Roger Federer vs Juan Martin del Potro, Basel 2012, Final

ATP 500 · Final · Hard · Sun 28 Oct

Final

Roger Federer

LostRank #971.3175%

Potro won in 3 sets · 2h 44m

1–2

Set 14–6

Set 27–6⁵

Set 36–7³

Juan Martin del Potro

WinnerRank #7613.9225%Upset

Venue

St. Jakobshalle

Basel, SUI· 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

2.8vs last year

Altitude

263 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Low

Match stats

2h 44m

18Aces10

1Double faults4

80Service points won84

17Service games played17

16Service games won17

17Return games played17

1/250%Break points saved100%5/5

0/50%Break points converted50%1/2

Head to head

18Federer

7Potro

25 meetings

Hard 13–7Grass 2–0Clay 3–0

BaselFinal · 28 Oct 2012HardThis match
Juan Martin del Potro
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁵Set 3: 7⁷
Roger Federer
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 6³
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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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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Roger Federer vs Juan Martin del Potro, Basel 2012, Final

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research