Potito Starace vs Simone Bolelli — Valencia Round of 32

Valencia · ATP · Round of 32
ITA
Potito Starace
45 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 April 2008
hard
ITA
Simone Bolelli
40 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWWLL
Starace P.
6-3 6-1
Bolelli S.
Starace P.
662
Bolelli S.
31–

Potito Starace defeated Simone Bolelli 6-3 6-1 in the Valencia round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Potito Starace came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's final. Potito Starace extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-05-03MunichR16clayPotito Starace6-4 7-6(5)
2009-01-12SydneyR32hardSimone Bolelli7-6(1) 6-4
2007-04-23BarcelonaR32clayPotito Starace6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Starace P.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Bolelli S.

Bolelli S.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Starace P.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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.Bolelli S.
1st serve in·Even
72%
68%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
54%
Service points won·Even
62%
65%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Even
62%
64%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.7
3.4
Double faults / match·Even
1.2
1.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Starace P.Bolelli S.
Clutch Rating·Even
43
44
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
91
Break points won·Clear edge
38
15
Deciding sets·Even
42
38
Tiebreaks·Dominant
47
91

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Ferrer D.
Almagro N.
4-66-27-62
Semi-finals
Ferrer D.
Robredo T.
2-66-26-3
Almagro N.
Korolev E.
6-16-4
Quarter-finals
Robredo T.
Starace P.
6-33-0
Almagro N.
Monaco J.
6-36-2
Korolev E.
Haase R.
7-56-4
Ferrer D.
Verdasco F.
6-31-67-5
R16
Verdasco F.
Zverev M.
6-46-2
Ferrer D.
Andujar P.
6-36-4
Monaco J.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-46-4
Almagro N.
Schwank E.
6-36-4
Haase R.
Safin M.
2-67-696-4
Korolev E.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-787-626-3
Starace P.
Monfils G.
7-56-1
Robredo T.
Ventura S.
6-776-36-4
R32
Ventura S.
Marrero D.
7-637-66
Haase R.
Schukin Y.
6-44-1
Schwank E.
Rochus C.
6-22-0
Garcia Lopez G.
Darcis S.
6-4
Monaco J.
Eschauer W.
6-756-46-4
Ferrer D.
Navarro I.
6-36-4
Andujar P.
Vliegen K.
6-46-1
Zverev M.
Horna L.
6-36-756-4
Verdasco F.
Lapentti N.
5-76-36-4
Robredo T.
Montanes A.
6-37-5
Monfils G.
Gonzalez M.
6-36-4
Starace P.
Bolelli S.
6-36-1
Korolev E.
Andreev I.
6-44-67-64
Gimeno Traver D.
Stakhovsky S.
6-46-4
Safin M.
Ferrero J.
6-35-76-4
Almagro N.
Lopez Jaen M.
7-56-3