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 | — | 50% | 5/10 | |
| Wins a set when losing | — | 75% | 3/4 | |
| Goes to a deciding set | — | 57% | 8/14 | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | — | 36% | 5/14 | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | — | — | ||
| Tiebreak sets won | — | 75% | 3/4 | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | — | 70% | 7/10 | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | — | 50% | 5/10 | |
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).
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 | - | 5–2 |
| Avg odds | - | 1.71 |
| ROI % | - | -12.4% |
| Units P/L | - | -0.87u |
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 | — | 1 |
| Matches | — | 1 |
| Distance | — | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | — | USA |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. 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
Buenos Aires · Round of 32
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
Thiago Agustin Tirante
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 15
Jannik Sinner
Wimbledon - London · Semifinals
Jul 10
Felix Auger-Aliassime
Wimbledon - London · Quarterfinals
Jul 7
Roman Safiullin
Wimbledon - London · 4th Round
Jul 5
Arthur Rinderknech
Wimbledon - London · 3rd Round
Jul 3
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Wimbledon - London · 2nd Round
Jul 1
Yibing Wu
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 29
Joao Fonseca
French Open - Paris · 3rd Round
May 29
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 31–31 matches
| Metric | Potro | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | - | 74% |
| Sets won | - | 65% |
| 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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