Potito Starace vs Victor Hanescu, Valencia 2010, Round of 32
Final score
Final
Starace won in 3 sets · 1h 50m
2–1
Set 14–6
Set 26–4
Set 36–2
Venue and conditions
L'Agora, Ciudad de las Artes y las CienciasValencia, ESP
Indoor hardCourt speed0.8 vs last year98.4Average
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 worksAltitude4 mSea level
Match stats
1h 50m2Aces5
2Double faults4
60Service points won45
14Service games played14
11Service games won9
14Return games played14
7/1070%Break points saved55%6/11
5/1145%Break points converted30%3/10
Head to head
5Starace
3Hanescu
8 meetingsHard 1–0Clay 4–3
- ValenciaRound of 32 · 2 Nov 2010HardThis matchPotito StaraceSets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Victor HanescuSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 2
- Roland GarrosQualifying R1 · 19 May 2015ClayVictor HanescuSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 6Potito StaraceSets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 4
- BarlettaQuarterfinal · 6 Apr 2012ClayPotito StaraceSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Victor HanescuSets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 2
- CasablancaSemifinal · 9 Apr 2011ClayPotito StaraceSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 63Set 3: 7Victor HanescuSets won: 1Set 1: 1Set 2: 7Set 3: 62
- BucharestQuarterfinal · 14 Sept 2007ClayVictor HanescuSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 7Potito StaraceSets won: 0Set 1: 65Set 2: 5
- LuganoRound of 16 · 15 Jun 2007ClayPotito StaraceSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Victor HanescuSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 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.