Juan Martin del Potro vs Roger Federer — US Open Final

US Open · ATP · Final
ARG
Juan Martin del Potro
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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3 — 2
Sets
Monday, 31 August 2009
hard
SUI
Roger Federer
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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del Potro J.
3-6 7-6 4-6 7-6 6-2
Federer R.
del Potro J.
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Federer R.
66566422

Juan Martin del Potro defeated Roger Federer 3-6 7-6 4-6 7-6 6-2 in the US Open final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Roger Federer came in leading the head-to-head 14–6, defending the title. Juan Martin del Potro narrowed the head-to-head to 14–7.

Key context

Head to head

6–14
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-03-05Indian Wells MastersFhardJuan Martin del Potro6-4 6-7(8) 7-6(2)
2017-10-23BaselFhardRoger Federer6-7(5) 6-4 6-3
2017-10-09Shanghai MastersSFhardRoger Federer3-6 6-3 6-3
2017-08-28US OpenQFhardJuan Martin del Potro7-5 3-6 7-6(8) 6-4
2017-03-20Miami MastersR32hardRoger Federer6-3 6-4
2013-11-04Tour FinalsRRhardRoger Federer4-6 7-6(2) 7-5
2013-10-28Paris MastersQFhardRoger Federer6-3 4-6 6-3
2013-10-21BaselFhardJuan Martin del Potro7-6(3) 2-6 6-4
2012-11-05Tour FinalsRRhardJuan Martin del Potro7-6(3) 4-6 6-3
2012-10-22BaselFhardJuan Martin del Potro6-4 6-7(5) 7-6(3)
2012-07-25London OlympicsSFgrassRoger Federer3-6 7-6(5) 19-17
2012-05-27Roland GarrosQFclayRoger Federer3-6 6-7(4) 6-2 6-0 6-3
2012-03-08Indian Wells MastersQFhardRoger Federer6-3 6-2
2012-02-27DubaiSFhardRoger Federer7-6(5) 7-6(6)
2012-02-13RotterdamFhardRoger Federer6-1 6-4
2012-01-16Australian OpenQFhardRoger Federer6-4 6-3 6-2
2011-08-14Cincinnati MastersR32hardRoger Federer6-3 7-5
2009-11-22Tour FinalsRRhardJuan Martin del Potro6-2 6-7(5) 6-3
2009-05-25Roland GarrosSFclayRoger Federer3-6 7-6(2) 2-6 6-1 6-4
2009-05-10Madrid MastersSFclayRoger Federer6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
del Potro J.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Federer R.

Federer R.serving93% hold

wins 73% of points on serve vs del Potro J.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
del Potro J.Federer R.
1st serve in·Even
65%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
76%
79%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
52%
59%
Service points won·Even
68%
71%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
69%
Aces / match·Even
8.6
9.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.1
1.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
del Potro J.Federer R.
Clutch Rating·Even
90
92
Break points saved·Even
98
100
Break points won·Slight edge
73
83
Deciding sets·Even
97
99
Tiebreaks·Even
98
100

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
20°COvercast
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 63%

