2020 Roger Federer tennis season
| Full name | Roger Federer |
|---|---|
| Country |  Switzerland |
| Calendar prize money | $714,792 |
| Singles | |
| Season record | 5–1 (83.3%) |
| Current ranking | No. 4 |
| Ranking change from previous year |  1 |
| Grand Slam & significant results | |
| Australian Open | SF |
| French Open | A |
| Wimbledon | NH |
| US Open | A |
| Doubles | |
| Season record | 0–0 |
| Year-end ranking | Unranked |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Season record | 0–0 |
| Injuries | |
| Injuries | From February onwards, season ending (knee injury)[1][2] |
| Last updated on: 10 June 2020. | |
The 2020 Roger Federer tennis season began on 20 January 2020, with the start of the Australian Open, and ended on 30 January 2020, with him losing in the semifinals of the same tournament.[3] This season was heavily hampered by the COVID-19 pandemic and Federer's own injury issues.[1][2]
Year summary
Early hard court season
Australian Open
Unlike in the previous years, Roger Federer officially started his season in the first Grand Slam tournament of the season, the Australian Open. He went through the first two rounds without any major challenge, defeating Steve Johnson and Filip Krajinović in straight sets. In the third round, he defeated John Millman in a fifth-set tiebreaker after four hours and three minutes of play.[4] At the Australian Open, the deciding set tie-break is played to 10 points, instead of the more common 7 points; at one point Millman led 8–4, after which Federer won six consecutive points to claim the match. "Thank God it was a Match Tie-break, otherwise I would have lost this one", said Federer after the match.[5]
In the fourth round, he defeated Márton Fucsovics in four sets.[6] In the quarterfinals, he defeated Tennys Sandgren, saving seven match points in the fourth set and coming back from two sets to one down to reach the semifinals. In the semifinals, he reignited his long-standing rivalry with the world No. 2 Novak Djokovic for the fiftieth time. He lost in straight sets, ending his participation at the tournament.
Injury and season hiatus
On 19 February, Federer underwent arthroscopic surgery due to pain in his right knee. He announced that as a result, he would miss his previously scheduled tournaments until the month of June – the Dubai Tennis Championships, the Indian Wells Masters, the Miami Open, the previously postponed exhibition match against Alexander Zverev in Bogotá, and the French Open.[1]
On March 8, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season went on indefinite hiatus.[7] The following measures were taken:
- The ATP and WTA announced the suspension of their 2020 tournaments until July 13.[8][9][10] On March 18, the ATP froze their player rankings.[11]
- On March 17, the French Tennis Federation announced the decision of postponing the French Open, to be held now from September 20 to October 4, 2020. This decision generated controversy, as the new date clashes with existing ATP and WTA Tour tournaments, including the Laver Cup.[12][13]
- On March 24, after talks between Japan's prime minister and the International Olympic Committee president, the 2020 Summer Olympics were officially postponed to 2021.[14] On March 30, the various organising entities reached an agreement to hold the Olympics between July 23 and August 8, 2021.[15]
- On April 1, the All England Club announced the decision of cancelling Wimbledon, opting to focus on the 2021 edition of the tournament.[16]
- On April 17, the 2020 edition of the Laver Cup in Boston, Massachusetts was officially rescheduled to September 25–27, 2021. Federer announced his intention to play in the rescheduled event.[17]
On June 10, due a setback from his initial rehabilitation from the knee injury suffered earlier in the year, Federer announced that he had to had an additional arthroscopic procedure on his right knee. Therefore, he officially shut down his season to take the necessary time to recover, vowing to return in 2021. This is only the second year in Roger Federer's career since he won his first title that he finishes without a title.[2]
All matches
This table chronicles all the matches of Roger Federer in 2020, including walkovers (W/O) which the ATP does not count as wins.
