Potito Starace vs Robin Soderling — Barcelona Round of 32

Barcelona · ATP · Round of 32
ITA
Potito Starace
45 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 April 2009
clay
SWE
Robin Soderling
41 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Starace P.
7-6 2-6 6-2
Soderling R.
Starace P.
77262
Soderling R.
65621

Potito Starace defeated Robin Soderling 7-6 2-6 6-2 in the Barcelona round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Robin Soderling came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Potito Starace claimed a first win over Robin Soderling in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Potito Starace closed it out in three sets, 7–6 2–6 6–2.

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-07-11BastadQFclayRobin Soderling6-3 6-4
2011-01-17Australian OpenR128hardRobin Soderling6-4 6-2 6-2
2006-04-17Monte Carlo MastersR32clayRobin Soderling6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Starace P.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Soderling R.

Soderling R.serving87% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Starace P.

Serve advantage — Soderling R.

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
Starace P.Soderling R.
1st serve in·Clear edge
72%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
53%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
68%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Even
62%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
9.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.2
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 184). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Starace P.Soderling R.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
43
74
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
92
Break points won·Dominant
38
71
Deciding sets·Dominant
42
80
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
46
67

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
16°CClear
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 62%

Draw

Final
Nadal R.
Ferrer D.
6-27-5
Semi-finals
Ferrer D.
Gonzalez F.
2-66-27-65
Nadal R.
Davydenko N.
6-36-2
Quarter-finals
Nadal R.
Nalbandian D.
W/O
Gonzalez F.
Verdasco F.
6-34-66-4
Ferrer D.
Robredo T.
6-36-4
Davydenko N.
Stepanek R.
6-746-26-2
R16
Verdasco F.
Berdych T.
7-55-76-4
Nadal R.
Rochus C.
6-26-0
Nalbandian D.
Almagro N.
6-36-4
Davydenko N.
Lopez F.
7-683-66-4
Stepanek R.
Wawrinka S.
6-41-67-5
Robredo T.
Andreev I.
4-66-26-3
Ferrer D.
Starace P.
4-67-56-2
Gonzalez F.
Monaco J.
7-666-3
R32
Monaco J.
Gimeno Traver D.
7-56-4
Stepanek R.
Tipsarevic J.
7-626-0
Verdasco F.
Lapentti N.
7-56-3
Berdych T.
Hernandez O.
6-24-66-3
Almagro N.
Chela J.
3-67-646-3
Nadal R.
Gil F.
6-26-2
Starace P.
Soderling R.
7-652-66-2
Andreev I.
Martin A.
6-26-2
Robredo T.
Gaudio G.
7-666-1
Wawrinka S.
Youzhny M.
7-56-1
Gonzalez F.
Acasuso J.
6-46-4
Lopez F.
Ventura S.
2-66-46-3
Davydenko N.
Clement A.
7-626-2
Nalbandian D.
Kunitsyn I.
7-56-4
Rochus C.
Gasquet R.
6-16-726-3
Ferrer D.
Kukushkin M.
6-33-66-1
R64
Almagro N.
Hanescu V.
3-67-672-2
Berdych T.
Vassallo Arguello M.
5-2
Ventura S.
Granollers M.
7-636-3
Clement A.
Canas G.
7-606-3
Kunitsyn I.
Ferrero J.
7-57-63
Chela J.
Bellucci T.
6-23-66-4
Gasquet R.
Hernych J.
4-66-36-2
Rochus C.
Devilder N.
6-46-4
Gil F.
Lu Y.
6-26-1
Hernandez O.
Schwank E.
6-26-4
Starace P.
Gulbis E.
4-66-36-3
Soderling R.
Gabashvili T.
6-16-4
Lapentti N.
Mathieu P.
6-42-66-2
Andreev I.
Seppi A.
6-33-67-5
Martin A.
Gicquel M.
6-36-4
Gaudio G.
Junqueira D.
6-43-66-4
Youzhny M.
Troicki V.
6-757-666-3
Tipsarevic J.
Montanes A.
6-47-61
Stepanek R.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-42-66-4
Lopez F.
Nieminen J.
6-26-1
Monaco J.
Safin M.
6-46-1
Acasuso J.
Sela D.
6-47-5
Gimeno Traver D.
Fognini F.
6-16-3
Kukushkin M.
Riba P.
6-27-65