Florent Serra vs Potito Starace, Bucharest 2008, Round of 16

ATP Intl Series · Round of 16 · Clay · Wed 10 Sept

Final

Florent Serra

WinnerRank #9423.2031%Upset

Serra won in 3 sets · 2h 9m

2–1

Set 17–5

Set 20–6

Set 36–4

Potito Starace

LostRank #9431.4269%

Venue

Arenele BNR

Bucharest, ROU· 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

3.8vs last year

Wind

15 km/h

Gentle

Humidity

52%

Moderate

Temperature

26°C

Warm

Altitude

76 m

Low

Historical daily weather

Match stats

2h 9m

3Aces8

1Double faults2

52Service points won69

14Service games played14

10Service games won11

14Return games played14

4/850%Break points saved81%13/16

3/1619%Break points converted50%4/8

Head to head

2Serra

3Starace

5 meetings

Clay 1–2Hard 1–1

BucharestRound of 16 · 10 Sept 2008ClayThis match
Florent Serra
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 0Set 3: 6
Potito Starace
Sets won: 1Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 4
BastadRound of 32 · 12 Jul 2010Clay
Potito Starace
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Florent Serra
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 2
Napoli ChallengerQuarterfinal · 5 Apr 2008Clay
Potito Starace
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 7
Florent Serra
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 5
MoscowRound of 32 · 8 Oct 2007Hard
Florent Serra
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Potito Starace
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 3
US OpenQualifying R3 · 27 Aug 2004Hard
Potito Starace
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Florent Serra
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 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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Florent Serra vs Potito Starace, Bucharest 2008, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research