The Top 4 (Djokovic/Nadal/Federer/Murray), Del Potro And The Story Of Hard Court Statistics So Far - 2011 - Career Overall
Total Matches Played - Matches Won - % Win - Total Matches Played - Matches Won - %Win
Djokovic - 49 - 48 - 98% - 478 - 372 - 78%
Nadal - 59 - 51 - 86% - 632 - 523 - 83%
Federer - 48 - 39 - 81% - 965 - 782 - 81%
Murray - 38 - 29 - 76% - 399 - 296 - 74%
Del Potro - 46 - 36 - 78% - 259 - 177 - 68%
Hard Court
Djokovic - 24 - 24 - 100% - 285 - 225 - 79%
Nadal - 23 - 19 - 83% - 321 - 246 - 77%
Federer - 27 - 23 - 85% - 568 - 469 - 83%
Murray - 12 - 8 - 67% - 263 - 201 - 76%
Del Potro - 28 - 21 - 75% - 171 - 116 - 68%
Key Takeaways:
1) Novak Djokovic: He has improved dramatically this year in his game. His win % has shooted from 78 to 98 (48-1 record) which goes on to show why he is deservedly World No. 1.On Hard Court, he has won 24/24 matches this year! He seems to be the strongest contender for the US Open this year. Any doubts?
2) Rafael Nadal: If we look at his overall career win % and hard court win %, one can deduce easily that hard court is not his favorite surface ( 83% as compared to a low 77%). No wonder he has won US Open once in his career. But the good part is he has won 83% of his matches this year on hard court so there are signs of improvement. He needs to get over the mental barrier of playing against Djokovic and start believing in himself more.
3) Roger Federer: Roger Federer has been pretty much consistent in his overall and hard court performance. He is a better player on hard court as compared to Nadal with 83 % wins career wise and 85% this year. Plus the fact that he is the only player to beat Djokovic this year will further boost his confidence to go and win his first GS of the year.
4) Andy Murray and Del Potro: Here comes the most interesting part: Del Potro has been playing better than Andy Murray this year on Hard Court. Del Potro was 2009 US champion and the stats also clearly show (75% against 67% of Murray) that he will be a bigger threat to the TOP 3 than Andy Murray in US Open. Not a good sign for Murray!(Plus he is down from 76% to 67 % wins in 2011)
People say that stats are not indicative of future performances, but I disagree as one can see where he/she stands and how much work they need to do in order to beat the best. Djokovic being a perfect example of how he has consistently improved in the last one year and his record also suggest the same!
