Juan Martin del Potro vs Rafael Nadal — Rio de Janeiro Semi-final
Juan Martin del Potro defeated Rafael Nadal 5-7 6-4 7-6 in the Rio de Janeiro semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 8–5, defending last year's semi-final. Juan Martin del Potro narrowed the head-to-head to 8–6.
Key context
- Match story: Juan Martin del Potro dropped the opening set before beating Rafael Nadal 5–7 6–4 7–6.
How the match was decided
Auto-generateddel Potro J. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
4 shared · last 12 monthsdel Potro J. and Nadal R. faced 4 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. del Potro J. went 3–1 (75%) against them, Nadal R. 6–1 (86%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 1 better-results split).
3–175%del Potro J. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents6–186%Nadal R. · better vs 1
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
7–4Sets12–2
60–49Games86–50
2–1Tiebreaks1–2
1–0Deciding sets0–0
Only 4 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.
vs Wawrinka S.#141W3-6 6-3 7-6 6-3Wimbledon · grassW6-1 6-4Monte Carlo Masters · clay
vs Simon G.W6-7 6-3 6-0Stuttgart · grassW7-6(5) 6-3Rio de Janeiro · clay
vs Kohlschreiber P.L3-6 4-6Stuttgart · grassW6-3 6-3Rome Masters · clay
Head-to-head
14 meetings · Nadal R. leads 8–668
Clay: Nadal R. leads 2–1 · Hard: del Potro J. leads 5–3 · Grass: Nadal R. leads 2–0 · Carpet: Nadal R. leads 1–0
- del Potro J.August 2016Rio de JaneiroThis matchClay5-7 6-4 7-6(5)
- del Potro J.August 2016Rio OlympicsHard5-7 6-4 7-6
- del Potro J.October 2013Shanghai MastersHard6-2 6-4
- Nadal R.March 2013Indian Wells MastersHard4-6 6-3 6-4
- Nadal R.December 2011Davis Cup WG F: ESP vs ARGClay1-6 6-4 6-1 7-6
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchdel Potro J.Nadal R.2 219ELO2 2371 939Clay ELO2 2086–4Last 105–527Age30198 cmHeight185 cmRightPlaysLeft