Igor Kunitsyn vs Potito Starace — St. Petersburg Quarter-final
St. Petersburg · ATP · Quarter-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 October 2006 ·
carpet
Kunitsyn I.6-3 6-2
Starace P.
Kunitsyn I.
662
Starace P.
320
Igor Kunitsyn defeated Potito Starace 6-3 6-2 in the St. Petersburg quarter-final on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Potito Starace came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Igor Kunitsyn claimed a first win over Potito Starace in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Igor Kunitsyn dropped just 5 games past Potito Starace.
Head to head
0–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-05-03 | Munich | R32 | clay | Potito Starace | 7-5 5-7 6-3 |
| 2003-08-25 | US Open | Q64 | hard | Potito Starace | 6-4 6-7(5) 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
60%
72%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
51%
Service points won·Even
59%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
61%
Aces / match·Even
2.8
2.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.8
1.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
9
23
Break points saved·Dominant
36
69
Break points won·Slight edge
33
25
Deciding sets·Slight edge
27
36
Tiebreaks·Even
44
41
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast