Roger Federer- Signs of Improvement Over US Open 2010 (Second Round Update)

In continuation of my analysis yesterday on Nadal and how his service can be a cause of concern for the defending champion, let’s carrythat forward to Roger Federer - 5 times US Open Champion and his victory today!If you analyze his performance last year at US Open, you will realize thatmajor reason of failure was his second serve and points won.

Here are some interesting stats for the fans:

Federer	US Open 2010 Overall	US Open 2010 2nd Round	US Open 2011 (2nd Round
1st Serve %	60%	54%	72%
Aces	14	15	6
Double Faults	2	0
Unforced Errors	33	18	2
Winning % on 1st Serve	81%	80%	88%
Winning % on 2nd   Serve	56%	65%	82%
Winners	39	29	31
Receiving Points Won	41%	44%	44%
Break Point Conversions	53%	50%	45%
Net Approaches	62%	68%	67%
Fastest Serve Speed	131	132	12
Average 1st Serve Speed	118	117	109
Average 2nd Serve Speed	97	96	96

  

In 2010, notonly his first serve % was poor, but also his points won on second serve were evenmore pathetic ( just like the first round of US Open on Monday). If we look at his performance today, there is a considerableimprovement on his 1st serve % and winning on 2nd serve % as compared tooverall % and second round of US Open 2010. And this improvement is almost 12-18%points on 1st serve % and 17-26% in winning on 2nd serve. This clearly showsthat the if Roger Federer has to win this time, he will have to keep a strong hold on his second serve.

People say stats don’t matter, but I still think that they can bethe difference between winning and losing.  If only he can maintain this performance throughout US Open, he can go on to win his 17th GS Title of his career! Key would be his service game and in particular second serve .Probably the champion knows that himself too and hence the mesmerizing performance today!

PS- I will beposting similar analysis on Nadal, Djokovic and Murray throughout US Open. AlsoI will be at US Open this year from coming Saturday.  I will post latestupdates and live pictures on my Facebook Page and Twitter. So don't forget tocatch the action of your favorite players. Stay tuned!

If you have any questions- You can mail me at apekshaha@gmail.com

Also: New: Novak Djokovic- US Open 2010 and 2011- A Complete Turnaround! (Second Round Update)
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