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Juan Martin del Potro v David Ferrer: stats compared | Lineball
Juan Martin del Potro takes it, 10–3 on categories
Martin del Potro wins on first-serve points won %. Ferrer’s case rests on return points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Martin del Potro 594 matches, Ferrer 1,078 matches.
Martin del Potro averages 7.4 aces a match to Ferrer’s 2.7 — 2.7 times as many.
Martin del Potro has the better first-serve points won %: 74.4 to Ferrer’s 68.7.
Martin del Potro averages 0.8 sets lost a match to Ferrer’s 1.0.
Winners’ edge: Martin del Potro’s team won 71%, Ferrer’s team won 65% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Ferrer has 1,078 matches across 18 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 game0.027 total · best 1
0.01 total · best 1Grand Slam titlesper game–
63.8First serve in %62.9
74.4First-serve points won %68.7
63.6Break points saved %60.0
38.6Return points won %41.9
7.44,364 total · best 33
Head to head
712 matches since 20085
Hard · 9 matchesPotro 6Ferrer 3
Grass · 3 matchesPotro 1Ferrer 2
Grand Slams · 4 matchesPotro 2Ferrer 2
Last meetings
8 Mar 2018 · ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells · Round of 32 · HardPotro won 6-4 7-6(3)
26 Feb 2018 · Acapulco · Round of 16 · HardPotro won 6-4 4-6 6-3
8 Jan 2018 · Auckland · Semifinal · HardPotro won 6-4 6-4
29 Aug 2016 · US Open · Round of 32 · HardPotro won 7-6(3) 6-2 6-3
24 June 2013 · Wimbledon · Quarterfinal · GrassPotro won 6-2 6-4 7-6(5)
5 Nov 2012 · ATP Finals · Round robin · HardFerrer won 6-3 3-6 6-4
25 June 2012 · Wimbledon · Round of 16 · GrassFerrer won 6-3 6-2 6-3
21 Mar 2012 · ATP Masters 1000 Miami · Round of 16 · HardFerrer won 6-3 6-3
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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Acesper game
2.72,914 total · best 21
13.88,175 total · best 33Games wonper game13.214,219 total · best 34
41.4Break points converted %43.4
66.9Sets won %61.6
55.1Games won %54.6
0.135 total · best 1Finalsper game0.152 total · best 1
1.71,002 total · best 3Sets wonper game1.61,689 total · best 3
0.8495 total · best 3Sets lostper game · lower is better1.01,051 total · best 3
11.26,651 total · best 30Games lostper game · lower is better11.011,833 total · best 31
0.4256 total · best 3Tiebreaksper game0.3318 total · best 3
25 Mar 2009 · ATP Masters 1000 Miami · Round of 16 · HardPotro won 6-3 6-2
29 Sept 2008 · Tokyo · Quarterfinal · HardPotro won 6-1 7-5