R16 Valencia 2006

Fernando Verdasco #34 def. Potito Starace #80

6-3 7-6(4)

Fernando Verdasco defeated Potito Starace 6-3 7-6(4) in the 2006 Valencia round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatFernando VerdascoPotito 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.
30
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
78.3%71.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
70.8%70.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
55.6%50.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
85.7%66.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
67.5%64.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
33.3%14.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
35.7%32.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.9%47.1%
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.
+5.0+1.8
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.
-1.8-5.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2006 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldFernando VerdascoPotito Starace
Country ESP ITA
Birth dateNov 15, 1983Jul 14, 1981
Age2224
Height188 cm188 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)3480
Ranking points (entering)905472
Elo (entering)1,7501,586
Current career W-L549–442147–189
Current career earnings$18,368,908$3,796,316
Pre-match H2H

Path

Fernando Verdasco's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alberto Martin #606-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 13, 2006R32

Fernando Verdasco's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez #946-7(2) 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataApr 15, 2006QF

Potito Starace's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Lukas Dlouhy #746-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataApr 13, 2006R32