Robin Soderling vs Potito Starace — Monte Carlo Masters Round of 32

Monte Carlo Masters · ATP · Round of 32
SWE
Robin Soderling
41 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWLWWLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 April 2006
clay
ITA
Potito Starace
44 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLWWW
Soderling R.
6-4 6-4
Starace P.
Soderling R.
662
Starace P.
44–

Robin Soderling defeated Potito Starace 6-4 6-4 in the Monte Carlo Masters round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Robin Soderling came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 64. Robin Soderling extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Robin Soderling edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-07-11BastadQFclayRobin Soderling6-3 6-4
2011-01-17Australian OpenR128hardRobin Soderling6-4 6-2 6-2
2009-04-20BarcelonaR32clayPotito Starace7-6(5) 2-6 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Soderling R.serving87% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Starace P.

Starace P.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Soderling R.

Serve advantage — Soderling R.

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
Soderling R.Starace P.
1st serve in·Clear edge
60%
72%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
78%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
68%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
64%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
9.3
2.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.0
1.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Soderling R.Starace P.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
74
43
Break points saved·Slight edge
92
86
Break points won·Dominant
71
38
Deciding sets·Dominant
80
42
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
67
47

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
16°CPartly cloudy
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 83%

Draw

Final
Nadal R.
Federer R.
6-26-726-37-65
Semi-finals
Nadal R.
Gaudio G.
5-76-16-1
Federer R.
Gonzalez F.
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Nadal R.
Coria G.
6-26-1
Gaudio G.
Robredo T.
6-16-3
Gonzalez F.
Ljubicic I.
7-56-1
Federer R.
Ferrer D.
6-16-3
R16
Gonzalez F.
Soderling R.
6-23-1
Nadal R.
Vliegen K.
6-36-3
Robredo T.
Nalbandian D.
5-76-17-5
Federer R.
Balleret B.
6-36-2
Gaudio G.
Di Mauro A.
6-26-4
Ferrer D.
Ferrero J.
6-16-756-3
Coria G.
Kiefer N.
6-756-46-3
Ljubicic I.
Simon G.
6-36-2
R32
Balleret B.
Grosjean S.
4-67-53-2
Coria G.
Mathieu P.
1-67-666-4
Nadal R.
Lisnard J.
6-46-1
Vliegen K.
Hernych J.
7-56-1
Kiefer N.
Llodra M.
7-646-4
Nalbandian D.
Seppi A.
7-57-5
Robredo T.
Rochus O.
7-56-4
Di Mauro A.
Stepanek R.
6-22-67-64
Gaudio G.
Acasuso J.
6-33-66-4
Soderling R.
Starace P.
6-46-4
Gonzalez F.
Lopez F.
6-746-27-5
Simon G.
Berdych T.
7-626-756-4
Ljubicic I.
Serra F.
4-66-37-5
Ferrer D.
Hrbaty D.
6-43-66-4
Ferrero J.
Chela J.
6-16-2
Federer R.
Martin A.
6-06-1
R64
Serra F.
Srichaphan P.
6-17-5
Ferrer D.
Massu N.
6-04-66-2
Coria G.
Youzhny M.
6-36-1
Hrbaty D.
Bracciali D.
6-43-66-4
Robredo T.
Horna L.
6-36-4
Kiefer N.
Mirnyi M.
6-44-67-62
Starace P.
Mahut N.
7-626-2
Soderling R.
Davydenko N.
6-32-66-4
Lisnard J.
Murray A.
4-67-657-5
Rochus O.
Monfils G.
4-66-46-1
Nadal R.
Clement A.
6-46-4
Nalbandian D.
Malisse X.
6-46-4
Llodra M.
Pashanski B.
6-36-0
Federer R.
Djokovic N.
6-32-66-3
Lopez F.
Hanescu V.
6-44-67-62
Gonzalez F.
Moya C.
6-33-66-1
Grosjean S.
Verdasco F.
7-666-3
Gaudio G.
Henman T.
6-16-3
Acasuso J.
Volandri F.
6-46-2
Balleret B.
Rochus C.
6-36-3
Di Mauro A.
Wawrinka S.
6-26-4
Chela J.
Rusedski G.
6-46-756-1
Stepanek R.
Korolev E.
6-27-65
Simon G.
Gabashvili T.
6-46-2
Berdych T.
Santoro F.
6-26-4
Ferrero J.
Tursunov D.
6-16-2
Mathieu P.
Safin M.
6-07-5
Ljubicic I.
Andreev I.
6-34-66-2
Martin A.
Karlovic I.
6-47-63
Hernych J.
Benneteau J.
7-694-67-64
Seppi A.
Sanguinetti D.
2-66-16-4
Vliegen K.
Nieminen J.
1-66-47-65