Florent Serra vs Potito Starace — Bucharest Round of 16
Bucharest · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 September 2008 ·
clay
Serra F.7-5 0-6 6-4
Starace P.
Serra F.
7062
Starace P.
5641
Florent Serra defeated Potito Starace 7-5 0-6 6-4 in the Bucharest round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Potito Starace came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Florent Serra narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Florent Serra closed it out in three sets, 7–5 0–6 6–4.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-07-12 | Bastad | R32 | clay | Potito Starace | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2007-10-08 | Moscow | R32 | hard | Florent Serra | 4-6 6-4 6-3 |
| 2004-08-27 | US Open | Q32 | hard | Potito Starace | 6-4 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
72%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Even
61%
62%
Return points won·Even
36%
36%
Break points saved·Even
60%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.8
2.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.9
1.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (192 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
30
23
Break points saved·Even
67
69
Break points won·Slight edge
30
25
Deciding sets·Clear edge
51
36
Tiebreaks·Even
38
41
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