Potito Starace vs Lukasz Kubot, Rome Masters 2012, Round of 64
Final score
Final
Kubot won in 3 sets · 2h 30m
1–2
Set 13–6
Set 27–5
Set 32–6
Venue and conditions
Foro ItalicoRome, ITA
ClayCourt speed1.3 vs last year93.2Slow
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 30m5Aces2
2Double faults5
54Service points won62
14Service games played15
10Service games won13
15Return games played14
10/1471%Break points saved80%8/10
2/1020%Break points converted29%4/14
Head to head
3Starace
1Kubot
4 meetingsClay 2–1Hard 1–0
- Rome MastersRound of 64 · 15 May 2012ClayThis matchLukasz KubotSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 6Potito StaraceSets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 7Set 3: 2
- SydneyRound of 16 · 12 Jan 2011HardPotito StaraceSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 2Set 3: 6Lukasz KubotSets won: 1Set 1: 65Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
- NiceRound of 16 · 19 May 2010ClayPotito StaraceSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Lukasz KubotSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4
- CasablancaQuarterfinal · 9 Apr 2010ClayPotito StaraceSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Lukasz KubotSets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 0
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.