Potro v Nadal
ATP Tour career
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Rafael Nadal takes it, 13–2 on categories
Nadal wins on titles. Martin del Potro’s case rests on aces, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Martin del Potro 594 matches, Nadal 1,269 matches.
- Nadal has 92 titles (one every 12.5 matches) to Martin del Potro’s 22 titles (one every 25 matches).
- Nadal has 22 grand slam titles (one every 50 matches) to Martin del Potro’s 1 grand slam title (one every 100 matches).
- Martin del Potro averages 7.4 aces a match to Nadal’s 3.1 — 2.3 times as many.
- Winners’ edge: Nadal’s team won 82%, Martin del Potro’s team won 71% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Nadal has 1,269 matches across 23 seasons, Martin del Potro 594 in 15 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles): those averages use only the games that logged them.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
- 0.022 total · best 1Titlesper game0.192 total · best 1
- 0.01 total · best 1Grand Slam titlesper game0.022 total · best 1
- 63.8First serve in %68.0
- 74.4First-serve points won %72.0
- 63.6Break points saved %66.2
- 38.6Return points won %42.4
Head to head
616 matches
since 200710
since 200710
- Hard · 11 matchesPotro 6Nadal 5
- Grass · 3 matchesPotro 0Nadal 3
- Clay · 2 matchesPotro 0Nadal 2
- Grand Slams · 7 matchesPotro 2Nadal 5
- Finals · 1 matchPotro 0Nadal 1
Last meetings
- 27 Aug 2018 · US Open · Semifinal · HardPotro won 7-6(3) 6-2
- 2 July 2018 · Wimbledon · Quarterfinal · GrassNadal won 7-5 6-7(7) 4-6 6-4 6-4
- 27 May 2018 · Roland Garros · Semifinal · ClayNadal won 6-4 6-1 6-2
- 28 Aug 2017 · US Open · Semifinal · HardNadal won 4-6 6-0 6-3 6-2
- 4 Aug 2016 · Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games · Semifinal · HardPotro won 5-7 6-4 7-6(5)
- 7 Oct 2013 · ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai · Semifinal · Hard
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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