Potito Starace vs Nicolas Almagro, Acapulco 2009, Round of 16

ATP 500 · Round of 16 · Clay · Wed 25 Feb

Final

Potito Starace

LostRank #9433.4529%

Almagro won in 3 sets · 2h 34m

1–2

Set 16–7¹

Set 27–6⁵

Set 33–6

Nicolas Almagro

WinnerRank #8451.3871%

Venue

Fairmont Acapulco Princess

Acapulco, MEX· 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

Average

2.6vs last year

Wind

23 km/h

Moderate

Humidity

66%

Moderate

Temperature

32°C

Warm

Altitude

10 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

2h 34m

3Aces18

0Double faults3

74Service points won79

16Service games played17

14Service games won16

17Return games played16

3/560%Break points saved67%2/3

1/333%Break points converted40%2/5

Head to head

1Starace

7Almagro

8 meetings

Clay 1–5Hard 0–2

AcapulcoRound of 16 · 25 Feb 2009ClayThis match
Nicolas Almagro
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6⁵Set 3: 6
Potito Starace
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6¹Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 3
Monte Carlo MastersRound of 32 · 18 Apr 2012Clay
Nicolas Almagro
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Potito Starace
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6³Set 2: 1
Buenos AiresRound of 32 · 21 Feb 2012Clay
Nicolas Almagro
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 7⁷
Potito Starace
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6⁴
US OpenRound of 128 · 1 Sept 2010Hard
Nicolas Almagro
Sets won: 3Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Set 4: 7⁷
Potito Starace
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 4Set 4: 6⁵
BastadRound of 16 · 16 Jul 2009Clay
Nicolas Almagro
Sets won: 2Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Potito Starace
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 1Set 3: 1
ValenciaFinal · 15 Apr 2007Clay
Nicolas Almagro
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Potito Starace
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 1

Match research

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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 Nicolas Almagro, Acapulco 2009, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research