Alejandro Falla vs Juan Martin del Potro, US Open 2006, Round of 128

Grand Slam · Round of 128 · Hard · Wed 30 Aug

Final

Alejandro Falla

WinnerRank #6462.4840%Upset

Falla won in 4 sets · 3h 10m

3–1

Set 17–6³

Set 26–2

Set 34–6

Set 47–5

Juan Martin del Potro

LostRank #7611.6360%

Venue

USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center

Flushing, USA· Hard

Court speed

What is court speed?

How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.

Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
Average97–103US Open, Dubai
Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
Very fast108+Basel

Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.

How court speed works

Fast

0.4vs last year

Wind

18 km/h

Gentle

Humidity

87%

Very humid

Temperature

23°C

Warm

Altitude

5 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

3h 10m

6Aces3

5Double faults6

94Service points won76

21Service games played21

16Service games won14

21Return games played21

11/1669%Break points saved53%8/15

7/1547%Break points converted31%5/16

Head to head

1Falla

4Potro

5 meetings

Hard 1–2Clay 0–2

US OpenRound of 128 · 30 Aug 2006HardThis match
Alejandro Falla
Sets won: 3Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6Set 3: 4Set 4: 7
Juan Martin del Potro
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6³Set 2: 2Set 3: 6Set 4: 5
Paris MastersRound of 32 · 31 Oct 2012Hard
Juan Martin del Potro
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Alejandro Falla
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 2
BaselRound of 32 · 24 Oct 2012Hard
Juan Martin del Potro
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Alejandro Falla
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 1
EstorilRound of 16 · 27 Apr 2011Clay
Juan Martin del Potro
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Alejandro Falla
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 1
EstorilRound of 32 · 30 Apr 2007Clay
Juan Martin del Potro
Sets won: 2Set 1: 1Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Alejandro Falla
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 4

Match research

Pro

Everything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.

Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.

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Alejandro Falla vs Juan Martin del Potro, US Open 2006, Round of 128

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research