R16 Poertschach 2006

Potito Starace #78 def. Nicolas Almagro #42

4-6 6-4 6-1

Potito Starace defeated Nicolas Almagro 4-6 6-4 6-1 in the 2006 Poertschach round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPotito StaraceNicolas Almagro
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
24
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
11
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
80.2%75.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
61.2%59.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
61.9%55.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
80.0%55.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
61.3%58.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
44.4%20.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
41.5%38.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.7%47.3%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-1.2-3.9
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+3.9+1.2

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2006 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldPotito StaraceNicolas Almagro
Country ITA ESP
Birth dateJul 14, 1981Aug 21, 1985
Age2420
Height188 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)7842
Ranking points (entering)517826
Elo (entering)1,6251,816
Current career W-L147–189388–274
Current career earnings$3,796,316$10,752,234
Pre-match H2H

Path

Potito Starace's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alberto Martin #687-5 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataMay 25, 2006R32

Potito Starace's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nikolay Davydenko #62-6 1-6LH2HMatch dataMay 27, 2006QF

Nicolas Almagro's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Christophe Rochus #766-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 25, 2006R32