Fernando Verdasco vs Potito Starace — St. Petersburg Quarter-final
St. Petersburg · ATP · Quarter-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 22 October 2007 ·
carpet
Verdasco F.6-3 6-4
Starace P.
Verdasco F.
662
Starace P.
340
Fernando Verdasco defeated Potito Starace 6-3 6-4 in the St. Petersburg quarter-final on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Potito Starace came in defending last year's quarter-final. Fernando Verdasco extended the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Fernando Verdasco closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.
Head to head
1–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-04-09 | Valencia | R32 | hard | Potito Starace | 6-1 4-6 6-3 |
| 2006-04-10 | Valencia | R16 | hard | Fernando Verdasco | 6-3 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
72%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Even
62%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.5
2.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
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
44
23
Break points saved·Clear edge
92
69
Break points won·Even
27
25
Deciding sets·Clear edge
56
36
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
55
41
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast