Juan Martin del Potro vs Novak DjokovicPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Juan Martin del Potro and Novak Djokovic have met 6 times since 2016; Novak Djokovic leads 5–1. Their first meeting came at Rio Olympics in 2016 on clay. On clay courts Djokovic leads 2–1. On hard courts Djokovic leads 3–0. Djokovic has won the last 5 meetings. 1 of their meetings has been a final, with Djokovic leading those 1–0. Across all meetings Potro has taken 5 sets to Djokovic's 11. Their most recent meeting: Novak Djokovic won at ATP Masters 1000 Rome (2019).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Martin del Potro | Djokovic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Juan Martin del Potro | Novak Djokovic | ||
| Wins in straight sets | — | 44% | 4/9 | |
| Wins a set when losing | — | 75% | 3/4 | |
| Goes to a deciding set | — | 62% | 8/13 | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | — | 33% | 4/12 | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | — | 100% | 1/1 | |
| Tiebreak sets won | — | 80% | 4/5 | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | — | 63% | 5/8 | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | — | 50% | 4/8 | |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 2 of 5 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Martin del Potro 1, Djokovic 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Potro
🏃 Pusher
Djokovic
🤖 Servebot
Previous meetings
6 career meetings, newest first
May 13, 2019
ATP Masters 1000 Rome
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Sep 9, 2018
US Open
H Hard · Final
May 15, 2017
ATP Masters 1000 Rome
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Mar 13, 2017
ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells
H Hard · Round of 32
Mar 1, 2017
Acapulco
H Hard · Round of 16
Aug 6, 2016
Rio Olympics
C Clay · Round of 64
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Potro | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 5–3 |
| Avg odds | - | 1.67 |
| ROI % | - | +17.7% |
| Units P/L | - | +1.42u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Potro | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 2 |
| Matches | — | 6 |
| Distance | — | 663 mi · 1,067 km |
| Route | — | CHN |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Federico Delbonis
Argentina Open - Buenos Aires · 1st Round
Feb 8
Denis Shapovalov
London / Queen's Club · Round of 32
Jun 9
Karen Khachanov
Roland Garros · Round of 16
Jun 2
Jordan Thompson
Roland Garros · Round of 32
May 31
Yoshihito Nishioka
Roland Garros · Round of 64
May 29
Nicolas Jarry
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 28
Novak Djokovic
ATP Masters 1000 Rome · Quarterfinals
May 13
Casper Ruud
ATP Masters 1000 Rome · Round of 16
May 10
Hubert Hurkacz
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 2nd Round
Oct 9
Alex de Minaur
China Open - Beijing · Final
Oct 6
Daniil Medvedev
China Open - Beijing · Semifinals
Oct 5
Alexander Zverev
China Open - Beijing · Quarterfinals
Oct 4
Bu Yunchaokete
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 2
Nuno Borges
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round
Sep 30
Mariano Navone
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 31
Thiago Agustin Tirante
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 15
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 28–28 matches
| Metric | Potro | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | - | 71% |
| Sets won | - | 63% |
| Games won | - | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Potro | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Finals | 0 | 1 |
| Grand Slam | 0 | 1 |
| ATP 500 | 0 | 1 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 0 | 3 |
| Other | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Potro | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 3 |
| Clay | 1 | 2 |
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