Roger Federer vs Juan Martin del Potro, Madrid Masters 2009, Semifinal

Masters 1000 · Semifinal · Clay · Sat 16 May

Final

Roger Federer

WinnerRank #971.3570%

Federer won in 2 sets · 1h 21m

2–0

Set 16–3

Set 26–4

Juan Martin del Potro

LostRank #7613.1030%

Venue

La Caja Mágica

Madrid, ESP· Clay

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

Slow

9.0vs last year

Wind

19 km/h

Gentle

Humidity

38%

Comfortable

Temperature

25°C

Warm

Altitude

564 m

Moderate

Historical daily weather

Match stats

1h 21m

8Aces3

1Double faults2

43Service points won36

10Service games played9

10Service games won7

9Return games played10

4/4100%Break points saved67%4/6

2/633%Break points converted0%0/4

Head to head

18Federer

7Potro

25 meetings

Clay 3–0Hard 13–7Grass 2–0

Madrid MastersSemifinal · 16 May 2009ClayThis match
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Juan Martin del Potro
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4
Indian Wells MastersFinal · 18 Mar 2018Hard
Juan Martin del Potro
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁸Set 3: 7⁷
Roger Federer
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 7¹⁰Set 3: 6²
BaselFinal · 29 Oct 2017Hard
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Juan Martin del Potro
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 4Set 3: 3
Shanghai MastersSemifinal · 14 Oct 2017Hard
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Juan Martin del Potro
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 3
US OpenQuarterfinal · 6 Sept 2017Hard
Juan Martin del Potro
Sets won: 3Set 1: 7Set 2: 3Set 3: 7¹⁰Set 4: 6
Roger Federer
Sets won: 1Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 6⁸Set 4: 4
Miami MastersRound of 32 · 27 Mar 2017Hard
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Juan Martin del Potro
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4

Match research

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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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Roger Federer vs Juan Martin del Potro, Madrid Masters 2009, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research