Juan Ignacio Chela vs Potito Starace, Australian Open 2007, Round of 128
Final score
Final
Chela won in 3 sets · 2h 21m
3–0
Set 17–65
Set 26–4
Set 36–4
Venue and conditions
Melbourne ParkMelbourne, AUS
Outdoor hardCourt speed3.5 vs last year100.6Average
What is court speed?
How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.
- Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
- Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
- Average97–103US Open, Dubai
- Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
- Very fast108+Basel
Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.
How court speed worksConditionsHistorical daily weather
Match stats
2h 21m2Aces1
0Double faults2
64Service points won65
16Service games played16
13Service games won11
16Return games played16
3/650%Break points saved62%8/13
5/1338%Break points converted50%3/6
Head to head
3Chela
4Starace
7 meetingsHard 2–0Clay 1–4
- Australian OpenRound of 128 · 16 Jan 2007HardThis matchJuan Ignacio ChelaSets won: 3Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Potito StaraceSets won: 0Set 1: 65Set 2: 4Set 3: 4
- UmagRound of 16 · 28 Jul 2011ClayPotito StaraceSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 7Juan Ignacio ChelaSets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 5
- UmagSemifinal · 31 Jul 2010ClayPotito StaraceSets won: 2Set 1: 64Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Juan Ignacio ChelaSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 3Set 3: 2
- BarcelonaRound of 16 · 26 Apr 2007ClayPotito StaraceSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Juan Ignacio ChelaSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 610
- Costa Do SauipeRound of 16 · 22 Feb 2006ClayJuan Ignacio ChelaSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Potito StaraceSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 5
- Buenos AiresRound of 16 · 16 Feb 2006ClayPotito StaraceSets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 7Set 3: 6Juan Ignacio ChelaSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 64Set 3: 2
Match research
ProEverything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.
- Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
- Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
- Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
- Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.