Potito Starace vs Jiri Novak — Gstaad Quarter-final

Gstaad · ATP · Quarter-final
ITA
Potito Starace
45 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 July 2004
clay
CZE
Jiri Novak
51 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLWW
Starace P.
6-4 6-3
Novak J.
Starace P.
662
Novak J.
43–

Potito Starace defeated Jiri Novak 6-4 6-3 in the Gstaad quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Potito Starace came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Potito Starace extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-07-04GstaadR32clayPotito Starace6-3 6-7(3) 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Starace P.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Novak J.

Novak J.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Starace P.

Serve advantage — Novak J.

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
Starace P.Novak J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
72%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
40%
Break points saved·Even
62%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.7
4.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.2
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 128). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

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

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Andreev I.
6-26-35-76-3
Semi-finals
Federer R.
Starace P.
6-33-66-3
Andreev I.
Schuettler R.
6-23-67-66
Quarter-finals
Federer R.
Stepanek R.
6-15-76-4
Andreev I.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-36-4
Schuettler R.
Mantilla F.
6-14-66-2
Starace P.
Novak J.
6-46-3
R16
Andreev I.
Costa A.
6-26-4
Stepanek R.
Rosset M.
4-67-56-3
Federer R.
Karlovic I.
6-756-37-64
Novak J.
Montanes A.
3-66-36-3
Starace P.
Hanescu V.
3-67-637-61
Mantilla F.
Ferrer D.
6-37-62
Schuettler R.
Mayer F.
6-36-2
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
Koubek S.
6-36-4
R32
Costa A.
Ulihrach B.
6-47-65
Schuettler R.
Kratochvil M.
6-41-66-3
Mayer F.
Portas A.
7-56-3
Mantilla F.
Rochus C.
3-66-26-4
Hanescu V.
Burgsmuller L.
7-646-2
Montanes A.
Chiudinelli M.
6-757-626-4
Ferrer D.
Berdych T.
2-66-36-4
Novak J.
Acasuso J.
6-36-3
Starace P.
Sanchez D.
6-23-66-3
Stepanek R.
Heuberger I.
6-41-66-3
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
Wawrinka S.
7-656-4
Rosset M.
Pavel A.
7-656-4
Koubek S.
Ferrero J.
7-646-4
Federer R.
Behrend T.
6-16-1
Karlovic I.
Hernandez O.
6-36-766-3
Andreev I.
Seppi A.
3-66-46-2