Potito Starace vs Rafael Nadal, Barcelona 2008, Round of 32
Final score
Final
6-4 6-2
Venue and conditions
Real Club de Tenis Barcelona 1899Barcelona, ESP
ClayCourt speed0.3 vs last year94.0Slow
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 18m2Aces2
1Double faults1
29Service points won37
9Service games played9
5Service games won8
9Return games played9
4/850%Break points saved67%2/3
1/333%Break points converted50%4/8
Head to head
0Starace
6Nadal
6 meetingsClay 0–4Hard 0–2
- BarcelonaRound of 32 · 30 Apr 2008ClayThis matchRafael NadalSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Potito StaraceSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2
- DohaRound of 16 · 6 Jan 2010HardRafael NadalSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Potito StaraceSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 2
- Hamburg MastersRound of 32 · 14 May 2008ClayRafael NadalSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Potito StaraceSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 66
- Olympic GamesRound of 64 · 2008HardRafael NadalSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6Potito StaraceSets won: 1Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 2
- BarcelonaQuarterfinal · 27 Apr 2007ClayRafael NadalSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Potito StaraceSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 5
- Buenos AiresRound of 16 · 10 Feb 2005ClayRafael NadalSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Potito StaraceSets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 3
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.