Rafael Nadal vs Potito Starace — Doha Round of 16
Doha · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 January 2010 ·
hard
Nadal R.6-2 6-2
Starace P.
Nadal R.
662
Starace P.
220
Rafael Nadal defeated Potito Starace 6-2 6-2 in the Doha round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Rafael Nadal extended the head-to-head to 6–1.
Key context
- Match story: Rafael Nadal dropped just 4 games past Potito Starace.
Head to head
5–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-08-11 | Beijing Olympics | R64 | hard | Rafael Nadal | 6-2 3-6 6-2 |
| 2008-05-14 | Hamburg | R32 | clay | Rafael Nadal | 6-4 7-6(6) |
| 2008-04-28 | Barcelona | R32 | clay | Rafael Nadal | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2007-04-23 | Barcelona | QF | clay | Rafael Nadal | 6-2 7-5 |
| 2005-02-07 | Buenos Aires | R16 | clay | Rafael Nadal | 6-1 6-3 |
| 2002-01-07 | Spain 1 3 | R32 | clay | Potito Starace | 6-3 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
72%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
56%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
67%
62%
Return points won·Slight edge
42%
36%
Break points saved·Even
64%
63%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.4
2.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.5
1.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 169). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
97
23
Break points saved·Dominant
99
69
Break points won·Dominant
99
25
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
36
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
41
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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