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Novak Djokovic #6 def. Juan Martin del Potro #3

6-3 7-6(4) 6-3

Match Information

Date Sep 9, 2018*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundF
Winner Novak Djokovic
Score6-3 7-6(4) 6-3
Loser Juan Martin del Potro
Duration3h 16m
StatNovak DjokovicJuan Martin del Potro
Aces16
Double faults21
First serve %6364
First serve points won %6867
Second serve points won %5950
Break points saved %6743
Break points converted %5733
Service points won %6461
Return points won %3936
Total points won %5446

Pre-match Comparison

FieldNovak DjokovicJuan Martin del Potro
Country SRB ARG
Birth dateMay 22, 1987Sep 23, 1988
Age3129
Height188198
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)63
Ranking points (entering)4,4455,500
Elo (entering)2,3022,243
Career W-L1,122–223416–172
Career earnings$193,469,626$25,896,046
Pre-match H2H
Novak Djokovic 14 – 1 Juan Martin del Potro

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Path

Novak Djokovic's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 8, 2018SF Kei Nishikori 6-3 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
Sep 6, 2018QF John Millman 6-3 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
Sep 4, 2018R16 Joao Sousa 6-3 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data
Sep 2, 2018R32 Richard Gasquet 6-2 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
Aug 30, 2018R64 Tennys Sandgren 6-1 6-3 6-7(2) 6-2WH2HMatch data
Aug 29, 2018R128 Marton Fucsovics 6-3 3-6 6-4 6-0WH2HMatch data

Novak Djokovic's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Juan Martin del Potro's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 8, 2018SF Rafael Nadal 7-6(3) 6-2 (ret.)WH2HMatch data
Sep 6, 2018QF John Isner 6-7(5) 6-3 7-6(4) 6-2WH2HMatch data
Sep 4, 2018R16 Borna Coric 6-4 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data
Sep 2, 2018R32 Fernando Verdasco 7-5 7-6(6) 6-3WH2HMatch data
Aug 30, 2018R64 Denis Kudla 6-3 6-1 7-6(4)WH2HMatch data
Aug 29, 2018R128 Donald Young 6-0 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data