Potito Starace vs Rafael Nadal, Hamburg Masters 2008, Round of 32
Final score
Final
6-4 7-6(6)
Venue and conditions
Tennisstadion am RothenbaumHamburg, GER
ClayCourt speed1.3 vs last year92.3Slow
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 8m0Aces2
3Double faults2
47Service points won42
11Service games played11
8Service games won9
11Return games played11
4/757%Break points saved0%0/2
2/2100%Break points converted43%3/7
Head to head
0Starace
6Nadal
6 meetingsClay 0–4Hard 0–2
- Hamburg MastersRound of 32 · 14 May 2008ClayThis matchRafael NadalSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Potito StaraceSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 66
- DohaRound of 16 · 6 Jan 2010HardRafael NadalSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Potito StaraceSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 2
- BarcelonaRound of 32 · 30 Apr 2008ClayRafael NadalSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Potito StaraceSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2
- 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.