Roger Federer vs Juan Martin del Potro, Madrid Masters 2008, Quarterfinal
Final score
Final
6-3 6-3
Venue and conditions
Madrid ArenaMadrid, ESP
Indoor hardCourt speed2.0 vs last year105.9Fast
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 worksAltitude634 mModerate
Match stats
1h 26m3Aces12
0Double faults4
38Service points won38
9Service games played9
9Service games won6
9Return games played9
1/1100%Break points saved67%6/9
3/933%Break points converted0%0/1
Head to head
18Federer
7Potro
25 meetingsHard 13–7Grass 2–0Clay 3–0
- Madrid MastersQuarterfinal · 17 Oct 2008HardThis matchRoger FedererSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Juan Martin del PotroSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3
- Indian Wells MastersFinal · 18 Mar 2018HardJuan Martin del PotroSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 68Set 3: 7Roger FedererSets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 7Set 3: 62
- BaselFinal · 29 Oct 2017HardRoger FedererSets won: 2Set 1: 65Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Juan Martin del PotroSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 4Set 3: 3
- Shanghai MastersSemifinal · 14 Oct 2017HardRoger FedererSets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Juan Martin del PotroSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 3
- US OpenQuarterfinal · 6 Sept 2017HardJuan Martin del PotroSets won: 3Set 1: 7Set 2: 3Set 3: 7Set 4: 6Roger FedererSets won: 1Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 68Set 4: 4
- Miami MastersRound of 32 · 27 Mar 2017HardRoger FedererSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Juan Martin del PotroSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4
Match research
ProEverything 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.