Ivo Minar vs Potito Starace — Costa Do Sauipe Round of 32

Costa Do Sauipe · ATP · Round of 32
CZE
Ivo Minar
42 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 11 February 2008
hard
ITA
Potito Starace
45 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLWWW
Minar I.
6-4 4-6 6-2
Starace P.
Minar I.
6462
Starace P.
4621

Ivo Minar defeated Potito Starace 6-4 4-6 6-2 in the Costa Do Sauipe round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Potito Starace came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Ivo Minar claimed a first win over Potito Starace in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Ivo Minar closed it out in three sets, 6–4 4–6 6–2.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-05-28Roland GarrosR128clayPotito Starace4-6 6-1 6-4 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Minar I.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Starace P.

Starace P.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Minar I.

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
Minar I.Starace P.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
72%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
61%
62%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.3
2.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.1
1.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (63 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Minar I.Starace P.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
37
43
Break points saved·Clear edge
62
86
Break points won·Clear edge
57
38
Deciding sets·Even
39
42
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
39
47

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

Draw

Final
Almagro N.
Moya C.
7-643-67-5
Semi-finals
Almagro N.
Fognini F.
6-16-1
Moya C.
Lapentti N.
6-23-67-65
Quarter-finals
Fognini F.
Minar I.
6-726-26-3
Moya C.
Hernandez O.
6-33-67-5
Lapentti N.
Schwank E.
1-66-47-64
Almagro N.
Volandri F.
7-52-66-1
R16
Lapentti N.
Decoud S.
6-16-2
Moya C.
Patience O.
5-76-16-0
Fognini F.
Montanes A.
7-56-3
Hernandez O.
Roitman S.
6-32-66-4
Schwank E.
Luczak P.
6-26-2
Almagro N.
Pashanski B.
6-26-3
Volandri F.
Coria G.
6-16-2
Minar I.
Berlocq C.
6-46-4
R32
Lapentti N.
Bellucci T.
6-26-2
Schwank E.
Andreev I.
6-36-2
Luczak P.
Daniel M.
7-56-4
Moya C.
Ventura S.
6-44-66-4
Volandri F.
Munoz de la Nava D.
6-26-4
Minar I.
Starace P.
6-44-66-2
Almagro N.
Massu N.
6-36-2
Pashanski B.
Vassallo Arguello M.
6-46-4
Patience O.
Brzezicki J.
6-37-5
Hernandez O.
Cuevas P.
7-656-4
Roitman S.
Calleri A.
6-36-2
Coria G.
Aldi F.
6-47-5
Berlocq C.
Kuerten G.
7-56-1
Fognini F.
Vanek J.
6-36-747-63
Decoud S.
Acasuso J.
6-31-67-63
Montanes A.
Devilder N.
6-46-4