Nicolas Lapentti vs Potito Starace, Acapulco 2008, Round of 32
Final score
Final
6-4 6-2
Venue and conditions
Fairmont Acapulco PrincessAcapulco, MEX
ClayCourt speed1.0 vs last year97.9Average
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
1h 31m3Aces5
4Double faults1
31Service points won36
9Service games played9
5Service games won8
9Return games played9
8/1267%Break points saved80%4/5
1/520%Break points converted33%4/12
Head to head
3Lapentti
2Starace
5 meetingsClay 2–2Hard 1–0
- AcapulcoRound of 32 · 26 Feb 2008ClayThis matchPotito StaraceSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Nicolas LapenttiSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2
- Miami MastersRound of 128 · 25 Mar 2010HardNicolas LapenttiSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Potito StaraceSets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 3
- Monte Carlo MastersRound of 64 · 21 Apr 2008ClayNicolas LapenttiSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 62Set 3: 6Potito StaraceSets won: 1Set 1: 63Set 2: 7Set 3: 4
- SzczecinRound of 16 · 21 Sept 2006ClayNicolas LapenttiSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 7Potito StaraceSets won: 0Set 1: 63Set 2: 65
- LuganoRound of 32 · 7 Jun 2005ClayPotito StaraceSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Nicolas LapenttiSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4
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.