Potito Starace vs Victor Hanescu — Casablanca Semi-final
Casablanca · ATP · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 April 2011 ·
clay
Starace P.6-1 6-7 7-6
Hanescu V.
Starace P.
6672
Hanescu V.
1761
Potito Starace defeated Victor Hanescu 6-1 6-7 7-6 in the Casablanca semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Victor Hanescu came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's final. Potito Starace narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.
Key context
- Match story: Potito Starace came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 6–7 7–6.
Head to head
2–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-05-24 | Roland Garros | Q1 | clay | Victor Hanescu | 6-4 4-6 6-4 |
| 2015-05-19 | Roland Garros | Q128 | clay | Victor Hanescu | 6-4 4-6 6-4 |
| 2010-10-31 | Valencia | R32 | hard | Potito Starace | 4-6 6-4 6-2 |
| 2007-09-10 | Bucharest | QF | clay | Victor Hanescu | 7-6 7-5 |
| 2005-09-12 | Bucharest | R32 | clay | Victor Hanescu | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2004-07-05 | Gstaad | R16 | clay | Potito Starace | 3-6 7-6 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
71%
70%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
63%
Return points won·Even
36%
36%
Break points saved·Even
64%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.7
4.2
Double faults / match·Even
1.3
1.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (123 vs 181). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
23
12
Break points saved·Even
69
70
Break points won·Clear edge
25
9
Deciding sets·Clear edge
36
18
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
41
48
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast