QF Mexican Open 2008

David Nalbandian #8 def. Potito Starace #36

6-3 6-3

David Nalbandian defeated Potito Starace 6-3 6-3 in the 2008 Mexican Open quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatDavid NalbandianPotito Starace
Aces42
Double faults12
First serve %70.0%68.0%
First serve points won %81.0%61.0%
Second serve points won %62.0%48.0%
Break points saved %100.0%67.0%
Break points converted %33.0%0.0%
Service points won %75.0%57.0%
Return points won %43.0%25.0%
Total points won %58.0%42.0%

Player Comparison

FieldDavid NalbandianPotito Starace
Country ARG ITA
Birth dateJan 1, 1982Jul 14, 1981
Age2626
Height180 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)836
Ranking points (entering)1,875916
Elo (entering)2,0281,682
Current career W-L358–187147–189
Current career earnings$11,123,125$3,796,316
Pre-match H2H

Path

David Nalbandian's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Santiago Ventura #686-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 29, 2008R16
Boris Pashanski #1016-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataFeb 28, 2008R32

David Nalbandian's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Luis Horna #1317-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataMar 1, 2008SF

Potito Starace's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Peter Luczak #766-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 29, 2008R16
Nicolas Lapentti #956-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 28, 2008R32