanghai (CHN) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard DNP N/A 90 Second round (lost to Dodig/Melo, 1–6, 6–1, [8–10])Total year-end points difference Yearly records Head-to-head matchups Roger Federer had a 45 17 match win–loss record in the 2013 season. His record against players who were part of the ATP rankings Top Ten at the time of their meetings was 4 10. The following list is ordered by number of wins: 22em RUS Nikolay Davydenko 2–0 GER Tommy Haas 2–0 UZB Denis Istomin 2–0 GER Philipp Kohlschreiber 2–0 FRA Adrian Mannarino 2–0 FRA Benoît Paire 2–0 FRA Gilles Simon 2–0 SLO Grega Žemlja 2–0 ARG Juan Martín del Potro 2–1 RSA Kevin Anderson 1–0 NED Thiemo de Bakker 1–0 ARG Carlos Berlocq 1–0 ESP Pablo Carreño-Busta 1–0 IND Somdev Devvarman 1–0 BUL Grigor Dimitrov 1–0 CRO Ivan Dodig 1–0 FRA Richard Gasquet 1–0 ESP Marcel Granollers 1–0 CZE Jan Hájek 1–0 ROM Victor Hănescu 1–0 POL Jerzy Janowicz 1–0 TUN Malek Jaziri 1–0 GER Florian Mayer 1–0 CAN Vasek Pospisil 1–0 CAN Milos Raonic 1–0 ITA Andreas Seppi 1–0 ITA Potito Starace 1–0 GER Cedrik-Marcel Stebe 1–0 CZE Radek Štěpánek 1–0 AUS Bernard Tomic 1–0 SUI Stanislas Wawrinka 1–0 RUS Mikhail Youzhny 1–0 GER Mischa Zverev 1–0 FRA Julien Benneteau 1–1 GER Daniel Brands 1–1 FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 1–1 CZE Tomas Berdych 0–1 ARG Federico Delbonis 0–1 FRA Gaël Monfils 0–1 GBR Andy Murray 0–1 JPN Kei Nishikori 0–1 ESP Tommy Robredo 0–1 UKR Sergiy Stakhovsky 0–1 SRB Novak Djokovic 0–2 ESP Rafael Nadal 0–4 Finals Singles: 3 (1–2) CategoryGrand Slam (0–0)ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–1)ATP World Tour 500 (0–1)ATP World Tour 250 (1–0)Titles by surfaceHard (0–1)Clay (0–1)Grass (1–0)Titles by settingOutdoors (1–1)Indoors (0–1) ResultNo.DateCategoryTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreRunner-up35.2013-05-19 dmyMasters 1000Italian Open, Italy (3)ClayESP Rafael Nadal1–6, 3–6Winner77.2013-06-16 dmy250 SeriesHalle Open, Germany (6)GrassRUS Mikhail Youzhny6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–4Runner-up36.2013-10-27 dmy500 SeriesSwiss Indoors, Switzerland (5)Hard (i)ARG Juan Martín del Potro 6–7(3–7), 6–2, 4–6 Earnings Event Prize money Year-to-date Australian Open A$500,000 $526,650 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament €31,440 $568,656 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships $91,750 $660,406 BNP Paribas Open $104,000 $764,406 Mutua Madrid Open €41,610 $818,970 Internazionali BNL d'Italia €246,000 $1,138,425 French Open €190,000 $1,384,057 Gerry Weber Open €125,190 $1,549,495 Wimbledon Championships £38,000 $1,608,069 bet–at–home Open – German Tennis Championships €53,340 $1,677,752 Crédit Agricole Suisse Open Gstaad €7,100 $1,687,081 Western & Southern Open $73,255 $1,760,336 US Open $165,000 $1,925,336 Shanghai Rolex Masters $54,910 $1,980,246 Swiss Indoors Basel €156,800 $2,194,811 BNP Paribas Masters €128,850 $2,372,637 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals $426,000 $2,798,637 Bonus Pool $405,000 $3,203,637 $3,203,637 Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted. Awards Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Awardhttp://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/Moet-ATP-Awards/2013-ATP-Awards-Winners.aspx Federer, Nadal, Bryans Honoured In 2013 ATP World Tour Awards Association of Tennis Professionals 4 November 2013 Record ninth award in career (third consecutive) ATPWorldTour.com Fans' Favourite Record eleventh consecutive award in career Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award Record-tying second award in career See also 2013 ATP World Tour 2013 Rafael Nadal tennis season 2013 Novak Djokovic tennis season 2013 Andy Murray tennis season References 30em External links https://www.rogerfederer.com/ ATP tour profile 2013 Roger Federer tennis season Federer tennis season Federer tennis season Category:2013 in Swiss tennis Category:2013 in Swiss sport