Potito Starace vs Alberto Martin — Poertschach Round of 32

Poertschach · ATP · Round of 32
ITA
Potito Starace
45 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 22 May 2006
clay
ESP
Alberto Martin
47 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLWWL
Starace P.
7-5 7-6
Martin A.
Starace P.
7772
Martin A.
565–

Potito Starace defeated Alberto Martin 7-5 7-6 in the Poertschach round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Alberto Martin came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Potito Starace claimed a first win over Alberto Martin in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-05-02Rome MastersR32clayAlberto Martin6-3 3-6 6-3
2005-04-11Monte Carlo MastersR64clayAlberto Martin6-3 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Starace P.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Martin A.

Martin A.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Starace P.

Serve advantage — Starace 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
Starace P.Martin A.
1st serve in·Clear edge
72%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
59%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
62%
56%
Aces / match·Even
2.7
2.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.2
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 100). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Starace P.Martin A.
Clutch Rating·Even
43
45
Break points saved·Clear edge
86
70
Break points won·Slight edge
38
46
Deciding sets·Slight edge
42
53
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
46
52

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

Draw

Final
Davydenko N.
Pavel A.
6-06-3
Semi-finals
Pavel A.
Horna L.
W/O
Davydenko N.
Novak J.
6-26-2
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