Potito Starace vs Nicolas Devilder — Doha Qualifying Round
Doha · ATP · Qualifying Round
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 1 January 2006 ·
hard
Starace P.4-6 6-4 7-6
Devilder N.
Starace P.
46772
Devilder N.
64641
Potito Starace defeated Nicolas Devilder 4-6 6-4 7-6 in the Doha qualifying round on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nicolas Devilder came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Potito Starace claimed a first win over Nicolas Devilder in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Potito Starace dropped the opening set before beating Nicolas Devilder 4–6 6–4 7–6.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-03-08 | France F4 | R32 | hard | Nicolas Devilder | 4-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
72%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
58%
Return points won·Even
36%
38%
Break points saved·Even
61%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.7
3.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.2
3.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 65). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
23
28
Break points saved·Slight edge
69
59
Break points won·Clear edge
25
46
Deciding sets·Slight edge
36
41
Tiebreaks·Even
41
42
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast