QF St. Petersburg 2007

Fernando Verdasco #30 def. Potito Starace #28

6-3 6-4

Fernando Verdasco defeated Potito Starace 6-3 6-4 in the 2007 St. Petersburg quarterfinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatFernando VerdascoPotito Starace
Aces41
Double faults13
First serve %81.0%74.0%
First serve points won %87.0%62.0%
Second serve points won %78.0%50.0%
Break points saved %50.0%
Break points converted %50.0%
Service points won %85.0%59.0%
Return points won %41.0%15.0%
Total points won %60.0%40.0%

Player Comparison

FieldFernando VerdascoPotito Starace
Country ESP ITA
Birth dateNov 15, 1983Jul 14, 1981
Age2326
Height188 cm188 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)3028
Ranking points (entering)935937
Elo (entering)1,8741,674
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
Simone Bolelli #916-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 26, 2007R16
Werner Eschauer #677-6(4) 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 25, 2007R32

Fernando Verdasco's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marin Cilic #1026-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 27, 2007SF

Potito Starace's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mikhail Ledovskikh #2207-6(4) 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 26, 2007R16
Kristof Vliegen #853-6 6-4 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataOct 25, 2007R32