Potito Starace vs Gilles Simon — Casablanca Quarter-final

Casablanca · ATP · Quarter-final
ITA
Potito Starace
45 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 April 2011 ·
clay
FRA
Gilles Simon
#1116ATP
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
Starace P.
6-4 3-6 6-4
Simon G.
Starace P.
6362
Simon G.
4641

Potito Starace defeated Gilles Simon 6-4 3-6 6-4 in the Casablanca quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Potito Starace came in defending last year's semi-final. Potito Starace extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Potito Starace closed it out in three sets, 6–4 3–6 6–4.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-10-28Paris MastersR64hardGilles Simon6-3 3-6 6-3
2004-08-24US OpenQ128hardPotito Starace7-5 6-7(4) 6-3

Statistics

This season
Starace P.Simon G.
1st serve in·Slight edge
71%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
61%
Return points won·Even
36%
39%
Break points saved·Even
63%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.7
3.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.2
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (123 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Starace P.Simon G.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
23
79
Break points saved·Clear edge
69
86
Break points won·Dominant
25
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
36
89
Tiebreaks·Dominant
41
73

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