Attila Balazs vs Potito Starace — Bucharest Round of 16

Bucharest · ATP · Round of 16
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Attila Balazs
37 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 April 2012 ·
clay
ITA
Potito Starace
45 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Balazs A.
6-3 6-4
Starace P.
Balazs A.
662
Starace P.
340

Attila Balazs defeated Potito Starace 6-3 6-4 in the Bucharest round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Potito Starace came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Attila Balazs closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Balazs A.Starace P.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
71%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
61%
63%
Return points won·Slight edge
41%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
65%
Aces / match·Even
2.6
2.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.7
1.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 76). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Balazs A.Starace P.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
44
23
Break points saved·Slight edge
76
69
Break points won·Clear edge
37
25
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
36
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
20
41

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw