R64 Beijing Olympics 2008

Rafael Nadal #2 def. Potito Starace #74

6-2 3-6 6-2

Rafael Nadal defeated Potito Starace 6-2 3-6 6-2 in the 2008 Beijing Olympics first round on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Aug 12, 2008*
Tournament: Beijing Olympics
Edition: 2008
Category: Olympics
Surface: Hard
Round: R64

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

Field	Rafael Nadal	Potito Starace
Country	ESP	ITA
Birth date	Jun 3, 1986	Jul 14, 1981
Age	22	27
Height	185 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	2	74
Ranking points (entering)	6,305	556
Elo (entering)	2,329	1,703
Current career W-L	1,056–228	147–189
Current career earnings	$134,946,100	$3,796,316

Pre-match H2H

Rafael Nadal #2 4 – 0 Potito Starace #74

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