Potito Starace vs Marat Safin — Bastad Round of 16
Bastad · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 July 2008 ·
clay
Starace P.7-6 3-6 6-4
Safin M.
Starace P.
7362
Safin M.
6641
Potito Starace defeated Marat Safin 7-6 3-6 6-4 in the Bastad round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Potito Starace claimed a first win over Marat Safin in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Potito Starace closed it out in three sets, 7–6 3–6 6–4.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05-24 | Roland Garros | R32 | clay | Marat Safin | 6-7 6-4 3-6 7-5 7-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
72%
55%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
64%
Return points won·Even
36%
36%
Break points saved·Even
61%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
9.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.2
2.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 83). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
23
42
Break points saved·Even
69
71
Break points won·Clear edge
25
40
Deciding sets·Dominant
36
66
Tiebreaks·Even
41
42
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