David Nalbandian vs Potito Starace — Buenos Aires Quarter-final
Buenos Aires · ATP · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 February 2008
clay
Nalbandian D.4-6 7-6 6-4
Starace P.
Nalbandian D.
47762
Starace P.
66541
David Nalbandian defeated Potito Starace 4-6 7-6 6-4 in the Buenos Aires quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — David Nalbandian came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's round-robin. David Nalbandian extended the head-to-head to 5–0.
Key context
- Match story: David Nalbandian dropped the opening set before beating Potito Starace 4–6 7–6 6–4.
Head to head
4–0| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-03-08 | Indian Wells Masters | R128 | hard | David Nalbandian | 7-6(4) 6-0 |
| 2011-02-14 | Buenos Aires | R32 | clay | David Nalbandian | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2010-02-15 | Buenos Aires | R32 | clay | David Nalbandian | 6-2 7-6(2) |
| 2008-02-25 | Acapulco | QF | hard | David Nalbandian | 6-3 6-3 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe advantage — Nalbandian D.
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 season1st serve in·Clear edge
58%
72%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
41%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
62%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.0
2.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
1.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (187 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
72
43
Break points saved·Even
88
86
Break points won·Dominant
69
38
Deciding sets·Dominant
72
42
Tiebreaks·Dominant
84
46
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
Weather
27°COvercast
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 65%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Volandri F.
Calleri A.
6-46-4
Nalbandian D.
Starace P.
4-67-656-4
Acasuso J.
Andreev I.
3-66-16-3
Chela J.
Almagro N.
6-32-1
R16
Nalbandian D.
Fognini F.
7-654-66-3
Starace P.
Brzezicki J.
6-36-3
Chela J.
Bellucci T.
6-46-4
Almagro N.
Hernandez O.
6-22-66-3
Acasuso J.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-36-4
Calleri A.
Horna L.
3-66-26-2
Volandri F.
Roitman S.
7-57-5
Andreev I.
Vanek J.
6-10-66-4
R32
Almagro N.
Vassallo Arguello M.
7-657-62
Gimeno Traver D.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
2-66-16-2
Volandri F.
Massu N.
6-46-2
Acasuso J.
Moya C.
6-26-4
Horna L.
Gonzalez M.
6-46-4
Calleri A.
Monaco J.
6-42-66-3
Roitman S.
Minar I.
4-0
Chela J.
Ventura S.
5-76-36-2
Bellucci T.
Eschauer W.
6-46-4
Starace P.
Pashanski B.
6-13-66-4
Vanek J.
Berlocq C.
6-47-5
Andreev I.
Montanes A.
6-36-787-64
Brzezicki J.
Lapentti N.
6-36-2
Fognini F.
Schwank E.
6-26-1
Nalbandian D.
Luczak P.
6-36-3
Hernandez O.
Prodon E.
6-46-3