Potito Starace vs Fernando Verdasco — Valencia Round of 32

Valencia · ATP · Round of 32
ITA
Potito Starace
45 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 April 2007
hard
ESP
Fernando Verdasco
42 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Starace P.
6-1 4-6 6-3
Verdasco F.
Starace P.
6462
Verdasco F.
1631

Potito Starace defeated Fernando Verdasco 6-1 4-6 6-3 in the Valencia round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Fernando Verdasco came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's semi-final. Potito Starace claimed a first win over Fernando Verdasco in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Potito Starace came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 4–6 6–3.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-10-22St. PetersburgQFcarpetFernando Verdasco6-3 6-4
2006-04-10ValenciaR16hardFernando Verdasco6-3 7-6(4)

Serve vs return

This season
Starace P.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Verdasco F.

Verdasco F.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Starace P.

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
Starace P.Verdasco F.
1st serve in·Slight edge
72%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
62%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.7
5.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.2
3.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Starace P.Verdasco F.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
43
57
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
96
Break points won·Even
38
40
Deciding sets·Clear edge
42
65
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
47
54

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
Semi-finals
Starace P.
Navarro I.
6-726-07-5
Almagro N.
Ventura S.
6-766-46-4
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