Juan Martin del Potro #10 def. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #6

6-4 6-7(9) 6-3

Juan Martin del Potro defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-4 6-7(9) 6-3 in the 2012 Marseille semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Feb 25, 2012*
Tournament: Marseille
Edition: 2012
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 2h 49m

Match Statistics

Stat	Juan Martin del Potro	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Aces	15	26
Double faults	0	2
First serve %	58	66
First serve points won %	79	70
Second serve points won %	57	51
Break points saved %	86	40
Break points converted %	60	14
Service points won %	70	63
Return points won %	37	30
Total points won %	54	46

Player Comparison

Field	Juan Martin del Potro	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Country	ARG	FRA
Birth date	Sep 23, 1988	Apr 17, 1985
Age	23	26
Height	198 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	10	6
Ranking points (entering)	2,705	4,410
Elo (entering)	2,104	2,138
Current career W-L	426–174	449–230
Current career earnings	$25,896,046	$22,524,073

Pre-match H2H

Juan Martin del Potro #10 3 – 1 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #6

Path

Juan Martin del Potro's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Richard Gasquet #15	7-5 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 25, 2012	QF
Nikolay Davydenko #40	6-7(6) 6-4 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 24, 2012	R16

Juan Martin del Potro's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Michael Llodra #50	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 26, 2012	F

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Edouard Roger-Vasselin #95	6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 25, 2012	QF
Nicolas Mahut #84	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 24, 2012	R16