Potito Starace vs Florian Mayer — Kitzbuhel Round of 16

Kitzbuhel · ATP · Round of 16
ITA
Potito Starace
45 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 July 2007
clay
GER
Florian Mayer
42 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWLW
Starace P.
4-6 7-6 6-2
Mayer F.
Starace P.
47762
Mayer F.
66021

Potito Starace defeated Florian Mayer 4-6 7-6 6-2 in the Kitzbuhel round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Florian Mayer came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Potito Starace claimed a first win over Florian Mayer in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-01-10SydneyQFhardFlorian Mayer6-4 6-1
2006-09-11BucharestR32clayFlorian Mayer6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Starace P.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Mayer F.

Mayer F.serving76% hold

wins 61% 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.Mayer F.
1st serve in·Slight edge
72%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
62%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.7
4.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.2
1.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Starace P.Mayer F.
Clutch Rating·Even
43
43
Break points saved·Even
86
89
Break points won·Even
38
34
Deciding sets·Slight edge
42
50
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
46
32

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
25°CMainly clear
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 44%

Draw

Final
Monaco J.
Starace P.
5-76-36-4
Semi-finals
Monaco J.
Verdasco F.
7-57-5
Starace P.
Calleri A.
6-47-5
Quarter-finals
Starace P.
Seppi A.
1-67-57-67
Verdasco F.
Roitman S.
7-663-66-3
Calleri A.
Lapentti N.
7-656-1
Monaco J.
Robredo T.
6-22-66-2
R16
Verdasco F.
Almagro N.
6-27-66
Seppi A.
Fognini F.
7-637-5
Starace P.
Mayer F.
4-67-606-2
Robredo T.
Andreev I.
4-66-17-65
Roitman S.
Chela J.
5-76-36-4
Monaco J.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-36-3
Calleri A.
Hartfield D.
7-56-2
Lapentti N.
Peya A.
6-46-4
R32
Andreev I.
Patience O.
7-656-2
Robredo T.
Guzman J.
6-16-4
Kohlschreiber P.
Capdeville P.
6-46-1
Monaco J.
Zabaleta M.
6-12-66-3
Chela J.
Koellerer D.
3-66-36-2
Roitman S.
Massu N.
7-56-2
Verdasco F.
Horna L.
6-16-4
Almagro N.
Navarro I.
7-56-3
Mayer F.
Vassallo Arguello M.
6-16-3
Starace P.
Rochus C.
6-26-2
Fognini F.
Eschauer W.
4-66-47-5
Seppi A.
Ferrero J.
7-634-66-2
Calleri A.
Eitzinger R.
6-37-64
Hartfield D.
Hernandez O.
5-76-06-3
Lapentti N.
Recouderc L.
7-656-2
Peya A.
Youzhny M.
7-56-0
R64
Rochus C.
Guccione C.
7-667-610
Recouderc L.
Gulbis E.
5-76-36-4
Hartfield D.
Fischer M.
5-76-46-2
Eitzinger R.
Mirnyi M.
6-43-67-63
Seppi A.
Lopez F.
5-76-07-63
Fognini F.
Brzezicki J.
6-46-3
Vassallo Arguello M.
Eysseric J.
6-26-3
Navarro I.
Economidis K.
6-46-2
Horna L.
Chardy J.
7-56-3
Roitman S.
Garcia Lopez G.
2-66-16-1
Koellerer D.
Koubek S.
6-46-0
Guzman J.
Luczak P.
6-36-4
Capdeville P.
Armando H.
6-06-3
Patience O.
Hajek J.
6-36-2
Zabaleta M.
Luzzi F.
7-656-2
Peya A.
Marach O.
6-37-65