Potito Starace vs Denis GremelmayrIndian Wells Masters Round of 128

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 128
45 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Thursday, 12 March 2009 ·
hard
45 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Starace P.
7-6 6-1
Gremelmayr D.
Starace P.
762
Gremelmayr D.
610

Potito Starace defeated Denis Gremelmayr 7-6 6-1 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Denis Gremelmayr came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Potito Starace claimed a first win over Denis Gremelmayr in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Potito Starace came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

02
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-01-02DohaR32hardDenis Gremelmayr6-3 6-2
2009-01-11SydneyQFhardDenis Gremelmayr6-2 6-4

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Clear edge
72%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
56%
Return points won·Even
36%
33%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
56%
Aces / match·Even
2.7
3.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.2
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 26). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
23
47
Break points saved·Slight edge
69
59
Break points won·Dominant
25
50
Deciding sets·Dominant
36
70
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
41
65

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw