Potito Starace vs Nicolas Almagro — Poertschach Round of 16
Poertschach · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 22 May 2006 ·
clay
Starace P.4-6 6-4 6-1
Almagro N.
Starace P.
4662
Almagro N.
6411
Potito Starace defeated Nicolas Almagro 4-6 6-4 6-1 in the Poertschach round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Nicolas Almagro came in leading the head-to-head 7–0, but Potito Starace had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 8 on clay. Potito Starace claimed a first win over Nicolas Almagro in eight meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 7–1.
Key context
- Match story: Potito Starace dropped the opening set before beating Nicolas Almagro 4–6 6–4 6–1.
Head to head
0–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-04-15 | Monte Carlo Masters | R32 | clay | Nicolas Almagro | 7-6 6-1 |
| 2012-02-20 | Buenos Aires | R32 | clay | Nicolas Almagro | 4-6 6-3 7-6 |
| 2010-08-30 | US Open | R128 | hard | Nicolas Almagro | 4-6 6-4 6-4 7-6 |
| 2009-07-13 | Bastad | R16 | clay | Nicolas Almagro | 2-6 6-1 6-1 |
| 2009-02-23 | Acapulco | R16 | hard | Nicolas Almagro | 7-6 6-7 6-3 |
| 2007-04-09 | Valencia | F | hard | Nicolas Almagro | 4-6 6-2 6-1 |
| 2007-03-19 | Miami Masters | R64 | hard | Nicolas Almagro | 7-6 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
72%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
62%
65%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
8.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.2
2.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
23
43
Break points saved·Clear edge
69
82
Break points won·Slight edge
25
16
Deciding sets·Dominant
36
74
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
41
51
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About