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Juan Martin del Potro v Rafael Nadal: stats compared | Lineball
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
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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7.44,364 total · best 33Acesper game3.13,979 total · best 23
13.88,175 total · best 33Games wonper game14.518,354 total · best 33
41.4Break points converted %44.8
66.9Sets won %76.7
55.1Games won %59.5
0.135 total · best 1Finalsper game0.1131 total · best 1
1.71,002 total · best 3Sets wonper game2.02,495 total · best 3
0.8495 total · best 3Sets lostper game · lower is better0.6760 total · best 3
11.26,651 total · best 30Games lostper game · lower is better9.812,483 total · best 34
0.4256 total · best 3Tiebreaksper game0.3420 total · best 3
Potro won 6-2 6-4
7 Mar 2013 · ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells · Final · HardNadal won 4-6 6-3 6-4
20 June 2011 · Wimbledon · Round of 16 · GrassNadal won 7-6(6) 3-6 7-6(4) 6-4
10 Mar 2011 · ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells · Semifinal · HardNadal won 6-4 6-4
31 Aug 2009 · US Open · Semifinal · HardPotro won 6-2 6-2 6-2