Ivo Karlovic vs Potito Starace — Rome Masters Round of 32
Rome Masters · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 May 2008 ·
clay
Karlovic I.6-3 6-7 7-6
Starace P.
Karlovic I.
6672
Starace P.
3761
Ivo Karlovic defeated Potito Starace 6-3 6-7 7-6 in the Rome Masters round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Potito Starace came in defending last year's round of 16.
Key context
- Match story: Ivo Karlovic closed it out in three sets, 6–3 6–7 7–6.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
72%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
83%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
55%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
73%
62%
Return points won·Slight edge
27%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
71%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
21.3
2.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
1.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
47
23
Break points saved·Dominant
96
69
Break points won·Dominant
0
25
Deciding sets·Dominant
74
36
Tiebreaks·Dominant
68
40
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