Thomas Blake vs Potito Starace — Italy F12 Round of 32
Italy F12 · ITF · Round of 32
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 September 2001 ·
hard
Blake T.7-6 6-1
Starace P.
Blake T.
7762
Starace P.
6510
Thomas Blake defeated Potito Starace 7-6 6-1 in the Italy F12 round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Potito Starace came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Thomas Blake claimed a first win over Potito Starace in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Thomas Blake came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-01-22 | Switzerland 1 Masters 2 | R32 | carpet | Potito Starace | 6-3 2-6 7-6(5) |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
67%
72%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
62%
Return points won·Even
36%
36%
Break points saved·Even
63%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.4
2.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
1.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (5 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.