RR ATP Finals 2008

Novak Djokovic #3 def. Juan Martin del Potro #8

7-5 6-3

Novak Djokovic defeated Juan Martin del Potro 7-5 6-3 in the 2008 ATP Finals round robin on hard courts on November 9, 2008.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNovak DjokovicJuan Martin del Potro
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
82
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
41
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
54.2%62.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
74.4%58.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
51.5%52.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
60.0%63.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
63.9%56.1%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
36.4%40.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
43.9%36.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.3%45.7%
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.
+0.6-7.2
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.
+7.2-0.6

* 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

FieldNovak DjokovicJuan Martin del Potro
Country SRB ARG
Birth dateMay 22, 1987Sep 23, 1988
Age2120
Height188 cm198 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)38
Ranking points (entering)4,6451,845
Elo (entering)2,0962,002
Current career W-L1,141–231426–174
Current career earnings$194,691,590$25,896,046
Pre-match H2H

No prior-path match data is available for this tournament stage.