Juan Martin del Potro vs Novak Djokovic — Rio Olympics Round of 64

Rio Olympics · ATP · Round of 64
ARG
Juan Martin del Potro
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 August 2016
hard
Novak Djokovic
SRB1
Novak Djokovic
#7ATP
2059ELO
2022Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$193MCAREER
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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del Potro J.
7-6 7-6
Djokovic N.
del Potro J.
77772
Djokovic N.
64620

Juan Martin del Potro defeated Novak Djokovic 7-6 7-6 in the Rio Olympics round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Novak Djokovic came in leading the head-to-head 16–3. Juan Martin del Potro narrowed the head-to-head to 16–4.

Key context

Head to head

3–16
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-05-13Rome MastersQFclayNovak Djokovic4-6 7-6(6) 6-4
2018-08-27US OpenFhardNovak Djokovic6-3 7-6(4) 6-3
2017-05-15Rome MastersQFclayNovak Djokovic6-1 6-4
2017-03-06Indian Wells MastersR32hardNovak Djokovic7-5 4-6 6-1
2017-02-27AcapulcoR16hardNovak Djokovic4-6 6-4 6-4
2013-11-04Tour FinalsRRhardNovak Djokovic6-3 3-6 6-3
2013-10-07Shanghai MastersFhardNovak Djokovic6-1 3-6 7-6(3)
2013-06-24WimbledonSFgrassNovak Djokovic7-5 4-6 7-6(2) 6-7(6) 6-3
2013-03-07Indian Wells MastersSFhardJuan Martin del Potro4-6 6-4 6-4
2013-02-25DubaiSFhardNovak Djokovic6-3 7-6(4)
2012-11-05Tour FinalsSFhardNovak Djokovic4-6 6-3 6-2
2012-08-27US OpenQFhardNovak Djokovic6-2 7-6(3) 6-4
2012-08-12Cincinnati MastersSFhardNovak Djokovic6-3 6-2
2012-07-25London OlympicsBRgrassJuan Martin del Potro7-5 6-4
2011-09-16Davis Cup WG SF: SRB vs ARGRRhardJuan Martin del Potro7-6(5) 3-0 RET
2011-05-22Roland GarrosR32clayNovak Djokovic6-3 3-6 6-3 6-2
2009-04-27Rome MastersQFclayNovak Djokovic6-3 6-4
2008-11-09Masters CupRRhardNovak Djokovic7-5 6-3
2007-08-27US OpenR32hardNovak Djokovic6-1 6-3 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
del Potro J.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Djokovic N.

Djokovic N.serving91% hold

wins 71% 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

Serve & return on hard

del Potro J.Djokovic N.
—
Serve
68
—
Return
62

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
del Potro J.Djokovic N.
1st serve in·Even
65%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
76%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
56%
Service points won·Even
68%
70%
Return points won·Even
38%
41%
Break points saved·Even
61%
65%
Aces / match·Slight edge
8.7
7.3
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (170 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
del Potro J.Djokovic N.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
90
99
Break points saved·Even
98
100
Break points won·Dominant
73
99
Deciding sets·Even
97
100
Tiebreaks·Even
98
100

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

Freshness

Recent load
del Potro J.Djokovic N.
Freshness·
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55

Djokovic N.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 87 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Murray A.[2]
del Potro J.
7-54-66-27-5
Bronze
Nishikori K.[4]
Nadal R.[3]
6-26-716-3
Semi-finals
del Potro J.
Nadal R.[3]
5-76-47-65
Murray A.[2]
Nishikori K.[4]
6-16-4
Quarter-finals
del Potro J.
Bautista Agut R.[10]
7-57-64
Nadal R.[3]
Bellucci T.
2-66-46-2
Nishikori K.[4]
Monfils G.[6]
7-644-67-66
Murray A.[2]
Johnson S.[12]
6-04-67-62
R16
Bautista Agut R.[10]
Muller G.
6-47-64
Nishikori K.[4]
Martin A.
6-26-2
Nadal R.[3]
Simon G.[15]
7-656-3
Bellucci T.
Goffin D.[8]
7-6106-4
Monfils G.[6]
Cilic M.[9]
6-766-36-4
Murray A.[2]
Fognini F.
6-12-66-3
del Potro J.
Daniel T.
6-746-16-2
Johnson S.[12]
Donskoy E.
6-16-1
R32
Johnson S.[12]
Elias G.
6-36-4
Martin A.
Kohlschreiber P.[13]
W/O
del Potro J.
Sousa J.
6-31-66-3
Bautista Agut R.[10]
Lorenzi P.
7-626-2
Muller G.
Tsonga J.[5]
6-46-3
Nadal R.[3]
Seppi A.
6-36-3
Simon G.[15]
Sugita Y.
7-636-2
Bellucci T.
Cuevas P.[11]
6-24-66-3
Goffin D.[8]
Sela D.
6-36-3
Monfils G.[6]
Dutra Silva R.
6-26-4
Cilic M.[9]
Albot R.
6-36-4
Nishikori K.[4]
Millman J.
7-646-4
Donskoy E.
Ferrer D.[7]
3-67-617-5
Daniel T.
Edmund K.
6-47-5
Fognini F.
Paire B.[16]
4-66-47-65
Murray A.[2]
Monaco J.
6-36-1
R64
del Potro J.
Djokovic N.[1]
7-647-62
Sela D.
Dzumhur D.
6-46-4
Cuevas P.[11]
Basilashvili N.
6-36-786-3
Sousa J.
Haase R.
6-17-5
Daniel T.
Sock J.[14]
6-46-4
Lorenzi P.
Lu Y.
3-66-36-4
Muller G.
Janowicz J.
5-76-17-610
Tsonga J.[5]
Jaziri M.
4-67-56-3
Nadal R.[3]
Delbonis F.
6-26-1
Seppi A.
Marchenko I.
6-33-67-66
Sugita Y.
Baker B.
5-77-56-4
Goffin D.[8]
Groth S.
6-46-2
Monfils G.[6]
Pospisil V.
6-16-3
Dutra Silva R.
Fabbiano T.
7-646-1
Albot R.
Gabashvili T.
4-66-46-4
Kohlschreiber P.[13]
Pella G.
4-66-16-2
Martin A.
Kudla D.
6-06-3
Millman J.
Berankis R.
6-06-0
Ferrer D.[7]
Istomin D.
6-26-1
Donskoy E.
Struff J.
6-36-4
Paire B.[16]
Rosol L.
3-66-36-4
Fognini F.
Estrella V.
2-67-646-0
Monaco J.
Basic M.
6-26-2
Murray A.[2]
Troicki V.
6-36-2
Simon G.[15]
Coric B.
6-47-61
Bautista Agut R.[10]
Kuznetsov A.
6-746-2
Bellucci T.
Brown D.
4-65-4
Elias G.
Kokkinakis T.
7-647-63
Cilic M.[9]
Dimitrov G.
6-16-4
Nishikori K.[4]
Ramos A.
6-26-4
Edmund K.
Thompson J.
6-46-2
Johnson S.[12]
King D.
6-36-2