Albert Montanes vs Potito Starace — Palermo Round of 16

Palermo · ATP · Round of 16
ESP
Albert Montanes
45 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWWLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 September 2006
clay
ITA
Potito Starace
45 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLWWW
Montanes A.
6-2 6-2
Starace P.
Montanes A.
662
Starace P.
22–

Albert Montanes defeated Potito Starace 6-2 6-2 in the Palermo round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Albert Montanes came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 16. Albert Montanes extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-01-09AucklandR32hardPotito Starace6-3 6-2
2009-09-21BucharestR32clayAlbert Montanes6-4 6-2
2009-04-27Rome MastersR64clayAlbert Montanes7-6(8) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Montanes A.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Starace P.

Starace P.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Montanes A.

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
Montanes A.Starace P.
1st serve in·Clear edge
59%
72%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
52%
Service points won·Even
61%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
62%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
2.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.7
1.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Montanes A.Starace P.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
52
43
Break points saved·Slight edge
80
86
Break points won·Clear edge
24
38
Deciding sets·Dominant
76
42
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
63
46

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

Draw

Final
Volandri F.
Lapentti N.
5-76-16-3
Semi-finals
Volandri F.
Almagro N.
6-02-1
Lapentti N.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-26-1
Quarter-finals
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
Verdasco F.
6-36-4
Lapentti N.
Simon G.
6-06-1
Almagro N.
Vassallo Arguello M.
6-26-2
Volandri F.
Montanes A.
6-46-2
R16
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
Naso G.
6-26-2
Volandri F.
Roitman S.
6-766-16-4
Montanes A.
Starace P.
6-26-2
Almagro N.
Cermak F.
6-16-2
Vassallo Arguello M.
Hernandez O.
2-66-46-4
Lapentti N.
Fognini F.
2-66-17-64
Simon G.
Zabaleta M.
7-56-3
Verdasco F.
Hajek J.
6-26-2
R32
Naso G.
Vanek J.
1-2
Montanes A.
Horna L.
5-2
Lapentti N.
Mathieu P.
3-66-26-3
Zabaleta M.
Patience O.
7-53-66-3
Vassallo Arguello M.
Guzman J.
2-66-37-5
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
Di Mauro A.
7-676-3
Simon G.
Seppi A.
6-06-766-2
Hajek J.
Ulihrach B.
6-37-62
Cermak F.
Pavel A.
6-32-67-5
Hernandez O.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-16-1
Almagro N.
Marach O.
6-16-4
Starace P.
Luzzi F.
6-16-2
Roitman S.
Aldi F.
6-06-1
Volandri F.
Garcia Lopez G.
7-633-66-3
Fognini F.
Marin J.
7-636-3
Verdasco F.
Bracciali D.
5-76-46-4