Draw

Final
del Potro J.
Federer R.
3-67-654-67-646-2
Semi-finals
del Potro J.
Nadal R.
6-26-26-2
Federer R.
Djokovic N.
7-637-57-5
Quarter-finals
Nadal R.
Gonzalez F.
7-647-626-0
Djokovic N.
Verdasco F.
7-621-67-56-2
Federer R.
Soderling R.
6-06-36-767-66
del Potro J.
Cilic M.
4-66-36-26-1
R16
Soderling R.
Davydenko N.
7-53-66-2
del Potro J.
Ferrero J.
6-36-36-3
Nadal R.
Monfils G.
6-736-36-16-3
Gonzalez F.
Tsonga J.
3-66-37-636-4
Verdasco F.
Isner J.
4-66-46-46-4
Federer R.
Robredo T.
7-56-26-2
Djokovic N.
Stepanek R.
6-16-36-3
Cilic M.
Murray A.
7-56-26-2
R32
Ferrero J.
Simon G.
1-66-47-651-0
Monfils G.
Acasuso J.
6-36-41-0
Murray A.
Dent T.
6-36-26-2
del Potro J.
Koellerer D.
6-13-66-36-3
Federer R.
Hewitt L.
4-66-37-56-4
Robredo T.
Blake J.
7-626-46-4
Soderling R.
Querrey S.
6-27-56-766-1
Davydenko N.
Chiudinelli M.
6-47-57-5
Djokovic N.
Witten J.
6-726-37-626-4
Stepanek R.
Kohlschreiber P.
4-66-26-36-3
Verdasco F.
Haas T.
3-67-57-681-66-4
Isner J.
Roddick A.
7-636-33-65-77-65
Tsonga J.
Benneteau J.
7-646-26-4
Gonzalez F.
Berdych T.
7-56-46-4
Nadal R.
Almagro N.
7-56-46-4
Cilic M.
Istomin D.
6-16-46-3
R64
Soderling R.
Granollers M.
2-0
Tsonga J.
Nieminen J.
7-56-36-4
Benneteau J.
Troicki V.
6-13-66-16-0
Berdych T.
Zeballos H.
6-36-737-626-2
Gonzalez F.
Ouanna J.
6-46-756-36-4
Nadal R.
Kiefer N.
6-03-66-36-4
del Potro J.
Melzer J.
7-666-36-3
Hewitt L.
Chela J.
6-36-36-4
Blake J.
Rochus O.
6-43-67-666-3
Robredo T.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-24-66-26-4
Haas T.
Kendrick R.
6-46-47-63
Verdasco F.
Serra F.
6-36-06-3
Stepanek R.
Mayer L.
7-656-36-4
Kohlschreiber P.
Devvarman S.
6-36-40-66-2
Witten J.
Gonzalez M.
6-736-47-56-2
Djokovic N.
Ball C.
6-36-46-4
Davydenko N.
Hernych J.
6-46-16-2
Chiudinelli M.
Youzhny M.
2-67-646-46-3
Querrey S.
Kim K.
7-56-766-46-4
Koellerer D.
Cuevas P.
3-66-26-16-4
Ferrero J.
Petzschner P.
1-63-66-46-26-4
Simon G.
Bellucci T.
6-36-26-4
Cilic M.
Levine J.
4-62-66-06-36-0
Istomin D.
Lapentti N.
2-66-44-67-57-64
Dent T.
Navarro I.
6-45-76-717-57-69
Murray A.
Capdeville P.
6-23-66-06-2
Isner J.
Ilhan M.
6-36-47-61
Federer R.
Greul S.
6-37-57-5
Roddick A.
Gicquel M.
6-16-46-4
Monfils G.
Beck A.
6-37-56-3
Acasuso J.
Ferrer D.
6-33-61-66-36-2
Almagro N.
Ginepri R.
6-776-26-34-66-4
R128
Serra F.
Tipsarevic J.
7-687-657-65
Levine J.
Gabashvili T.
7-56-16-2
Lapentti N.
Wawrinka S.
4-63-67-667-636-3
Navarro I.
Karlovic I.
6-47-687-65
Dent T.
Lopez F.
4-67-666-37-5
Capdeville P.
Crivoi V.
6-36-07-62
Murray A.
Gulbis E.
7-56-37-5
Greul S.
Lapentti G.
6-34-63-66-07-69
Chela J.
Hernandez O.
6-46-46-2
Hewitt L.
Alves T.
6-06-36-4
Blake J.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-16-47-5
Rochus O.
Kunitsyn I.
6-36-06-2
Garcia Lopez G.
Polansky P.
6-46-45-73-66-1
Robredo T.
Young D.
6-43-66-26-3
Soderling R.
Montanes A.
6-13-66-16-4
Granollers M.
Zverev M.
2-67-53-66-46-0
Kim K.
Sela D.
6-30-66-26-2
Querrey S.
Yani M.
6-37-56-4
Youzhny M.
Mathieu P.
2-67-56-06-2
Chiudinelli M.
Starace P.
7-637-626-0
Acasuso J.
Daniel M.
6-26-46-3
Beck A.
Korolev E.
6-36-42-62-66-4
Monfils G.
Chardy J.
6-16-46-3
Gonzalez F.
Massu N.
6-36-36-3
Ouanna J.
Ram R.
7-646-43-66-3
Zeballos H.
Berrer M.
6-37-673-66-0
Berdych T.
Odesnik W.
7-56-46-4
Troicki V.
Luczak P.
6-36-31-62-66-1
Benneteau J.
Cipolla F.
4-66-16-36-3
Nieminen J.
Fognini F.
7-57-666-4
Tsonga J.
Buchanan C.
6-06-26-1
Roddick A.
Phau B.
6-16-46-2
Gicquel M.
Tursunov D.
6-25-76-36-3
Ilhan M.
Rochus C.
3-66-33-67-57-5
Isner J.
Hanescu V.
6-17-6147-65
Haas T.
Falla A.
7-54-67-676-2
Hernych J.
Schuettler R.
1-67-656-42-66-3
Federer R.
Britton D.
6-16-37-5
Cilic M.
Sweeting R.
7-626-47-64
Simon G.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-47-636-3
Bellucci T.
Lu Y.
6-46-26-3
Petzschner P.
Stakhovsky S.
7-636-766-44-66-3
Ferrero J.
Santoro F.
6-46-36-3
Koellerer D.
Machado R.
6-26-42-66-2
Cuevas P.
Guccione C.
6-47-646-0
Melzer J.
Safin M.
1-66-46-36-4
del Potro J.
Monaco J.
6-36-36-1
Nadal R.
Gasquet R.
6-26-26-3
Kiefer N.
Llodra M.
6-36-46-4
Ginepri R.
Pavel A.
5-76-26-46-0
Almagro N.
Darcis S.
6-26-42-67-68
Ferrer D.
Martin A.
7-55-76-36-3
Kendrick R.
Vassallo Arguello M.
6-36-26-2
Verdasco F.
Becker B.
7-56-47-5
Stepanek R.
Bolelli S.
6-46-46-4
Mayer L.
Golubev A.
6-44-67-56-3
Devvarman S.
Gil F.
6-36-46-3
Kohlschreiber P.
Seppi A.
6-06-46-4
Witten J.
Andreev I.
6-46-06-2
Gonzalez M.
Beck K.
2-61-66-16-46-3
Ball C.
Brzezicki J.
7-656-36-4
Djokovic N.
Ljubicic I.
6-36-16-3
Davydenko N.
Kindlmann D.
6-36-47-5
Istomin D.
Evans B.
6-46-47-63