Potito Starace vs Albert Montanes — Auckland Round of 32
Auckland · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 January 2012 ·
hard
Starace P.6-3 6-2
Montanes A.
Starace P.
662
Montanes A.
320
Potito Starace defeated Albert Montanes 6-3 6-2 in the Auckland round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Albert Montanes came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 16. Potito Starace claimed a first win over Albert Montanes in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Potito Starace dropped just 5 games past Albert Montanes.
Head to head
0–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-09-21 | Bucharest | R32 | clay | Albert Montanes | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2009-04-27 | Rome Masters | R64 | clay | Albert Montanes | 7-6 6-4 |
| 2006-09-25 | Palermo | R16 | clay | Albert Montanes | 6-2 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
71%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
61%
Return points won·Even
36%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
65%
59%
Aces / match·Even
2.6
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.1
3.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (76 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
23
39
Break points saved·Slight edge
69
61
Break points won·Slight edge
25
18
Deciding sets·Dominant
36
74
Tiebreaks·Dominant
41
71
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast