Novak Djokovic beat Juan Martin del Potro 6-1, 3-6, 7-6(3) in the Shanghai final, 2013 on hard court
Djokovic was the defending champion and he would go onto win Paris and the Year End Championship soon after . It was del Potro's third Masters final (all losses)
Djokovic won 101 points, del Potro 88
Serve Stats
Djokovic...
- 1st serve percentage (57/85) 67%
- 1st serve points won (45/57) 79%
- 2nd serve points won (16/28) 57%
- Aces 10, Service Winners 1
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (25/85) 29%
del Potro...
- 1st serve percentage (75/104) 72%
- 1st serve points won (51/75) 68%
- 2nd serve points won (13/29) 45%
- Aces 5, Service Winners 1
- Double Faults 2
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (27/104) 26%
Serve Patterns
Djokovic served...
- to FH 34%
- to BH 60%
- to Body 6%
del Potro served...
- to FH 57%
- to BH 33%
- to Body 10%
Return Stats
Djokovic made...
- 75 (47 FH, 28 BH)
- 2 Winners (2 BH)
- 21 Errors, comprising...
- 5 Unforced (3 FH, 2 BH)
- 16 Forced (9 FH, 7 BH)
- Return Rate (75/102) 74%
del Potro made...
- 60 (23 FH, 37 BH)
- 3 Winners (3 FH)
- 14 Errors, comprising...
- 7 Unforced (2 FH, 5 BH)
- 7 Forced (5 FH, 2 BH)
- Return Rate (60/85) 71%
Break Points
Djokovic 2/12 (6 games)
del Potro 1/4 (3 games)
Winners (including returns, excluding serves)
Djokovic 35 (12 FH, 13 BH, 3 FHV, 2 BHV, 5 OH)
del Potro 20 (17 FH, 2 BH, 1 BHV)
Djokovic's FHs - 3 cc, 2 cc/inside-in, 1 dtl, 5 inside-out and 1 inside-in
- BHs - 2 cc (1 pass that hit del Potro), 7 dtl (1 return), 2 inside-out (1 return) and 2 drop shots (1 at net)
- 1 FHV was a non-net swinging shot
- 2 OHs were on the bounce and 1 other can reasonably be called a Sky Hook
del Potro's FHs - 6 cc (1 return), 3 dtl (1 return, 1 pass), 6 inside-out (1 return), 1 inside-in and 1 inside-in/cc
- BHs - 1 cc (with Djokovic having dropped his racquet) and 1 dtl
Errors (excluding serves and returns)
Djokovic 41
- 24 Unforced (16 FH, 8 BH)
- 17 Forced (7 FH, 10 BH)
- Unforced Error Forcefulness Index 48.3
del Potro 39
- 25 Unforced (16 FH, 9 BH)
- 14 Forced (10 FH, 4 BH)... with 1 FH at net
- Unforced Error Forcefulness Index 48
(Note 1: All 1/2 volleys refer to such shots played at net. 1/2 volleys played from other parts of the court are included within relevant groundstroke numbers)
(Note 2: the Unforced Error Forcefulness Index is an indicator of how aggressive the average UE was. The numbers presented for these two matches are keyed on 4 categories - 20 defensive, 40 neutral, 50 attacking and 60 winner attempt)
Net Points & Serve-Volley
Djokovic was...
- 20/22 (91%) at net, including...
- 1/1 serve-volleying, a 1st serve
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- 0/1 forced back
del Potro was 3/5 (60%) at net
Match Report
Top class showing from Djokovic and a great match - in that order - with del Potro playing very well too and of similar style, on a fast court
Nothing particularly stands out in Djoko's showing because everything is high end. Offence and defence are seamlessly blended in all areas
Its quick court, and Delpo serves at large 72% first serves in. Ranging in strenght from bombs to bare minimum, slightly wide hefty serve. Usually something in between - with mode wide and strongly. Should be good for 35% unreturned serves on this court
It gets 26%. Djoko zips into position - the serves are wide enough to be forceful, not in his swing zone but are made to seem so - and hits them back. Good lot of deep neutralizingly deep returns, a few point ending ones (including 2 winners) and most are returned at least firmly. He even gets the very wide powerful serves back, though not firmly
Solidly strong from Djoko. He outaces Delpo 10-5 (both have a service winner too). Nothings easy to return, with some forceful second serves thrown in to boot. He's willing to go wide to Delpo's FH, and Delpo responds by trying to blast the return (he's able to do it fully stretched and with virtually no backswing - somehow) and forces more errors from FH than BH return
Offensively there's not much he doesn't do and does all of it well. Smacks Delpo's forced weak returns for winners. More often, smacks Delpo's decent ones for winners (Delpo also returns well, against a less strong serve than his own). Neutrally, hits hard and deep, pressuring Delpo and keeping him from moving forward to attack (Delpo does so anyway with good success). Moves Delpo around. Finishes longer rallies with adventuruous winners. Comes in behind strong shots to force passing errors, and volleys well enough without being tested. While remaining very steady (i.e. not making UEs), with a hard and deep struck neutral ball as a stock
Defensively, he does about as well as possible. Delpo does plenty of attacking too - off his serve (he often needs to be adventuous to start, given Djoko's firm returns) or the return (he looks for the big power return when he can too) or by seizing control from neutral position with his FH in particular. Plenty of Djoko forced well behind the baseline to scamper/defend play going on. And Djoko manages to an impressive degree, running down balls and putting them back in play reasonably firmly. Againt powerful shots
Delpo usually ends up winning these points anyway, but is regularly forced to hit 2-3 extra attacking shots. In the semi's, Nadal had likewise scrambled to defend, but Nadal's counter shot was invariably a 'just-put-ball-back-somehow', usually short and fairly easy to dispatch. Djoko does all of that, but hits reasonable neutral shot on top of it
Djokovic was the defending champion and he would go onto win Paris and the Year End Championship soon after . It was del Potro's third Masters final (all losses)
Djokovic won 101 points, del Potro 88
Serve Stats
Djokovic...
