R64 Australian Open 2008

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
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
10
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
12
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
75.5%80.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
70.0%51.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
38.5%46.7%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
33.3%58.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
62.3%50.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
41.7%66.7%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
49.4%37.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.6%45.4%
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.
-1.0-12.6
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.
+12.6+1.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2008 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

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