Potito Starace vs Jiri Novak — Gstaad Round of 32

Gstaad · ATP · Round of 32
ITA
Potito Starace
45 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 July 2005
clay
CZE
Jiri Novak
51 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLWW
Starace P.
6-3 6-7 7-5
Novak J.
Starace P.
66372
Novak J.
37751

Potito Starace defeated Jiri Novak 6-3 6-7 7-5 in the Gstaad round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Potito Starace came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's semi-final. Potito Starace extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Potito Starace closed it out in three sets, 6–3 6–7 7–5.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-07-05GstaadQFclayPotito Starace6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Starace P.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Novak J.

Novak J.serving74% hold

wins 60% 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
Starace P.Novak J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
72%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Even
62%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.7
4.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.2
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 70). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
23°COvercast
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 57%

Draw

Final
Gaudio G.
Wawrinka S.
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Gaudio G.
Massu N.
6-36-2
Wawrinka S.
Sabau R.
7-676-4
Quarter-finals
Sabau R.
Starace P.
0-67-57-5
Wawrinka S.
Cermak F.
6-47-65
Massu N.
Horna L.
6-46-4
Gaudio G.
Seppi A.
6-41-67-65
R16
Wawrinka S.
Verdasco F.
3-66-47-68
Starace P.
Lopez F.
7-666-0
Massu N.
Hernych J.
7-52-66-4
Seppi A.
Ljubicic I.
7-646-3
Gaudio G.
Sanguinetti D.
6-26-2
Sabau R.
Sargsian S.
6-46-4
Cermak F.
Stepanek R.
6-756-46-4
Horna L.
Di Mauro A.
6-36-4
R32
Starace P.
Novak J.
6-36-737-5
Sargsian S.
Davydenko N.
1-60-1
Massu N.
Behrend T.
7-647-63
Horna L.
Zib T.
7-686-4
Seppi A.
Koubek S.
6-757-657-66
Stepanek R.
Allegro Y.
7-666-1
Lopez F.
Andreev I.
7-56-3
Di Mauro A.
Ferrer D.
6-41-66-3
Verdasco F.
Pospisil J.
6-26-4
Gaudio G.
Bastl G.
7-56-2
Sanguinetti D.
Schuettler R.
6-766-26-3
Ljubicic I.
Mello R.
6-36-2
Sabau R.
Lammer M.
3-66-26-3
Wawrinka S.
Volandri F.
6-12-66-4
Cermak F.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-37-5
Hernych J.
Armando H.
7-56-3