Potito Starace vs Mark Nielsen — Auckland Round of 32

Auckland · ATP · Round of 32
ITA
Potito Starace
45 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 January 2005 ·
hard
NZL
Mark Nielsen
48 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWLWL
Starace P.
6-4 6-4
Nielsen M.
Starace P.
662
Nielsen M.
440

Potito Starace defeated Mark Nielsen 6-4 6-4 in the Auckland round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Mark Nielsen came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Potito Starace edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Starace P.Nielsen M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
72%
77%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
67%
48%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Clear edge
62%
48%
Return points won·Slight edge
36%
25%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.7
1.0
Double faults / match·Even
1.2
1.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 1). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw