Marcos Baghdatis vs Juan Martin del Potro — Sydney Quarter-final

Sydney · ATP · Quarter-final
CYP
Marcos Baghdatis
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLWWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 January 2012
hard
ARG
Juan Martin del Potro
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWLWW
Baghdatis M.
7-6 6-4
del Potro J.
Baghdatis M.
7962
del Potro J.
674–

Marcos Baghdatis defeated Juan Martin del Potro 7-6 6-4 in the Sydney quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Juan Martin del Potro came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's round of 16. Marcos Baghdatis narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-10-21BaselR16hardJuan Martin del Potro6-1 6-2
2013-09-30TokyoR32hardJuan Martin del Potro4-6 6-4 6-3
2013-02-25DubaiR32hardJuan Martin del Potro4-6 6-4 7-6(4)
2011-01-17Australian OpenR64hardMarcos Baghdatis6-1 6-3 4-6 6-3
2007-03-19Miami MastersR64hardJuan Martin del Potro6-2 5-7 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Baghdatis M.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs del Potro J.

del Potro J.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Baghdatis M.

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
Baghdatis M.del Potro J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
64%
68%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.1
8.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
2.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Baghdatis M.del Potro J.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
59
90
Break points saved·Slight edge
92
98
Break points won·Dominant
36
73
Deciding sets·Dominant
64
97
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
81
98

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Nieminen J.
Benneteau J.
6-27-5
Semi-finals
Benneteau J.
Baghdatis M.
6-46-4
Nieminen J.
Istomin D.
7-6126-3
Quarter-finals
Istomin D.
Gasquet R.
6-47-64
Benneteau J.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-26-4
Baghdatis M.
del Potro J.
7-676-4
Nieminen J.
Reynolds B.
6-36-3
R16
Nieminen J.
Stepanek R.
7-655-76-1
Benneteau J.
Lopez F.
6-36-4
Baghdatis M.
Ebden M.
3-67-57-63
Istomin D.
Sweeting R.
6-26-1
Bogomolov Jr A.
Troicki V.
7-656-4
Gasquet R.
Fognini F.
6-26-1
del Potro J.
Kubot L.
6-46-2
Reynolds B.
Isner J.
3-66-46-3
R32
Ebden M.
Granollers M.
6-13-66-3
Benneteau J.
Seppi A.
6-36-4
Bogomolov Jr A.
Haase R.
6-41-66-4
Troicki V.
Hewitt L.
4-66-36-2
Sweeting R.
Muller G.
3-67-627-5
Istomin D.
Andujar P.
6-32-66-3
Baghdatis M.
Tursunov D.
6-46-4
Kubot L.
Dodig I.
7-647-5
Stepanek R.
Malisse X.
6-746-46-4
Fognini F.
Russell M.
2-66-26-0
Reynolds B.
Stakhovsky S.
7-56-3
Nieminen J.
Duckworth J.
6-26-2