Potito Starace vs Radek Stepanek — Rome Masters Round of 64
Rome Masters · ATP · Round of 64
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 12 May 2013 ·
clay
Starace P.4-6 6-4 6-3
Stepanek R.
Starace P.
4662
Stepanek R.
6431
Potito Starace defeated Radek Stepanek 4-6 6-4 6-3 in the Rome Masters round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Radek Stepanek came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. Potito Starace claimed a first win over Radek Stepanek in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Potito Starace dropped the opening set before beating Radek Stepanek 4–6 6–4 6–3.
Head to head
0–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-06-22 | Wimbledon | R64 | grass | Radek Stepanek | 6-4 4-6 6-2 4-6 6-3 |
| 2008-08-25 | US Open | R128 | hard | Radek Stepanek | 7-5 6-3 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
71%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
65%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.5
5.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.0
3.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (51 vs 142). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
23
62
Break points saved·Clear edge
69
83
Break points won·Clear edge
25
49
Deciding sets·Dominant
36
80
Tiebreaks·Dominant
41
74
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