Potito Starace vs Juan Carlos Ferrero — Rome Masters Round of 32
Rome Masters · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 May 2007 ·
clay
Starace P.6-2 3-6 6-2
Ferrero J.
Starace P.
6362
Ferrero J.
2621
Potito Starace defeated Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-2 3-6 6-2 in the Rome Masters round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Juan Carlos Ferrero came in leading the head-to-head 6–0, defending last year's round of 64. Potito Starace claimed a first win over Juan Carlos Ferrero in seven meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 6–1.
Key context
- Match story: Potito Starace closed it out in three sets, 6–2 3–6 6–2.
Head to head
0–6| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-07-26 | Umag | F | clay | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2009-07-27 | Umag | R16 | clay | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 1-6 6-3 6-2 |
| 2009-04-06 | Casablanca | R16 | clay | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 6-4 7-6 |
| 2007-02-26 | Acapulco | R32 | hard | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 7-6 4-6 6-3 |
| 2007-02-12 | Costa Do Sauipe | QF | hard | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 5-7 6-2 6-2 |
| 2006-02-13 | Buenos Aires | QF | clay | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 6-3 7-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
72%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
54%
Service points won·Even
62%
64%
Return points won·Even
36%
39%
Break points saved·Even
61%
62%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.7
3.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.2
1.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
23
50
Break points saved·Even
69
71
Break points won·Slight edge
25
33
Deciding sets·Dominant
36
75
Tiebreaks·Dominant
41
74
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast