Points won by each set: | 39-34, 40-37, 16-25, 51-48 |
Points won directly behind the serve:
39 % Henman – 55 of 140
36 % Federer – 54 of 150

# For the second time within four Slams, Federer [15] lost almost identical four-setter in which he was within a few points to win all the sets he lost. Against Henman he led 5:4* in the opener, had his good chances to win both tie-breaks: first 6:3* then 5:2*. In the 4th set he came back from a *1:4 (15/40) deficit, saving four mini-match points in total. He took a toilet break after the 2nd set and a medical time-out trailing 1:4 in the 4th The Brit [11] was on his way to finally triumph at Wimbledon, but in the semifinal lost a three-day (!) thriller to Ivansievic.

# Comparison of Federer’s two similar 4-set defeats:
US Open 2000 (3R): Ferrero d. Federer 7-5, 7-6(6), 1-6, 7-6(6)… 2 hours 53 minutes… Total points: 136-150… Points away from lost sets: (4, 2, 1)
W’bledon 2001 (QF): Henman d. Federer 7-5, 7-6(6), 2-6, 7-6(6)… 3 hours 13 minutes… Total points: 146-144… Points away from lost sets: (4, 1, 2)