- 1st serve percentage (57/85) 67%
- 1st serve points won (45/57) 79%
- 2nd serve points won (16/28) 57%
- Aces 10, Service Winners 1
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (25/85) 29%
del Potro...
- 1st serve percentage (75/104) 72%
- 1st serve points won (51/75) 68%
- 2nd serve points won (13/29) 45%
- Aces 5, Service Winners 1
- Double Faults 2
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (27/104) 26%
Serve Patterns
Djokovic served...
- to FH 34%
- to BH 60%
- to Body 6%
del Potro served...
- to FH 57%
- to BH 33%
- to Body 10%
Return Stats
Djokovic made...
- 75 (47 FH, 28 BH)
- 2 Winners (2 BH)
- 21 Errors, comprising...
- 5 Unforced (3 FH, 2 BH)
- 16 Forced (9 FH, 7 BH)
- Return Rate (75/102) 74%
del Potro made...
- 60 (23 FH, 37 BH)
- 3 Winners (3 FH)
- 14 Errors, comprising...
- 7 Unforced (2 FH, 5 BH)
- 7 Forced (5 FH, 2 BH)
- Return Rate (60/85) 71%
Break Points
Djokovic 2/12 (6 games)
del Potro 1/4 (3 games)
Winners (including returns, excluding serves)
Djokovic 35 (12 FH, 13 BH, 3 FHV, 2 BHV, 5 OH)
del Potro 20 (17 FH, 2 BH, 1 BHV)
Djokovic's FHs - 3 cc, 2 cc/inside-in, 1 dtl, 5 inside-out and 1 inside-in
- BHs - 2 cc (1 pass that hit del Potro), 7 dtl (1 return), 2 inside-out (1 return) and 2 drop shots (1 at net)
- 1 FHV was a non-net swinging shot
- 2 OHs were on the bounce and 1 other can reasonably be called a Sky Hook
del Potro's FHs - 6 cc (1 return), 3 dtl (1 return, 1 pass), 6 inside-out (1 return), 1 inside-in and 1 inside-in/cc
- BHs - 1 cc (with Djokovic having dropped his racquet) and 1 dtl
Errors (excluding serves and returns)
Djokovic 41
- 24 Unforced (16 FH, 8 BH)
- 17 Forced (7 FH, 10 BH)
- Unforced Error Forcefulness Index 48.3
del Potro 39
- 25 Unforced (16 FH, 9 BH)
- 14 Forced (10 FH, 4 BH)... with 1 FH at net
- Unforced Error Forcefulness Index 48
(Note 1: All 1/2 volleys refer to such shots played at net. 1/2 volleys played from other parts of the court are included within relevant groundstroke numbers)
(Note 2: the Unforced Error Forcefulness Index is an indicator of how aggressive the average UE was. The numbers presented for these two matches are keyed on 4 categories - 20 defensive, 40 neutral, 50 attacking and 60 winner attempt)
Net Points & Serve-Volley
Djokovic was...
- 20/22 (91%) at net, including...
- 1/1 serve-volleying, a 1st serve
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- 0/1 forced back
del Potro was 3/5 (60%) at net
Match Report
Top class showing from Djokovic and a great match - in that order - with del Potro playing very well too and of similar style, on a fast court
Nothing particularly stands out in Djoko's showing because everything is high end. Offence and defence are seamlessly blended in all areas
Its quick court, and Delpo serves at large 72% first serves in. Ranging in strenght from bombs to bare minimum, slightly wide hefty serve. Usually something in between - with mode wide and strongly. Should be good for 35% unreturned serves on this court
It gets 26%. Djoko zips into position - the serves are wide enough to be forceful, not in his swing zone but are made to seem so - and hits them back. Good lot of deep neutralizingly deep returns, a few point ending ones (including 2 winners) and most are returned at least firmly. He even gets the very wide powerful serves back, though not firmly
Solidly strong from Djoko. He outaces Delpo 10-5 (both have a service winner too). Nothings easy to return, with some forceful second serves thrown in to boot. He's willing to go wide to Delpo's FH, and Delpo responds by trying to blast the return (he's able to do it fully stretched and with virtually no backswing - somehow) and forces more errors from FH than BH return
Offensively there's not much he doesn't do and does all of it well. Smacks Delpo's forced weak returns for winners. More often, smacks Delpo's decent ones for winners (Delpo also returns well, against a less strong serve than his own). Neutrally, hits hard and deep, pressuring Delpo and keeping him from moving forward to attack (Delpo does so anyway with good success). Moves Delpo around. Finishes longer rallies with adventuruous winners. Comes in behind strong shots to force passing errors, and volleys well enough without being tested. While remaining very steady (i.e. not making UEs), with a hard and deep struck neutral ball as a stock
Defensively, he does about as well as possible. Delpo does plenty of attacking too - off his serve (he often needs to be adventuous to start, given Djoko's firm returns) or the return (he looks for the big power return when he can too) or by seizing control from neutral position with his FH in particular. Plenty of Djoko forced well behind the baseline to scamper/defend play going on. And Djoko manages to an impressive degree, running down balls and putting them back in play reasonably firmly. Againt powerful shots
Delpo usually ends up winning these points anyway, but is regularly forced to hit 2-3 extra attacking shots. In the semi's, Nadal had likewise scrambled to defend, but Nadal's counter shot was invariably a 'just-put-ball-back-somehow', usually short and fairly easy to dispatch. Djoko does all of that, but hits reasonable neutral shot on top of it