Potito Starace vs Gael Monfils — Valencia Round of 16

Valencia · ATP · Round of 16
ITA
Potito Starace
44 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 April 2008
hard
Gael Monfils
FRA
Gael Monfils
#266ATP
1803ELO
1784Hard ELO
39 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLWLL
Starace P.
7-5 6-1
Monfils G.
Starace P.
762
Monfils G.
51–

Potito Starace defeated Gael Monfils 7-5 6-1 in the Valencia round of 16 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

  • Match story: Potito Starace came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 6–1.

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-05-16NiceQFclayPotito Starace7-6(2) 6-2
2005-08-01SopotSFclayGael Monfils3-6 7-5 6-4
2005-07-18StuttgartR64grassPotito Starace6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Starace P.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Monfils G.

Monfils G.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Starace P.

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

Serve & return on hard

Starace P.Monfils G.
—
Serve
26
—
Return
37

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Starace P.Monfils G.
1st serve in·Slight edge
72%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
62%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
8.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.2
4.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Starace P.Monfils G.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
43
88
Break points saved·Clear edge
86
99
Break points won·Dominant
38
76
Deciding sets·Dominant
42
92
Tiebreaks·Dominant
47
98

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