Starace

He dragged Starace to all parts of the court at the start of the second set in a rally that showed off his sublime touch and had an otherwise partisan crowd in raptures.

Andy Murray finds mojo against Starace while Roger Federer crashes out 2011

He broke Starace in the seventh game and the shots that had been little seen against Malisse began to flow.

Andy Murray finds mojo against Starace while Roger Federer crashes out 2011

Starace beat two players from the top 20, Alexandr Dolgopolov and Viktor Troicki, en route to the third round and deserved Murray's complete attention.

Andy Murray finds mojo against Starace while Roger Federer crashes out 2011

Moments earlier on Court Pietrangeli, Murray, while not quite living up to the extravagant praise of a former coach this week as "the best player in the world", nevertheless looked very good indeed beating Italy's finest, Potito Starace, 6-2, 6-3.

Andy Murray finds mojo against Starace while Roger Federer crashes out 2011

Andy Murray was on top of his game to beat the Italian Potito Starace in Rome.

Andy Murray finds mojo against Starace while Roger Federer crashes out 2011

Belgian player Gilles Elseneer said he was offered — and turned down — more than US$100,000 to lose a first-round match against Potito Starace of Italy at Wimbledon in 2005.

Tennis betting panel to review 45 matches 2008

Late last year, three Italian pros — Potito Starace, Daniele Bracciali and Alessio Di Mauro — were suspended for betting on tennis matches involving other players.

AP: British ex-cops to head tennis' corruption fight 2008

August 29Potito Starace, 56 (4) 3+ Ernests Gulbis, 77 (7) 61: 00

US Open Tournament Scoreboard 2007

January 21 + Feliciano Lopez, and Fernando Verdasco, 7 (9) 37James Cerretani, and Potito Starace, 6 (7) 651: 00

USATODAY.com 2007

August 28Sergio Roitman, and Potito Starace, 34 + Marcel Granollers-Pujol, and Feliciano Lopez, 663: 00

US Open Tournament Scoreboard 2007