Radek Stepanek vs Juan Martin del Potro, Memphis 2009, Quarterfinal

ATP 500 · Quarterfinal · Hard · Fri 20 Feb

Final

Radek Stepanek

WinnerRank #4922.3542%Upset

Stepanek won in 2 sets · 2h 8m

2–0

Set 17–6⁷

Set 26–4

Juan Martin del Potro

LostRank #7611.6958%

Venue

Racquet Club of Memphis

Memphis, 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

1.1vs last year

Altitude

92 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Low

Match stats

2h 8m

11Aces11

6Double faults3

58Service points won53

11Service games played11

10Service games won9

11Return games played11

5/683%Break points saved71%5/7

2/729%Break points converted17%1/6

Head to head

3Stepanek

2Potro

5 meetings

MemphisQuarterfinal · 20 Feb 2009HardThis match
Radek Stepanek
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁹Set 2: 6
Juan Martin del Potro
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁷Set 2: 4
SydneyQuarterfinal · 9 Jan 2014Hard
Juan Martin del Potro
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6
Radek Stepanek
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
Canada MastersRound of 32 · 8 Aug 2012Hard
Radek Stepanek
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Juan Martin del Potro
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 6⁵
Indian Wells MastersRound of 128 · 10 Mar 2011Hard
Juan Martin del Potro
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Radek Stepanek
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 0
Paris MastersQuarterfinal · 14 Nov 2009Hard
Radek Stepanek
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4
Juan Martin del Potro
Sets won: 0Set 1: 0
Juan Martin del Potro · Retired

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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Radek Stepanek vs Juan Martin del Potro, Memphis 2009, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research