Nicolas Almagro vs Potito Starace — Acapulco Round of 16

Acapulco · ATP · Round of 16
ESP
Nicolas Almagro
40 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 February 2009
hard
ITA
Potito Starace
45 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Almagro N.
7-6 6-7 6-3
Starace P.
Almagro N.
776562
Starace P.
617731

Nicolas Almagro defeated Potito Starace 7-6 6-7 6-3 in the Acapulco round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Nicolas Almagro came in leading the head-to-head 6–1, defending the title. Nicolas Almagro extended the head-to-head to 7–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Nicolas Almagro closed it out in three sets, 7–6 6–7 6–3.

Head to head

6–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-04-15Monte Carlo MastersR32clayNicolas Almagro7-6(3) 6-1
2012-02-20Buenos AiresR32clayNicolas Almagro4-6 6-3 7-6(4)
2010-08-30US OpenR128hardNicolas Almagro4-6 6-4 6-4 7-6(5)
2009-07-13BastadR16clayNicolas Almagro2-6 6-1 6-1
2007-04-09ValenciaFhardNicolas Almagro4-6 6-2 6-1
2007-03-19Miami MastersR64hardNicolas Almagro7-6(2) 6-3
2006-05-22PoertschachR16clayPotito Starace4-6 6-4 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Almagro N.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Starace P.

Starace P.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Almagro N.

Serve advantage — Almagro N.

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
Almagro N.Starace P.
1st serve in·Clear edge
56%
72%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
65%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.1
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
Almagro N.Starace P.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
53
43
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
86
Break points won·Clear edge
23
38
Deciding sets·Dominant
71
42
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
57
46

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
33°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 26%

Draw

Final
Almagro N.
Monfils G.
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Almagro N.
Vassallo Arguello M.
6-46-4
Monfils G.
Acasuso J.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Monfils G.
Mayer L.
6-36-744-1
Vassallo Arguello M.
Koellerer D.
6-37-66
Almagro N.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-27-62
Acasuso J.
Robredo T.
7-56-2
R16
Gimeno Traver D.
Montanes A.
7-657-65
Almagro N.
Starace P.
7-616-756-3
Acasuso J.
Chela J.
7-56-3
Robredo T.
Kim K.
6-26-0
Mayer L.
Moya C.
6-47-5
Monfils G.
Bellucci T.
7-646-756-1
Koellerer D.
Martin A.
6-45-77-64
Vassallo Arguello M.
Granollers M.
6-46-3
R32
Kim K.
Monaco J.
1-63-0
Martin A.
Daniel M.
6-47-5
Koellerer D.
Nalbandian D.
1-66-36-4
Acasuso J.
Dabul B.
6-37-5
Bellucci T.
Devilder N.
3-66-46-4
Monfils G.
Patience O.
7-646-4
Mayer L.
Junqueira D.
7-616-3
Moya C.
Andujar P.
6-46-726-2
Robredo T.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-43-66-3
Chela J.
Cuevas P.
2-66-36-2
Vassallo Arguello M.
Navarro I.
6-35-77-63
Granollers M.
Fognini F.
7-637-5
Starace P.
Hernandez O.
6-46-2
Almagro N.
Gonzalez S.
6-46-2
Gimeno Traver D.
Lapentti N.
6-45-76-3
Montanes A.
Echagaray B.
6-16-4