Rafael Nadal vs Juan Martin del Potro, US Open 2017, Semifinal

Grand Slam · Semifinal · Hard · Fri 8 Sept

Final

Rafael Nadal

WinnerRank #1731.3672%

Nadal won in 4 sets · 2h 30m

3–1

Set 14–6

Set 26–0

Set 36–3

Set 46–2

Juan Martin del Potro

LostRank #7613.5528%

Venue

USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center

Flushing, USA· Hard· Arthur Ashe Stadium

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

19 km/h

Gentle

Humidity

65%

Moderate

Temperature

22°C

Mild

Altitude

5 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Set statistics

Final statistics

Service

6Aces7

2Double faults4

65/9072%1st serve %66%63/95

23/2592%2nd serve %88%28/32

50/6577%1st serve points won71%45/63

18/2572%2nd serve points won28%9/32

1/250%Break points saved54%7/13

17Service games played16

Return

18/6329%1st serve return points23%15/65

23/3272%2nd serve return points28%7/25

6/1346%Break points converted50%1/2

16Return games played17

Points

68Service points won54

41Receiver points won22

11Max points in a row5

Games

9Max games in a row3

Nadal6

Martin del Potro2

15030030154015

Nadal5

Martin del Potro2

015030040

Nadal5

Martin del Potro1

1503004004015

Nadal4

Martin del Potro1

1503004004015

Nadal3

Martin del Potro1

150300400

Nadal2

Martin del Potro1

015151530154015

Nadal1

Martin del Potro1

150300400

Nadal0

Martin del Potro1

0150300401540

Head to head

10Nadal

6Potro

16 meetings

Hard 5–6Grass 3–0Clay 2–0

US OpenSemifinal · 8 Sept 2017HardThis match
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 3Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Set 4: 6
Juan Martin del Potro
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 0Set 3: 3Set 4: 2
US OpenSemifinal · 7 Sept 2018Hard
Juan Martin del Potro
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6³Set 2: 2
Rafael Nadal · Retired
WimbledonQuarterfinal · 11 Jul 2018Grass
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 3Set 1: 7Set 2: 6⁷Set 3: 4Set 4: 6Set 5: 6
Juan Martin del Potro
Sets won: 2Set 1: 5Set 2: 7⁹Set 3: 6Set 4: 4Set 5: 4
Roland GarrosSemifinal · 8 Jun 2018Clay
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Juan Martin del Potro
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 1Set 3: 2
Olympic GamesSemifinal · 13 Aug 2016Hard
Juan Martin del Potro
Sets won: 2Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 7⁷
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 4Set 3: 6⁵
Shanghai MastersSemifinal · 12 Oct 2013Hard
Juan Martin del Potro
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4

Match research

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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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Rafael Nadal vs Juan Martin del Potro, US Open 2017, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Set statistics

Service

Return

Points

Games

Point by point

Head to head

Match research