Potito Starace vs Kristof Vliegen — Bucharest Round of 32

Bucharest · ATP · Round of 32
ITA
Potito Starace
45 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 September 2007
clay
BEL
Kristof Vliegen
44 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLLLL
Starace P.
3-6 7-5 6-2
Vliegen K.
Starace P.
3762
Vliegen K.
6521

Potito Starace defeated Kristof Vliegen 3-6 7-5 6-2 in the Bucharest round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Potito Starace came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Potito Starace extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-10-22St. PetersburgR32carpetPotito Starace3-6 6-4 7-6(3)

Serve vs return

This season
Starace P.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Vliegen K.

Vliegen K.serving74% hold

wins 60% 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.Vliegen K.
1st serve in·Clear edge
72%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
35%
Break points saved·Slight edge
62%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
5.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.2
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 91). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Starace P.Vliegen K.
Clutch Rating·Even
43
44
Break points saved·Clear edge
86
69
Break points won·Slight edge
38
44
Deciding sets·Slight edge
42
50
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
46
62

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Simon G.
Hanescu V.
4-66-36-2
Semi-finals
Simon G.
Berlocq C.
6-746-26-3
Hanescu V.
Monfils G.
6-26-3
Quarter-finals
Simon G.
Armando H.
6-46-2
Hanescu V.
Starace P.
7-657-5
Monfils G.
Gicquel M.
6-46-2
Berlocq C.
Schukin Y.
7-56-3
R16
Monfils G.
Vassallo Arguello M.
6-46-4
Gicquel M.
Andreev I.
6-46-3
Starace P.
Pavel A.
6-36-3
Hanescu V.
Montanes A.
6-36-2
Simon G.
Korolev E.
6-46-2
Armando H.
Seppi A.
6-06-3
Schukin Y.
Bolelli S.
6-46-3
Berlocq C.
Navarro I.
7-56-3
R32
Armando H.
Roitman S.
6-06-1
Seppi A.
Melzer J.
4-67-56-4
Bolelli S.
Almagro N.
4-65-1
Berlocq C.
Santoro F.
7-656-1
Hanescu V.
Mayer F.
7-617-63
Korolev E.
Serra F.
4-66-5
Montanes A.
Devilder N.
6-36-1
Vassallo Arguello M.
Eschauer W.
6-46-4
Monfils G.
Volandri F.
6-37-64
Pavel A.
Hernandez O.
7-57-5
Gicquel M.
Gard C.
6-46-4
Simon G.
Garcia Lopez G.
7-636-4
Navarro I.
Guccione C.
6-47-64
Schukin Y.
Hartfield D.
7-655-76-2
Starace P.
Vliegen K.
3-67-56-2
Andreev I.
Luczak P.
6-43-66-4