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Andy Murray #3 def. Potito Starace #104

6-3 2-6 7-5 6-4

Match Information

Date May 28, 2009*
Tournament Roland Garros
Category Grand Slam
Surface Clay
RoundR64
Winner Andy Murray
Score6-3 2-6 7-5 6-4
Loser Potito Starace
Duration2h 40m
StatAndy MurrayPotito Starace
Aces81
Double faults00
First serve %6475
First serve points won %7662
Second serve points won %4455
Break points saved %6945
Break points converted %5531
Service points won %6460
Return points won %4036
Total points won %5248

Pre-match Comparison

FieldAndy MurrayPotito Starace
Country GBR ITA
Birth dateMay 15, 1987Jul 14, 1981
Age2227
Height191188
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)3104
Ranking points (entering)9,020768
Elo (entering)2,2041,667
Career W-L703–264147–188
Career earnings$64,687,542$3,796,316
Pre-match H2H
Andy Murray 0 0 Potito Starace

Path

Andy Murray's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 27, 2009R128 Juan Ignacio Chela 6-2 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data

Andy Murray's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 31, 2009R32 Janko Tipsarevic 7-6(3) 6-3 (ret.)WH2HMatch data

Potito Starace's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 27, 2009R128 Mischa Zverev 6-7(5) 7-5 1-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch data