R16 Swedish Open 2009

Nicolas Almagro #41 def. Potito Starace #65

2-6 6-1 6-1

Nicolas Almagro defeated Potito Starace 2-6 6-1 6-1 in the 2009 Swedish Open second round on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNicolas AlmagroPotito Starace
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
31
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
21
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
55.6%69.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
70.0%53.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
50.0%42.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
57.1%33.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
61.1%50.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
66.7%42.9%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
50.0%38.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
56.0%44.0%
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.
-2.3-13.4
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.
+13.4+2.3

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2009 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldNicolas AlmagroPotito Starace
Country ESP ITA
Birth dateAug 21, 1985Jul 14, 1981
Age2328
Height183 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)4165
Ranking points (entering)1,135895
Elo (entering)1,8211,719
Current career W-L388–274147–189
Current career earnings$10,752,234$3,796,316
Pre-match H2H

Path

Nicolas Almagro's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marat Safin #586-3 7-6(6)WH2HMatch dataJul 16, 2009R32

Nicolas Almagro's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Robin Soderling #125-7 3-6LH2HMatch dataJul 18, 2009QF

Potito Starace's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Julien Benneteau #737-6(5) 6-3WH2HMatch dataJul 16, 2009R32
Ervin Eleskovic #5886-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 14, 2009Q3
Christian Lindell #13276-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJul 13, 2009Q2