Ivo Karlovic vs Potito Starace — Rome Masters Round of 32

Rome Masters · ATP · Round of 32
CRO
Ivo Karlovic
47 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 May 2008
clay
ITA
Potito Starace
45 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Karlovic I.
6-3 6-7 7-6
Starace P.
Karlovic I.
665772
Starace P.
377631

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.

Serve vs return

This season
Karlovic I.serving93% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Starace P.

Starace P.serving92% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Karlovic I.

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
Karlovic I.Starace P.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
72%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
83%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
55%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
73%
62%
Return points won·Slight edge
27%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
71%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
20.9
2.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.7
1.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Karlovic I.Starace P.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
56
43
Break points saved·Clear edge
98
86
Break points won·Dominant
0
38
Deciding sets·Dominant
83
42
Tiebreaks·Dominant
76
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
20°COvercast
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 62%

Draw

Final
Djokovic N.
Wawrinka S.
4-66-36-3
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.
Stepanek R.
6-01-0
Wawrinka S.
Roddick A.
3-0
Quarter-finals
Roddick A.
Robredo T.
6-34-67-64
Wawrinka S.
Blake J.
6-757-656-1
Djokovic N.
Almagro N.
6-11-0
Stepanek R.
Federer R.
7-647-67
R16
Federer R.
Karlovic I.
7-646-3
Stepanek R.
Horna L.
6-41-66-3
Djokovic N.
Andreev I.
6-33-66-3
Roddick A.
Bolelli S.
7-656-3
Robredo T.
Davydenko N.
4-66-27-64
Blake J.
Verdasco F.
5-77-56-2
Almagro N.
Gonzalez F.
W/O
Wawrinka S.
Ferrero J.
6-46-3
R32
Wawrinka S.
Murray A.
6-27-65
Gonzalez F.
Korolev E.
6-36-2
Andreev I.
Monaco J.
4-66-16-4
Ferrero J.
Nadal R.
7-56-1
Verdasco F.
Lapentti N.
6-25-76-2
Stepanek R.
Ferrer D.
4-66-26-1
Djokovic N.
Darcis S.
6-46-0
Horna L.
Acasuso J.
6-37-61
Karlovic I.
Starace P.
6-36-757-63
Federer R.
Canas G.
6-36-3
Robredo T.
Mahut N.
7-57-65
Davydenko N.
Ancic M.
6-26-2
Blake J.
Seppi A.
7-653-66-1
Roddick A.
Fish M.
6-16-4
Bolelli S.
Simon G.
6-46-4
Almagro N.
Nalbandian D.
6-47-5
R64
Murray A.
del Potro J.
5-76-41-0
Ferrero J.
Kiefer N.
6-756-36-4
Wawrinka S.
Safin M.
6-756-26-1
Stepanek R.
Nieminen J.
6-33-66-3
Canas G.
Naso G.
6-786-36-2
Starace P.
Cilic M.
6-42-66-4
Karlovic I.
Mathieu P.
7-646-2
Horna L.
Gasquet R.
6-46-1
Acasuso J.
Tursunov D.
6-46-2
Andreev I.
Lee H.
6-47-5
Darcis S.
Ljubicic I.
7-57-65
Almagro N.
Cipolla F.
6-16-3
Korolev E.
Soderling R.
1-66-36-4
Gonzalez F.
Tipsarevic J.
3-67-607-66
Monaco J.
Cuevas P.
6-06-4
Mahut N.
Fabbiano T.
6-756-47-5
Simon G.
Tsonga J.
6-24-67-66
Bolelli S.
Patience O.
6-06-3
Fish M.
Llodra M.
7-53-67-62
Seppi A.
Santoro F.
6-46-2
Ancic M.
Lopez F.
6-46-4
Robredo T.
Chela J.
6-46-1
Lapentti N.
Volandri F.
7-662-66-2
Verdasco F.
Moya C.
6-36-4