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Singles matches
| Tournament | Match | Round | Opponent (seed or key) | Rank | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor 20 January – 2 February 2020 | ||||||
| 1 / 1508 | 1R |  Steve Johnson |
75 | Win | 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 | |
| 2 / 1509 | 2R |  Filip Krajinović |
41 | Win | 6–1, 6–4, 6–1 | |
| 3 / 1510 | 3R |  John Millman |
47 | Win | 4–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(10–8) | |
| 4 / 1511 | 4R |  Márton Fucsovics |
67 | Win | 4–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 | |
| 5 / 1512 | QF | Tennys Sandgren |
100 | Win | 6–3, 2–6, 2–6, 7–6(10–8), 6–3 | |
| 6 / 1513 | SF | Novak Djokovic (2) |
2 | Loss | 6–7(1–7), 4–6, 3–6 |
Exhibition matches
Singles
| Tournament | Match | Round | Opponent (seed or key) | Rank | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou Tennis Invitational Tournament[18] Hangzhou, China Exhibition Hard, indoor 28 – 29 December 2019 | ||||||
| 2 | – |  Alexander Zverev |
7 | Win | 6–1, 6–7(7–9), 6–2 | |
| Rally for Relief Melbourne, Australia Exhibition Hard, indoor 15 January 2020 | ||||||
| 1 | – | Nick Kyrgios |
26 | Win | 7–6(8–6) | |
| The Match in Africa 6 Cape Town, South Africa Exhibition Hard, outdoor 7 February 2020 | ||||||
| 2 | – |  Rafael Nadal |
2 | Win | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 | |
Doubles
| Tournament | Match | Round | Opponents (seed or key) | Ranks | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou Tennis Invitational Tournament[18] Hangzhou, China Exhibition Hard, indoor 28 – 29 December 2019 Partner: Alexander Zverev
| ||||||
| 1 | – | Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan |
27 / 27 | Loss | 6–7(5–7), 6–7(5–7) | |
| The Match in Africa 6 Cape Town, South Africa Exhibition Hard, outdoor 7 February 2020 Partner: Bill Gates
| ||||||
| 1 | – | Rafael Nadal /  Trevor Noah |
426 / – | Win | 6–3 | |
Schedule
Singles schedule
| Date | Tournament | Location | Tier | Surface | Prev. result |
Prev. points |
New points |
Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 January 2020– 2 February 2020 |
Australian Open | Melbourne (AUS) | Grand Slam | Hard | 4R | 180 | 720 | Semifinals (lost to Novak Djokovic, 6–7(1–7), 4–6, 3–6) |
| Total year-end points | 6590 | 720 | 5870 difference
| |||||
Yearly records
Head-to-head matchups
Roger Federer has a 5–1 (83.3%) ATP match win-loss record in the 2020 season. His record against players who were part of the ATP Rankings Top Ten at the time of their meetings is 0–1 (0%). Bold indicates player was ranked top 10 at time of at least one meeting. The following list is ordered by number of wins:
Márton Fucsovics 1–0
Steve Johnson 1–0
Filip Krajinović 1–0
John Millman 1–0- Tennys Sandgren 1–0
- Novak Djokovic 0–1
Earnings
| Event | Prize money | Year-to-date |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A$1,040,000 | $714,792 |
| $714,792 | ||
Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.
See also
References
- ^ a b c Morse, Ben (February 20, 2020). "Roger Federer pulls out of French Open after knee surgery". CNN. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Federer Announces Right Knee Procedure, To Return In 2021". Association of Tennis Professionals. June 10, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ Braden, Jonathon (January 18, 2020). "Federer Prepared For 'Tricky Situation' To Start Australian Open". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
- ^ Ashtakoula, Sagar (January 25, 2020). "Australian Open 2020: Statistical analysis of Roger Federer's victory over John Millman". Sportskeeda. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
- ^ "Federer Completes Historic Win In Fifth-Set Tie-break". Association of Tennis Professionals. January 24, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ Siddhharth, Sai. "Australian Open 2020: Roger Federer overcomes Marton Fucsovics to book quarter-final berth". sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ "BNP Paribas Open Will Not Be Held As Scheduled Due To Coronavirus Concerns". Association of Tennis Professionals. March 8, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- ^ "ATP Suspends Tour For Six Weeks Due To Public Health & Safety Issues Over COVID-19". Association of Tennis Professionals. March 12, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- ^ "ATP & WTA Extend Suspension Of Tours". Association of Tennis Professionals. March 18, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- ^ "ATP & WTA Announce Further Suspension Of Tours". Association of Tennis Professionals. April 1, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- ^ "ATP, WTA suspend tennis tours through June 7, freeze player rankings". USA Today. Associated Press. March 18, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- ^ "Roland-Garros 2020: from 20th Sep to 4th Oct". French Open. March 17, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- ^ Clarey, Christopher (March 17, 2020). "The French Open Is Postponed, to the Surprise of the Tours". The New York Times. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- ^ McCurry, Justin; Ingle, Sean (March 24, 2020). "Tokyo Olympics postponed to 2021 due to coronavirus pandemic". The Guardian. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- ^ "IOC, IPC, Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee and Tokyo Metropolitan Government announce new dates for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020". International Olympic Committee. March 30, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- ^ Fuller, Russell (April 1, 2020). "Wimbledon cancelled due to coronavirus - where does that leave tennis in 2020?". BBC. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- ^ McGrogan, Ed (April 17, 2020). "Laver Cup reschedules event from 2020 to 2021; Federer says he'll play". Tennis.com. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
- ^ a b Berkok, John (December 29, 2019). "Federer beats Zverev in China to wrap up exhibition tour". Tennis.com. Retrieved January 27, 2020.