Potito Starace vs Nicolas Almagro — Poertschach Round of 16
Poertschach · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 22 May 2006
clay
Starace P.4-6 6-4 6-1
Almagro N.
Starace P.
4662
Almagro N.
6411
Potito Starace defeated Nicolas Almagro 4-6 6-4 6-1 in the Poertschach round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Nicolas Almagro came in leading the head-to-head 7–0, but Potito Starace had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 8 on clay. Potito Starace claimed a first win over Nicolas Almagro in eight meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 7–1.
Key context
- Match story: Potito Starace dropped the opening set before beating Nicolas Almagro 4–6 6–4 6–1.
Head to head
0–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-04-15 | Monte Carlo Masters | R32 | clay | Nicolas Almagro | 7-6(3) 6-1 |
| 2012-02-20 | Buenos Aires | R32 | clay | Nicolas Almagro | 4-6 6-3 7-6(4) |
| 2010-08-30 | US Open | R128 | hard | Nicolas Almagro | 4-6 6-4 6-4 7-6(5) |
| 2009-07-13 | Bastad | R16 | clay | Nicolas Almagro | 2-6 6-1 6-1 |
| 2009-02-23 | Acapulco | R16 | hard | Nicolas Almagro | 7-6(1) 6-7(5) 6-3 |
| 2007-04-09 | Valencia | F | hard | Nicolas Almagro | 4-6 6-2 6-1 |
| 2007-03-19 | Miami Masters | R64 | hard | Nicolas Almagro | 7-6(2) 6-3 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe advantage — Almagro N.
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 season1st serve in·Clear edge
72%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
62%
65%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
62%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
8.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.2
2.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
43
53
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
91
Break points won·Clear edge
38
23
Deciding sets·Dominant
42
71
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
47
57
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Draw
Quarter-finals
Horna L.
Monaco J.
6-36-4
Davydenko N.
Starace P.
6-26-1
Novak J.
Melzer J.
6-776-46-4
Pavel A.
Marach O.
6-46-2
R16
Horna L.
Seppi A.
6-16-1
Pavel A.
Daniel M.
7-56-0
Marach O.
Simon G.
7-636-1
Monaco J.
Muller G.
6-26-0
Novak J.
Chela J.
6-13-66-2
Melzer J.
Gasquet R.
6-01-1
Starace P.
Almagro N.
4-66-46-1
Davydenko N.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-26-4
R32
Pavel A.
Berlocq C.
7-56-2
Starace P.
Martin A.
7-57-65
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
Lapentti N.
4-66-46-3
Davydenko N.
Zib T.
6-36-0
Gasquet R.
Hrbaty D.
6-04-66-3
Marach O.
Spadea V.
6-46-3
Melzer J.
Koubek S.
6-47-5
Novak J.
Phau B.
6-36-3
Chela J.
Wang J.
6-36-1
Horna L.
Moodie W.
7-636-3
Seppi A.
Dlouhy L.
6-36-4
Almagro N.
Rochus C.
6-36-4
Simon G.
Popp T.
7-56-4
Muller G.
Azzaro L.
6-37-66
Monaco J.
Tursunov D.
7-646-2
Daniel M.
Hewitt L.
3-66-37-63