Potito Starace vs Victor HanescuGstaad Round of 16

Gstaad · ATP · Round of 16
45 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 July 2004
clay
44 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Starace P.
3-6 7-6 7-6
Hanescu V.
Starace P.
377772
Hanescu V.
663611

Potito Starace defeated Victor Hanescu 3-6 7-6 7-6 in the Gstaad round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Victor Hanescu came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Potito Starace narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-05-24Roland GarrosQ1clayVictor Hanescu6-4 4-6 6-4
2011-04-04CasablancaSFclayPotito Starace6-1 6-7(3) 7-6(2)
2010-10-31ValenciaR32hardPotito Starace4-6 6-4 6-2
2007-09-10BucharestQFclayVictor Hanescu7-6(5) 7-5
2005-09-12BucharestR32clayVictor Hanescu6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Starace P.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Hanescu V.

Hanescu V.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Starace P.

Even serve battle

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
72%
70%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Even
62%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.7
4.4
Double faults / match·Even
1.2
1.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
43
31
Break points saved·Even
86
85
Break points won·Dominant
38
13
Deciding sets·Clear edge
42
25
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
47
59

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
18°CPartly cloudy
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 71%