Roger Federer vs Juan Martin del Potro, Dubai 2012, Semifinal

ATP 500 · Semifinal · Hard · Fri 2 Mar

Final

Roger Federer

WinnerRank #971.3771%

Federer won in 2 sets · 2h 0m

2–0

Set 17–6⁵

Set 27–6⁶

Juan Martin del Potro

LostRank #7613.3629%

Venue

Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium

Dubai, UAE· 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

Average

1.3vs last year

Wind

16 km/h

Gentle

Humidity

53%

Moderate

Temperature

30°C

Warm

Altitude

10 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

2h 0m

11Aces11

4Double faults2

58Service points won62

12Service games played12

12Service games won12

12Return games played12

0/0Break points saved100%6/6

0/60%Break points converted0/0

Head to head

18Federer

7Potro

25 meetings

Hard 13–7Grass 2–0Clay 3–0

DubaiSemifinal · 2 Mar 2012HardThis match
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 7⁸
Juan Martin del Potro
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 6⁶
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, Dubai 2012, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research