Potito Starace vs Robin Soderling — Barcelona Round of 32
Barcelona · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 April 2009 ·
clay
Starace P.7-6 2-6 6-2
Soderling R.
Starace P.
7262
Soderling R.
6621
Potito Starace defeated Robin Soderling 7-6 2-6 6-2 in the Barcelona round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Robin Soderling came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Potito Starace claimed a first win over Robin Soderling in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Potito Starace closed it out in three sets, 7–6 2–6 6–2.
Head to head
0–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-07-11 | Bastad | QF | clay | Robin Soderling | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2011-01-17 | Australian Open | R128 | hard | Robin Soderling | 6-4 6-2 6-2 |
| 2006-04-17 | Monte Carlo Masters | R32 | clay | Robin Soderling | 6-4 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
72%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
53%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
68%
Return points won·Even
36%
39%
Break points saved·Even
61%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.6
9.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.2
3.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 184). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
23
70
Break points saved·Clear edge
69
83
Break points won·Dominant
25
74
Deciding sets·Dominant
36
84
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
41
61
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