Potito Starace vs Nicolas Almagro, US Open 2010, Round of 128
Final score
Final
Almagro won in 4 sets · 2h 38m
1–3
Set 16–4
Set 24–6
Set 34–6
Set 46–75
Venue and conditions
USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis CenterFlushing, USA
Outdoor hardCourt speed0.5 vs last year100.5Average
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 38m4Aces31
1Double faults4
84Service points won83
21Service games played21
17Service games won18
21Return games played21
6/1060%Break points saved50%3/6
3/650%Break points converted40%4/10
Head to head
1Starace
7Almagro
8 meetingsHard 0–2Clay 1–5
- US OpenRound of 128 · 1 Sept 2010HardThis matchNicolas AlmagroSets won: 3Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Set 4: 7Potito StaraceSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 4Set 4: 65
- Monte Carlo MastersRound of 32 · 18 Apr 2012ClayNicolas AlmagroSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Potito StaraceSets won: 0Set 1: 63Set 2: 1
- Buenos AiresRound of 32 · 21 Feb 2012ClayNicolas AlmagroSets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 7Potito StaraceSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 64
- BastadRound of 16 · 16 Jul 2009ClayNicolas AlmagroSets won: 2Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Potito StaraceSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 1Set 3: 1
- AcapulcoRound of 16 · 25 Feb 2009ClayNicolas AlmagroSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 65Set 3: 6Potito StaraceSets won: 1Set 1: 61Set 2: 7Set 3: 3
- ValenciaFinal · 15 Apr 2007ClayNicolas AlmagroSets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Potito StaraceSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 1
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.