David Ferrer #5 def. Juan Martin del Potro #65

7-6(4) 6-1

David Ferrer defeated Juan Martin del Potro 7-6(4) 6-1 in the 2008 Libéma Open semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 21, 2008*
Tournament: Libéma Open
Edition: 2008
Category: International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Grass
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 27m

Match Statistics

Stat	David Ferrer	Juan Martin del Potro
Aces	6	2
Double faults	1	1
First serve %	77	58
First serve points won %	70	77
Second serve points won %	61	55
Break points saved %	100	33
Break points converted %	67	0
Service points won %	68	67
Return points won %	33	32
Total points won %	54	46

Player Comparison

Field	David Ferrer	Juan Martin del Potro
Country	ESP	ARG
Birth date	Apr 2, 1982	Sep 23, 1988
Age	26	19
Height	175 cm	198 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	5	65
Ranking points (entering)	2,905	578
Elo (entering)	2,005	1,787
Current career W-L	703–371	426–174
Current career earnings	$31,483,911	$25,896,046

Pre-match H2H

David Ferrer #5 1 – 0 Juan Martin del Potro #65

Path

David Ferrer's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mario Ancic #43	6-4 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 21, 2008	QF
Massimo Dell'Acqua #472	6-2 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 20, 2008	R16
Jesse Huta Galung #173	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 18, 2008	R32

David Ferrer's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Marc Gicquel #60	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 22, 2008	F

Juan Martin del Potro's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Arnaud Clement #117	2-6 6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 21, 2008	QF
Rainer Schuettler #97	7-6(3) 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 20, 2008	R16
Fabrice Santoro #53	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 18, 2008	R32