Tatsuma Ito vs Potito Starace — Australian Open Round of 128
Australian Open · ATP · Round of 128
3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 January 2012 ·
hard
Ito T.6-3 4-6 6-3 6-4
Starace P.
Ito T.
64663
Starace P.
36341
Tatsuma Ito defeated Potito Starace 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Potito Starace came in defending last year's round of 128.
Key context
- Match story: Tatsuma Ito closed it out in four sets, 6–3 4–6 6–3 6–4.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
62%
71%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
63%
Return points won·Even
38%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
65%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.6
2.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.1
1.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 76). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
17
23
Break points saved·Dominant
26
69
Break points won·Slight edge
20
25
Deciding sets·Dominant
69
36
Tiebreaks·Even
39
41
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