Tomas Berdych vs Juan Martin del Potro, Madrid Masters 2012, Semifinal
Final score
Final
Berdych won in 2 sets · 2h 18m
2–0
Set 17–65
Set 27–66
Venue and conditions
La Caja MágicaMadrid, ESP
ClayCourt speed3.7 vs last year103.1Fast
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 worksConditionsHistorical daily weather
Match stats
2h 18m15Aces6
4Double faults0
55Service points won51
12Service games played12
10Service games won10
12Return games played12
3/560%Break points saved0%0/2
2/2100%Break points converted40%2/5
Head to head
5Berdych
4Potro
9 meetingsClay 2–2Hard 3–2
- Madrid MastersSemifinal · 12 May 2012ClayThis matchTomas BerdychSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 7Juan Martin del PotroSets won: 0Set 1: 65Set 2: 66
- Australian OpenRound of 32 · 20 Jan 2018HardTomas BerdychSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Juan Martin del PotroSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3Set 3: 2
- Cincinnati MastersRound of 64 · 15 Aug 2017HardJuan Martin del PotroSets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 7Set 3: 6Tomas BerdychSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 61Set 3: 0
- Indian Wells MastersRound of 64 · 12 Mar 2016HardTomas BerdychSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Juan Martin del PotroSets won: 0Set 1: 64Set 2: 2
- Roland GarrosRound of 16 · 4 Jun 2012ClayJuan Martin del PotroSets won: 3Set 1: 7Set 2: 1Set 3: 6Set 4: 7Tomas BerdychSets won: 1Set 1: 66Set 2: 6Set 3: 3Set 4: 5
- RotterdamSemifinal · 18 Feb 2012HardJuan Martin del PotroSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Tomas BerdychSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 1
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.