French Open 2021: Roger Federer vs Denis Istomin delayed, coming up at 7.40 pm- Follow LIVE updates – Tennis legend Roger Federer will take on Uzbekistan’s Denis Istomin in the first round of the French Open on Monday. Federer, who won the French Open in 2009, has already accepted the fact that he is not a favourite to win it this year. Roger is ranked no. 8 in the world by ATP and is coming into this match with a 2nd round exit from Geneva Open where he lost against Pablo Andujar 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.
On the other hand, Istomin who is ranked no. 203, reached the 1st round after beating Damir Dzumhur, Ramkumar Ramanathan and Tobias Kamke. Denis has an aggregate 11-13 win-loss record in 2021, which gets just better on clay with 6-5.
Federer vs Istomin: Head-to-head
The first-round match between Roger Federer and Denis Istomin in French Open 2021 will be their 8th encounter and first on the clay court. All seven matches were won by Federer. The last time these two played against each other was back in the 2019 Australian Open first-round where Federer thrashed Denis 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.
EVENT BREAKDOWN
| Year | Event | Surface | RND | Winner | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Australian Open Australia |
Outdoor Hard | R128 | Roger Federer |
63 64 64
|
| 2014 | Basel Switzerland |
Indoor Hard | R16 | Roger Federer |
36 63 64
|
| 2013 | Basel Switzerland |
Indoor Hard | R16 | Roger Federer |
46 63 62
|
| 2013 | ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells CA, U.S.A. |
Outdoor Hard | R64 | Roger Federer |
62 63
|
| 2012 | London Olympics Great Britain |
Outdoor Grass | R16 | Roger Federer |
75 63
|
| 2010 | ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati OH, U.S.A. |
Outdoor Hard | R32 | Roger Federer |
52
RET
|
| 2006 | Australian Open Australia |
Outdoor Hard | R128 | Roger Federer |
62 63 62
|
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Federer vs Istomin: When where and how to watch French Open 2021 / Roland Garros 2021?
France: Amazon Prime Video
Australia: Channel Nine, 9 Go, 9GEM, 9Now and OTT-platform Stan
Brazil: Globo and Bandsports
USA: Tennis Channel, NBC Universal
Europe: Eurosport, itv, ptc
Canada: TSN, RDS
Latin America: ESPN
North America and the Middle East: beIn Sports
Sub Saharan Africa: SuperSport
INDIA: Star Sports Select/ OTT-platform Disney+Hotstar
China: CMG
South-East Asia: Fox Sports
Japan: TV Tokyo
New Zealand Sky: Sky
Roger Federer vs Denis Istomin: What about prize money?
The total prize pool for Roland Garros 2021 is €34,367,216.
Singles
Winner: €1,400,000
Finalist: €750,000
Semifinalists: €375,000
Quarterfinalists: €255,000
Round of 16: €170,000
Third Round: €113,000
Second Round: €84,000
First Round” €60,000
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