Potito Starace vs Gael Monfils — Valencia Round of 16
Valencia · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 April 2008 ·
hard
FRA#305ATP
1803ELO
1784Hard ELO
39 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLWLWL
Starace P.7-5 6-1
Monfils G.
Starace P.
762
Monfils G.
510
Potito Starace defeated Gael Monfils 7-5 6-1 in the Valencia round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Potito Starace came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's final. Potito Starace extended the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Potito Starace came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 6–1.
Head to head
2–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-05-16 | Nice | QF | clay | Potito Starace | 7-6 6-2 |
| 2005-08-01 | Sopot | SF | clay | Gael Monfils | 3-6 7-5 6-4 |
| 2005-07-18 | Stuttgart | R64 | grass | Potito Starace | 6-2 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
72%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
64%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
8.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.2
4.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
23
86
Break points saved·Dominant
69
96
Break points won·Dominant
25
79
Deciding sets·Dominant
36
89
Tiebreaks·Dominant
41
97
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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92
Monfils G.: 8 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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