Juan Martin Del Potro was dubbed as the
next big thing when he defeated Roger Federer to win his maiden slam at the U.S
Open in 2009. However, a wrist injury derailed him and he has not been able to
live up to that promise since his return. However, the way he ended last year was
quite a promising thing. He ended the year with a win over Roger Federer in the
final of Basel and defeated Federer again in the round robin of World Tour
Finals, to clinch a spot in the semi-finals of World Tour Finals. Although he
went down in the semi-finals, but he did that while fighting, he went down to
Novak Djokovic in 3 sets in the semi-finals.
He showed the flashes of his former self last year in several matches, the most notable being semi-final loss at the French Open at the hands of Roger Federer, despite being up 2 sets to love, and the way he fought in the semi-finals of Olympics against Roger Federer again, and the way he downed Novak Djokovic to win the bronze medal for Argentina.
Now that the seeds for the Australian Open 2013 are out, we know that Del Potro will be the 6th
seed at the Australian Open. What are Del Potro’s chances at the Australian
Open?
Juan
Martin Del Potro and Australian Open – Based on the past results of 6th
seeds
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Del Potro must be happy to know that a 6th
seed has went on to win the Australian Open trophy twice in the past 25 years.
Del Potro has the game suitable to hard courts with his big serve and
blistering shots, and if he can hold himself together, he can compete at the
top level with the top. His chances of making it out of the 4th
round of the Australian Open are 36%, meaning he has a 64% probability of
failing to make it to the quarter-finals.
Juan
Martin Del Potro and Australian Open – Based on Del Potro’s past
performances at Australian Open
Del Potro’s best showings at the
Australian Open have come in 2012 and 2009, when he made it to the
quarter-finals, however on both occasions he was defeated by Roger Federer in
straight sets.
Del Potro is 14-6 life-time in Australian
Open, and has been to the 4th round or better during his past 4
showings, excluding the 2011 Australian Open (since he was making a come-back
from injury then).
Del Potro has never lost in the first
round of Australian Open, and his ranking and level of play seem to make him
continue that trend.
Will Del Potro be able to make an impact
will also depend on the type of draw he gets at the Australian Open.
How far do you think will Del Potro go in
the Australian Open?
You can find the probability of the other players at Australian Open via following links.
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