Andy Murray #6 def. Juan Martin del Potro #17

7-6(2) 7-6(1) 4-6 7-5

Andy Murray defeated Juan Martin del Potro 7-6(2) 7-6(1) 4-6 7-5 in the 2008 US Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 4, 2008*
Tournament: US Open
Edition: 2008
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: QF
Duration: 3h 57m

Match Statistics

Stat	Andy Murray	Juan Martin del Potro
Aces	9	3
Double faults	8	5
First serve %	56	62
First serve points won %	72	61
Second serve points won %	46	53
Break points saved %	61	53
Break points converted %	47	39
Service points won %	60	58
Return points won %	42	40
Total points won %	51	49

Player Comparison

Field	Andy Murray	Juan Martin del Potro
Country	GBR	ARG
Birth date	May 15, 1987	Sep 23, 1988
Age	21	19
Height	191 cm	198 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	6	17
Ranking points (entering)	2,415	1,343
Elo (entering)	2,091	2,007
Current career W-L	715–265	426–174
Current career earnings	$64,687,542	$25,896,046

Pre-match H2H

Andy Murray #6 1 – 0 Juan Martin del Potro #17

Path

Andy Murray's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Stan Wawrinka #10	6-1 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 2008	R16
Jurgen Melzer #48	6-7(5) 4-6 7-6(5) 6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 2008	R32
Michael Llodra #38	6-4 1-6 7-5 7-6(7)	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 28, 2008	R64
Sergio Roitman #107	6-3 6-4 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 27, 2008	R128

Andy Murray's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Rafael Nadal #1	6-2 7-6(5) 4-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 6, 2008	SF

Juan Martin del Potro's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Kei Nishikori #126	6-3 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 2008	R16
Gilles Simon #16	6-4 6-7(4) 6-1 3-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 2008	R32
Thomaz Bellucci #86	4-6 6-1 7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 28, 2008	R64
Guillermo Canas #53	4-6 7-6(0) 6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 27, 2008	R128