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Potito Starace - News and More
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- Nationality: ITA (Italy)
- Birthdate: July 14, 1981
- Birthplace: Benevento, Italy
- Residence: Cervinara, Italy
- Turned Pro: 2001
- Plays: Right-handed
- 2009 Ranking: 62
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| Began playing at age eight...Nickname is “Poto”...Idols include Andre Agassi and soccer great Roberto Baggio... His father, Angelantonio, works for Italian gov ... Read Full Bio |
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| Previews: ATP Zagreb, Joburg, Santiago; Fed Cup |
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Seeds: Fernando "Gonzo" Gonzalez, Juan Monaco, Thomaz Bellucci, Pablo Cuevas, Horacio Zeballos, Jose Acasuso, Simon Greul, Potito Starace
Floaters: Nicolas Lapentti, Nicolas Massu
Notes: (2) Monaco opens against Massu, and Lapentti against (3) Bellucci; the event moved to Santiago... |
2010-01-31
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| New Faces in Tennis to Watch for in 2010 |
| r grand slam titles, and is already 6'4”. After receiving a wild card to the Australian Open this year, he won a thrilling match against Potito Starace, winning three out of four sets in tie-breaks. Unfortunately, the rest of his year was more noteworthy for the controversies Bernard was involved in... |
2009-12-31
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| Tennis Notes: Stich Playing Own ATP Event; Gasquet Coke Kiss |
| ne sports booker provided the ATP with information about them in exchange for sponsorship of ATP events. Giorgio Galimberti, Alessio Di Mauro, Potito Starace and Daniele Bracciali, all of Italy, admit they gambled, but say it was for small stakes. They say the ATP Tour is using them to impress tennis fans ... |
2009-07-18
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| Murray Rises, Safin Flops at French Open |
| s love-hate relationship with clay on Wednesday at the French Open, coming back from 1-5 down in the third to defeat Italian Potito "You Say Potatoe" Starace 6-3, 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 to advance.
"Momentum makes a huge difference. I made him work hard at the end of the third set," said Murray, who broug... |
2009-05-27
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| Andy Murray Interview - French Open, May 24 |
| ne of the few sports where you'renot allowed to bet on your own sport.
Q. Could you just say a few words about your potential second roundopponents, Starace and Zverev?
ANDY MURRAY: Yeah, I haven't played either of them on thetour before. Zverev, I've known himsince we're very young. We're the sameage an... |
2009-05-24
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| Blake Bombs, Rain Ends Day at ATP Masters Rome |
| ki defeating Victor Hanescu, Croat "Dr." Ivo Karlovic from a set down over Czech qualifier Jan Hernych, and Spaniard Al Montanes over wildcard Potito Starace.
Seeds in action tomorrow in Rome are [3] Novak Djokovic vs. Montanes, [4] Andy Murray vs. [Q] Monaco, C.Rochus vs. [15] Cilic, [9] Jo-Wilfried Ts... |
2009-04-27
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| Nadal Begins with Win; Gasquet, Soderling Upset at ATP Barcelona |
| im get into the match and win a set. First rounds are always difficult because you need to adjust to the new conditions."Christophe Rochus and Potito Starace were the upset-makers on the day, with the Belgian Rochus outlasting No. 13 seed Richard Gasquet in three sets, and the Italian Starace defeating No.... |
2009-04-22
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| ATP/WTA Miami -- Thursday Schedule of Play 3-26-09 |
| T Tanasugarn (THA) vs N Dechy (FRA) J Acasuso (ARG) vs J Tipsarevic (SRB) Not Before 5:00 PMM Gicquel (FRA) vs J Monaco (ARG) COURT 1 start 10:00 amP Starace (ITA) vs M Vassallo Arguello (ARG) [Q] A Delic (USA) vs S Darcis (BEL) [Q] B Becker (GER) vs [WC] J Levine (USA)Y Lu (TPE) vs E Schwank (ARG) COURT 2... |
2009-03-25
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TA'JA Says:
HEY POTS. I COULD NOT HELP BUT BE EXCITED AT THAT GAME WITH MURRAY, (2nd round Roland Garros 09). I KNEW YOU SOME YEARS BACK BUT THOUGHT YOU HAD VANISHED. HA HA. FANTASTIC STUFF. BE GOOD AND TAKE CARE,..(may29.09)
Posted on May 7, 2009 at 19:48 ET