Sam Warburg #157 def. Potito Starace #37

7-6(2) 6-2

Sam Warburg defeated Potito Starace 7-6(2) 6-2 in the 2008 Miami Open first round on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 29, 2008*
Tournament: Miami Open
Edition: 2008
Category: Masters 1000
Surface: Hard
Round: R128
Duration: 1h 15m

Match Statistics

Stat	Sam Warburg	Potito Starace
Aces	6	5
Double faults	0	2
First serve %	58	76
First serve points won %	87	66
Second serve points won %	86	53
Break points saved %	100	50
Break points converted %	50	0
Service points won %	87	63
Return points won %	37	13
Total points won %	60	40

Player Comparison

Field	Sam Warburg	Potito Starace
Country	USA	ITA
Birth date	Apr 29, 1983	Jul 14, 1981
Age	24	26
Height	191 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	157	37
Ranking points (entering)	278	925
Elo (entering)	1,592	1,655
Current career W-L	5–10	147–189
Current career earnings	$301,995	$3,796,316

Pre-match H2H

Sam Warburg #157 0 – 0 Potito Starace #37

Path

Sam Warburg's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Chris Guccione #68	7-6(4) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 28, 2008	Q2
Juan Pablo Brzezicki #117	7-6(1) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 27, 2008	Q1

Sam Warburg's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Guillermo Canas #15	3-6 6-4 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 30, 2008	R64

Potito Starace's path

No prior matches in this tournament.