Roger Federer #1 def. Potito Starace #81

6-3 7-6(2)

Roger Federer defeated Potito Starace 6-3 7-6(2) in the 2006 Italian Open round of 32 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatRoger FedererPotito Starace
Aces20
Double faults22
First serve %4967
First serve points won %7259
Second serve points won %5130
Break points saved %055
Break points converted %45100
Service points won %6149
Return points won %5139
Total points won %5644

Player Comparison

FieldRoger FedererPotito Starace
Country SUI ITA
Birth dateAug 8, 1981Jul 14, 1981
Age2424
Height185 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)181
Ranking points (entering)7,160497
Elo (entering)2,3411,605
Current career W-L1,219–272147–189
Current career earnings$130,594,339$3,796,316
Pre-match H2H
Roger Federer #1 1 0 Potito Starace #81

Path

Roger Federer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Juan Ignacio Chela #306-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 10, 2006R64

Roger Federer's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Radek Stepanek #186-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 13, 2006R16

Potito Starace's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dmitry Tursunov #326-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 10, 2006R64