R32 US Open 2008

Juan Martin del Potro #17 def. Gilles Simon #16

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

Juan Martin del Potro defeated Gilles Simon 6-4 6-7(4) 6-1 3-6 6-3 in the 2008 US Open third round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJuan Martin del PotroGilles Simon
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
1016
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
75
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
62.5%49.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
75.6%74.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
57.4%50.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
60.0%64.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
68.8%61.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
35.7%40.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
38.1%31.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.8%47.2%
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.
+5.5-1.3
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.
+1.3-5.5

* 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

FieldJuan Martin del PotroGilles Simon
Country ARG FRA
Birth dateSep 23, 1988Dec 27, 1984
Age1923
Height198 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1716
Ranking points (entering)1,3431,350
Elo (entering)1,9781,918
Current career W-L426–174499–383
Current career earnings$25,896,046$16,045,734
Pre-match H2H

Path

Juan Martin del Potro's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Thomaz Bellucci #864-6 6-1 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 28, 2008R64
Guillermo Canas #534-6 7-6(0) 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 27, 2008R128

Juan Martin del Potro's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Kei Nishikori #1266-3 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 2, 2008R16

Gilles Simon's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jose Acasuso #526-4 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 28, 2008R64
Marcel Granollers #516-4 6-3 5-7 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 27, 2008R128