Potito Starace vs Rafael Nadal — Spain 1 3 Round of 32
Spain 1 3 · ITF · Round of 32
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 January 2002 ·
clay
Starace P.6-3 6-1
Nadal R.
Starace P.
662
Nadal R.
310
Potito Starace defeated Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-1 in the Spain 1 3 round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 6–0. Potito Starace claimed a first win over Rafael Nadal in seven meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 6–1.
Key context
- Match story: Potito Starace dropped just 4 games past Rafael Nadal.
Head to head
0–6| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-01-04 | Doha | R16 | hard | Rafael Nadal | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2008-08-11 | Beijing Olympics | R64 | hard | Rafael Nadal | 6-2 3-6 6-2 |
| 2008-05-11 | Hamburg Masters | R32 | clay | Rafael Nadal | 6-4 7-6 |
| 2008-04-28 | Barcelona | R32 | clay | Rafael Nadal | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2007-04-23 | Barcelona | QF | clay | Rafael Nadal | 6-2 7-5 |
| 2005-02-07 | Buenos Aires | R16 | clay | Rafael Nadal | 6-1 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
72%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
56%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
67%
Return points won·Slight edge
37%
42%
Break points saved·Even
62%
64%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.7
4.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.2
2.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
13
98
Break points saved·Dominant
63
100
Break points won·Dominant
18
99
Deciding sets·Dominant
43
100
Tiebreaks·Dominant
20
99
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About