Potito Starace vs Victor HanescuGstaad Round of 16

Gstaad · ATP · Round of 16
45 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 July 2004 ·
clay
45 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Starace P.
3-6 7-6 7-6
Hanescu V.
Starace P.
3772
Hanescu V.
6661

Potito Starace defeated Victor Hanescu 3-6 7-6 7-6 in the Gstaad round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Victor Hanescu came in leading the head-to-head 4–2. Potito Starace narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-05-24Roland GarrosQ1clayVictor Hanescu6-4 4-6 6-4
2015-05-19Roland GarrosQ128clayVictor Hanescu6-4 4-6 6-4
2011-04-04CasablancaSFclayPotito Starace6-1 6-7 7-6
2010-10-31ValenciaR32hardPotito Starace4-6 6-4 6-2
2007-09-10BucharestQFclayVictor Hanescu7-6 7-5
2005-09-12BucharestR32clayVictor Hanescu6-3 6-2

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
72%
70%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
63%
Return points won·Even
36%
36%
Break points saved·Even
61%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.7
4.4
Double faults / match·Even
1.2
1.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
23
12
Break points saved·Even
69
70
Break points won·Clear edge
25
9
Deciding sets·Clear edge
36
18
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
41
48

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw