David Ferrer #5 def. Juan Martin del Potro #53

6-3 6-4 (ret.)

The match ended when Juan Martin del Potro retired.

David Ferrer defeated Juan Martin del Potro 6-3 6-4 RET after Juan Martin del Potro retired in the 2008 Australian Open second round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatDavid FerrerJuan Martin del Potro
Aces10
Double faults12
First serve %7581
First serve points won %7052
Second serve points won %3847
Break points saved %3358
Break points converted %4267
Service points won %6251
Return points won %4938
Total points won %5545

Player Comparison

FieldDavid FerrerJuan Martin del Potro
Country ESP ARG
Birth dateApr 2, 1982Sep 23, 1988
Age2519
Height175 cm198 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)553
Ranking points (entering)2,615625
Elo (entering)2,0171,772
Current career W-L703–371426–174
Current career earnings$31,483,911$25,896,046
Pre-match H2H

Path

David Ferrer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Edouard Roger-Vasselin #936-2 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2008R128

David Ferrer's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Vincent Spadea #806-3 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2008R32

Juan Martin del Potro's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Santiago Ventura #876-3 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2008R128