R32 Barcelona Open 2008

Rafael Nadal #2 def. Potito Starace #45

6-4 6-2

Rafael Nadal defeated Potito Starace 6-4 6-2 in the 2008 Barcelona Open second round on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatRafael NadalPotito Starace
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
22
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
11
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
72.9%80.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
74.3%50.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
84.6%63.6%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
77.1%52.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
47.3%22.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
61.2%38.8%
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.
+13.8-10.5
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.
+10.5-13.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2008 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldRafael NadalPotito Starace
Country ESP ITA
Birth dateJun 3, 1986Jul 14, 1981
Age2126
Height185 cm188 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)245
Ranking points (entering)5,655760
Elo (entering)2,1661,657
Current career W-L1,056–228147–189
Current career earnings$134,946,100$3,796,316
Pre-match H2H
Rafael Nadal #2 2 0 Potito Starace #45

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Rafael Nadal's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Feliciano Lopez #356-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 2, 2008R16

Potito Starace's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Peter Luczak #937-6(4) 6-1WH2HMatch dataApr 30, 2008R64