Simone Bolelli vs Potito Starace — Sydney Round of 32

Sydney · ATP · Round of 32
ITA
Simone Bolelli
40 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 January 2009
hard
ITA
Potito Starace
45 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLWWW
Bolelli S.
7-6 6-4
Starace P.
Bolelli S.
7762
Starace P.
614–

Simone Bolelli defeated Potito Starace 7-6 6-4 in the Sydney round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Potito Starace came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Simone Bolelli claimed a first win over Potito Starace in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-05-03MunichR16clayPotito Starace6-4 7-6(5)
2008-04-14ValenciaR32hardPotito Starace6-3 6-1
2007-04-23BarcelonaR32clayPotito Starace6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Bolelli S.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Starace P.

Starace P.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Bolelli S.

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
Bolelli S.Starace P.
1st serve in·Even
68%
72%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
55%
52%
Service points won·Even
65%
62%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Even
63%
62%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.4
2.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.5
1.2

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

Clutch

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

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Nalbandian D.
Nieminen J.
6-36-796-2
Semi-finals
Nalbandian D.
Gasquet R.
6-46-3
Nieminen J.
Djokovic N.
6-47-63
Quarter-finals
Nieminen J.
Tsonga J.
W/O
Gasquet R.
Chardy J.
6-27-64
Djokovic N.
Ancic M.
6-36-4
Nalbandian D.
Hewitt L.
7-637-5
R16
Nieminen J.
Guccione C.
7-686-3
Tsonga J.
Bolelli S.
6-46-1
Ancic M.
Robredo T.
6-26-1
Djokovic N.
Mathieu P.
6-16-2
Nalbandian D.
Llodra M.
6-16-3
Chardy J.
Andreev I.
6-44-66-4
Hewitt L.
Tipsarevic J.
7-56-4
Gasquet R.
Simon G.
6-46-4
R32
Chardy J.
Stepanek R.
6-43-0
Llodra M.
Gremelmayr D.
6-06-2
Hewitt L.
Benneteau J.
5-76-26-4
Tipsarevic J.
Fish M.
6-43-66-4
Guccione C.
Berdych T.
6-36-4
Nieminen J.
Lopez F.
6-27-69
Bolelli S.
Starace P.
7-616-4
Robredo T.
Melzer J.
6-36-4
Ancic M.
Malisse X.
4-67-656-3
Mathieu P.
Seppi A.
6-22-66-3
Gasquet R.
Tursunov D.
7-646-4
Andreev I.
Dancevic F.
7-626-3