SF Roland Garros 2009

Roger Federer #2 def. Juan Martin del Potro #5

3-6 7-6(2) 2-6 6-1 6-4

Roger Federer defeated Juan Martin del Potro 3-6 7-6(2) 2-6 6-1 6-4 in the 2009 Roland Garros semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatRoger FedererJuan Martin del Potro
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
516
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
16
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
64.8%58.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
72.8%73.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
52.0%42.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
61.5%66.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
65.5%60.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
33.3%38.5%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
39.3%34.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.3%48.7%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+2.1-2.7
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+2.7-2.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2009 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldRoger FedererJuan Martin del Potro
Country SUI ARG
Birth dateAug 8, 1981Sep 23, 1988
Age2720
Height185 cm198 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)25
Ranking points (entering)10,4704,830
Elo (entering)2,2672,141
Current career W-L1,219–272426–174
Current career earnings$130,594,339$25,896,046
Pre-match H2H

Path

Roger Federer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gael Monfils #107-6(6) 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 4, 2009QF
Tommy Haas #636-7(4) 5-7 6-4 6-0 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 2, 2009R16
Paul-Henri Mathieu #354-6 6-1 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 31, 2009R32
Jose Acasuso #457-6(8) 5-7 7-6(2) 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 28, 2009R64
Alberto Martin #986-4 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 27, 2009R128

Roger Federer's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Robin Soderling #256-1 7-6(1) 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 7, 2009F

Juan Martin del Potro's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tommy Robredo #176-3 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 4, 2009QF
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #96-1 6-7(5) 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 2, 2009R16
Igor Andreev #276-4 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 31, 2009R32
Viktor Troicki #326-3 7-5 6-0WH2HMatch dataMay 28, 2009R64
Michael Llodra #786-3 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 27, 2009R128