Potito Starace vs Philipp KohlschreiberSt. Poelten Round of 32

St. Poelten · ATP · Round of 32
45 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 May 2005
clay
42 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Starace P.
6-3 7-6
Kohlschreiber P.
Starace P.
6772
Kohlschreiber P.
362

Potito Starace defeated Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3 7-6 in the St. Poelten round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Philipp Kohlschreiber came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, but Potito Starace had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 6 on clay. Potito Starace claimed a first win over Philipp Kohlschreiber in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-06-21WimbledonR128grassPhilipp Kohlschreiber6-3 3-6 6-3 6-0
2009-07-19HamburgR32clayPhilipp Kohlschreiber6-2 4-6 6-4
2008-05-18DusseldorfRRclayPhilipp Kohlschreiber6-2 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Starace P.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Kohlschreiber P.

Kohlschreiber P.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Starace P.

Serve advantage — Kohlschreiber P.

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·Slight edge
72%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
55%
Service points won·Even
62%
65%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
62%
63%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.7
4.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.2
1.8

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
56
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
97
Break points won·Even
38
39
Deciding sets·Slight edge
42
51
Tiebreaks·Dominant
46
73

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