Potito Starace vs Marcel GranollersValencia Quarter-final

Valencia · ATP · Quarter-final
45 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 April 2007 ·
hard
40 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Starace P.
6-4 6-4
Granollers M.
Starace P.
662
Granollers M.
440

Potito Starace defeated Marcel Granollers 6-4 6-4 in the Valencia quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marcel Granollers came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Potito Starace narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

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

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-07-09UmagR16clayMarcel Granollers6-4 3-6 6-3
2010-09-20BucharestQFclayMarcel Granollers3-6 7-6 6-4
2008-09-08BucharestR32clayPotito Starace6-2 6-4

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
72%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
62%
65%
Return points won·Even
36%
39%
Break points saved·Even
61%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.7
4.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.2
2.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
23
44
Break points saved·Even
69
66
Break points won·Slight edge
25
32
Deciding sets·Dominant
36
75
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
41
57

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw