R32 Argentina Open 2011

David Nalbandian #20 def. Potito Starace #46

6-4 6-4

David Nalbandian defeated Potito Starace 6-4 6-4 in the 2011 Argentina Open first round on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatDavid NalbandianPotito Starace
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
13
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
12
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
66.1%81.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
73.0%61.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
63.2%50.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%40.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
69.6%59.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
60.0%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
40.6%30.4%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.2%45.8%
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.
+6.8-3.5
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.
+3.5-6.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2011 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldDavid NalbandianPotito Starace
Country ARG ITA
Birth dateJan 1, 1982Jul 14, 1981
Age2929
Height180 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2046
Ranking points (entering)1,655990
Elo (entering)1,9771,779
Current career W-L358–187147–189
Current career earnings$11,123,125$3,796,316
Pre-match H2H

No prior-path match data is available for this tournament stage.