Jurgen Melzer #66 def. Potito Starace #61

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

Jurgen Melzer defeated Potito Starace 6-4 6-7(6) 6-3 in the 2008 Austrian Open Kitzbühel semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJurgen MelzerPotito Starace
Aces82
Double faults61
First serve %57.0%74.0%
First serve points won %79.0%62.0%
Second serve points won %52.0%65.0%
Break points saved %75.0%60.0%
Break points converted %40.0%25.0%
Service points won %67.0%63.0%
Return points won %37.0%33.0%
Total points won %53.0%47.0%

Player Comparison

FieldJurgen MelzerPotito Starace
Country AUT ITA
Birth dateMay 22, 1981Jul 14, 1981
Age2727
Height183 cm188 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)6661
Ranking points (entering)614645
Elo (entering)1,7211,719
Current career W-L331–307147–189
Current career earnings$10,739,212$3,796,316
Pre-match H2H
Jurgen Melzer #66 0 0 Potito Starace #61

Path

Jurgen Melzer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Rainer Schuettler #392-6 7-5 7-5WH2HMatch dataJul 19, 2008QF
Leonardo Mayer #1456-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJul 18, 2008R16
Luis Horna #846-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataJul 17, 2008R32

Jurgen Melzer's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Juan Martin del Potro #442-6 1-6LH2HMatch dataJul 20, 2008F

Potito Starace's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Eduardo Schwank #586-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJul 19, 2008QF
Daniel Koellerer #1376-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataJul 18, 2008R16
Santiago Giraldo #1616-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJul 17, 2008R32