Potito Starace vs Christophe Rochus — Kitzbuhel Round of 32

Kitzbuhel · ATP · Round of 32
ITA
Potito Starace
45 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 July 2007
clay
BEL
Christophe Rochus
47 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Starace P.
6-2 6-2
Rochus C.
Starace P.
662
Rochus C.
22–

Potito Starace defeated Christophe Rochus 6-2 6-2 in the Kitzbuhel round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Christophe Rochus came in defending last year's round of 32, but Potito Starace had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Starace P.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Rochus C.

Rochus C.serving68% hold

wins 57% 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.Rochus C.
1st serve in·Slight edge
72%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
52%
47%
Service points won·Even
62%
58%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
62%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.7
2.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.2
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 73). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Starace P.Rochus C.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
43
33
Break points saved·Dominant
86
57
Break points won·Slight edge
38
46
Deciding sets·Even
42
38
Tiebreaks·
46
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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