Jo-Wilfried Tsonga vs Juan Martin del Potro, Marseille 2012, Semifinal

ATP 250 · Semifinal · Hard · Sat 25 Feb

Final

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

LostRank #2961.8353%

Potro won in 3 sets · 2h 49m

1–2

Set 14–6

Set 27–6⁹

Set 33–6

Juan Martin del Potro

WinnerRank #7612.1047%Upset

Venue

Palais des Sports de Marseille

Marseille, FRA· 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

Very fast

1.0vs last year

Altitude

15 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Sea level

Match stats

2h 49m

26Aces15

2Double faults0

66Service points won79

15Service games played16

12Service games won15

16Return games played15

2/540%Break points saved86%6/7

1/714%Break points converted60%3/5

Head to head

2Tsonga

5Potro

7 meetings

Hard 1–4Clay 1–1

MarseilleSemifinal · 25 Feb 2012HardThis match
Juan Martin del Potro
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁹Set 3: 6
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 7¹¹Set 3: 3
Rome MastersRound of 16 · 17 May 2012Clay
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Juan Martin del Potro
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 1
DubaiQuarterfinal · 1 Mar 2012Hard
Juan Martin del Potro
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6¹Set 2: 2
ViennaFinal · 30 Oct 2011Hard
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Juan Martin del Potro
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 3Set 3: 4
Roland GarrosRound of 16 · 1 Jun 2009Clay
Juan Martin del Potro
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁵Set 3: 6Set 4: 6
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Sets won: 1Set 1: 1Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 1Set 4: 4
ATP FinalsRound robin · 11 Nov 2008Hard
Juan Martin del Potro
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 7⁷
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁴Set 2: 6⁵

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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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga vs Juan Martin del Potro, Marseille 2012, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

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