Potito Starace vs Rafael Nadal, Barcelona 2007, Quarterfinal

ATP Intl Gold · Quarterfinal · Clay · Fri 27 Apr

Final

Potito Starace

LostRank #94336.003%

Nadal won in 2 sets · 1h 42m

0–2

Set 12–6

Set 25–7

Rafael Nadal

WinnerRank #1731.0297%

Venue

Real Club de Tenis Barcelona 1899

Barcelona, ESP· Clay

Court speed

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 works

Slow

0.2vs last year

Wind

25 km/h

Moderate

Humidity

67%

Moderate

Temperature

21°C

Mild

Altitude

92 m

Low

Historical daily weather

Match stats

1h 42m

1Aces2

1Double faults0

33Service points won42

10Service games played10

6Service games won9

10Return games played10

0/40%Break points saved75%3/4

1/425%Break points converted100%4/4

Head to head

0Starace

6Nadal

6 meetings

Clay 0–4Hard 0–2

BarcelonaQuarterfinal · 27 Apr 2007ClayThis match
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7
Potito Starace
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 5
DohaRound of 16 · 6 Jan 2010Hard
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Potito Starace
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 2
Hamburg MastersRound of 32 · 14 May 2008Clay
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁸
Potito Starace
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 6⁶
BarcelonaRound of 32 · 30 Apr 2008Clay
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Potito Starace
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2
Olympic GamesRound of 64 · 2008Hard
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6
Potito Starace
Sets won: 1Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 2
Buenos AiresRound of 16 · 10 Feb 2005Clay
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Potito Starace
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 3

Match research

Pro

Everything 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.

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Potito Starace vs Rafael Nadal, Barcelona 2007, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research