Andreas Seppi vs Potito Starace — New Haven Round of 32

New Haven · ATP · Round of 32
ITA
Andreas Seppi
42 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 17 August 2008
hard
ITA
Potito Starace
45 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Seppi A.
4-6 6-4 6-4
Starace P.
Seppi A.
4662
Starace P.
6441

Andreas Seppi defeated Potito Starace 4-6 6-4 6-4 in the New Haven round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Potito Starace came in defending last year's round of 32. Andreas Seppi extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-07-12BastadR16clayAndreas Seppi6-4 3-6 7-6(7)
2007-07-23KitzbuhelQFclayPotito Starace1-6 7-5 7-6(7)

Serve vs return

This season
Seppi A.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Starace P.

Starace P.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Seppi A.

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

Statistics

This season
Seppi A.Starace P.
1st serve in·Clear edge
58%
72%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
62%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.5
2.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.8
1.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Seppi A.Starace P.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
53
43
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
86
Break points won·Slight edge
45
38
Deciding sets·Clear edge
63
42
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
32
47

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

Draw

Final
Cilic M.
Fish M.
6-44-66-2
Semi-finals
Fish M.
Verdasco F.
6-01-66-3
Cilic M.
Gregorc L.
6-36-3
Quarter-finals
Gregorc L.
Seppi A.
4-66-47-5
Fish M.
Levine J.
6-37-64
Verdasco F.
Zverev M.
6-27-64
Cilic M.
Andreev I.
6-36-2
R16
Gregorc L.
Karlovic I.
7-644-66-2
Levine J.
Darcis S.
2-0
Zverev M.
Ginepri R.
1-66-36-1
Cilic M.
Melzer J.
5-76-47-5
Seppi A.
Fognini F.
6-46-2
Fish M.
Gicquel M.
6-46-3
Verdasco F.
Minar I.
6-36-1
Andreev I.
Hanescu V.
6-47-5
R32
Cilic M.
Troicki V.
2-1
Andreev I.
Rochus O.
6-36-4
Seppi A.
Starace P.
4-66-46-4
Fognini F.
Bolelli S.
6-25-76-4
Gregorc L.
Acasuso J.
6-46-4
Karlovic I.
Isner J.
6-746-36-4
Melzer J.
Clement A.
7-617-5
Verdasco F.
Sela D.
6-46-4
Minar I.
Schwank E.
7-56-3
Ginepri R.
Calleri A.
6-24-66-2
Zverev M.
Monaco J.
6-36-3
Levine J.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-06-3
Darcis S.
Granollers M.
6-26-2
Gicquel M.
Montanes A.
7-56-3
Fish M.
Odesnik W.
6-14-66-1
Hanescu V.
Gremelmayr D.
6-757-636-2
R64
Fognini F.
Lapentti N.
6-44-4
Darcis S.
Spadea V.
7-55-0
Ginepri R.
Horna L.
7-646-2
Troicki V.
Bogomolov Jr A.
7-52-66-1
Clement A.
Bellucci T.
6-46-4
Gremelmayr D.
Daniel M.
3-66-36-3
Rochus O.
Korolev E.
6-46-4
Starace P.
Vanek J.
6-27-67
Gregorc L.
Delgado R.
6-23-66-0
Isner J.
Kunitsyn I.
6-46-4
Odesnik W.
Grosjean S.
7-56-4
Montanes A.
Devilder N.
7-657-5
Sela D.
Young D.
6-46-2
Minar I.
Mahut N.
5-76-36-3
Garcia Lopez G.
Guccione C.
7-56-3
Zverev M.
Serra F.
6-27-66