Nicolas Almagro vs Potito Starace — Valencia Final
Valencia · ATP · Final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 April 2007
hard
Almagro N.4-6 6-2 6-1
Starace P.
Almagro N.
4662
Starace P.
6211
Nicolas Almagro defeated Potito Starace 4-6 6-2 6-1 in the Valencia final on hard. The result followed the form book — Nicolas Almagro came in leading the head-to-head 6–1, defending the title. Nicolas Almagro extended the head-to-head to 7–1.
Key context
- Match story: Nicolas Almagro dropped the opening set before beating Potito Starace 4–6 6–2 6–1.
Head to head
6–1| 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 |
| 2007-03-19 | Miami Masters | R64 | hard | Nicolas Almagro | 7-6(2) 6-3 |
| 2006-05-22 | Poertschach | R16 | clay | Potito Starace | 4-6 6-4 6-1 |
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
56%
72%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
65%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.1
2.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.8
1.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
53
43
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
86
Break points won·Clear edge
23
38
Deciding sets·Dominant
71
42
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
57
47
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Draw
Final
Almagro N.
Starace P.
4-66-26-1
Quarter-finals
Almagro N.
Volandri F.
6-31-0
Starace P.
Granollers M.
6-46-4
Navarro I.
Korolev E.
6-36-1
Ventura S.
Martin A.
1-67-626-4
R16
Volandri F.
Koubek S.
6-41-0
Navarro I.
Gensse A.
7-6116-4
Granollers M.
Simon G.
6-34-66-1
Starace P.
Andujar P.
6-41-66-3
Korolev E.
Roitman S.
1-67-56-0
Martin A.
Ferrero J.
6-46-2
Ventura S.
Falla A.
7-56-766-4
Almagro N.
Di Mauro A.
7-56-2
R32
Gensse A.
Ward J.
6-726-46-3
Korolev E.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-31-66-3
Roitman S.
Hernych J.
7-57-67
Navarro I.
Bracciali D.
6-36-1
Ferrero J.
Gulbis E.
6-36-1
Martin A.
Lopez F.
6-23-66-2
Falla A.
Seppi A.
6-36-4
Ventura S.
Mayer F.
6-36-3
Almagro N.
Hajek J.
6-26-1
Di Mauro A.
Fornell Mestres M.
6-46-756-3
Koubek S.
Hernandez O.
7-656-4
Volandri F.
Andreev I.
6-47-68
Simon G.
Gabashvili T.
4-66-36-2
Granollers M.
Pless K.
2-66-36-3
Andujar P.
Greul S.
6-26-4
Starace P.
Verdasco F.
6-14-66-3