R64 Monte-Carlo Masters 2008

Nicolas Lapentti #99 def. Potito Starace #39

7-6(3) 6-7(2) 6-4

Nicolas Lapentti defeated Potito Starace 7-6(3) 6-7(2) 6-4 in the 2008 Monte-Carlo Masters first round on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Apr 22, 2008*
Tournament: Monte-Carlo Masters
Edition: 2008
Category: Masters 1000
Surface: Clay
Round: R64
Duration: 3h 20m

Match Statistics

Stat	Nicolas Lapentti	Potito Starace
Aces	3	4
Double faults	3	3
First serve %	70.0%	68.0%
First serve points won %	60.0%	64.0%
Second serve points won %	58.0%	44.0%
Break points saved %	67.0%	64.0%
Break points converted %	36.0%	33.0%
Service points won %	60.0%	57.0%
Return points won %	43.0%	40.0%
Total points won %	51.0%	49.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Nicolas Lapentti	Potito Starace
Country	ECU	ITA
Birth date	Aug 13, 1976	Jul 14, 1981
Age	31	26
Height	188 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	99	39
Ranking points (entering)	444	830
Elo (entering)	1,608	1,663
Current career W-L	282–283	147–189
Current career earnings	$6,315,143	$3,796,316

Pre-match H2H

Nicolas Lapentti #99 0 – 1 Potito Starace #39

Path

Nicolas Lapentti's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Flavio Cipolla #127	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 20, 2008	Q2
Jonas Bjorkman #57	6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 20, 2008	Q1

Nicolas Lapentti's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Janko Tipsarevic #37	7-5 6-7(5) 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 23, 2008	R32

Potito Starace's path

No prior matches in this tournament.