Potito Starace vs Igor Kunitsyn — Munich Round of 32

Munich · ATP · Round of 32
ITA
Potito Starace
45 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 3 May 2009
clay
RUS
Igor Kunitsyn
44 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLLL
Starace P.
7-5 5-7 6-3
Kunitsyn I.
Starace P.
7562
Kunitsyn I.
5731

Potito Starace defeated Igor Kunitsyn 7-5 5-7 6-3 in the Munich round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Igor Kunitsyn came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Potito Starace claimed a first win over Igor Kunitsyn in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Potito Starace closed it out in three sets, 7–5 5–7 6–3.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-10-23St. PetersburgQFcarpetIgor Kunitsyn6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Starace P.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Kunitsyn I.

Kunitsyn I.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Starace P.

Serve advantage — Starace P.

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.Kunitsyn I.
1st serve in·Slight edge
72%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
59%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
62%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.7
3.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.2
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 127). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Starace P.Kunitsyn I.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
43
36
Break points saved·Clear edge
86
67
Break points won·Even
38
42
Deciding sets·Even
42
39
Tiebreaks·Even
46
50

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
17°CClear
Wind 1 km/hHumidity 57%

Draw

Final
Berdych T.
Youzhny M.
6-44-67-65
Semi-finals
Youzhny M.
Brands D.
3-66-36-4
Berdych T.
Chardy J.
6-15-76-2
Quarter-finals
Brands D.
Starace P.
6-41-1
Youzhny M.
Mathieu P.
7-53-66-3
Chardy J.
Cilic M.
3-67-56-4
Berdych T.
Hewitt L.
4-66-37-64
R16
Chardy J.
Kiefer N.
6-47-68
Cilic M.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-06-4
Starace P.
Bolelli S.
6-47-65
Brands D.
Benneteau J.
6-43-67-66
Hewitt L.
De Bakker T.
6-36-4
Youzhny M.
Almagro N.
7-626-4
Mathieu P.
Gremelmayr D.
6-16-4
Berdych T.
Beck A.
1-66-47-64
R32
Kohlschreiber P.
Phau B.
6-22-1
Gremelmayr D.
Vassallo Arguello M.
5-1
Chardy J.
Korolev E.
6-36-3
Cilic M.
Kindlmann D.
6-36-2
Kiefer N.
Gulbis E.
2-66-36-2
Berdych T.
Kloer S.
7-606-4
Beck A.
Zverev M.
6-36-4
Hewitt L.
Petzschner P.
6-26-727-68
De Bakker T.
Schuettler R.
6-36-3
Mathieu P.
Ouahab L.
6-36-2
Youzhny M.
Minar I.
6-37-65
Almagro N.
Hernych J.
6-36-4
Starace P.
Kunitsyn I.
7-55-76-3
Bolelli S.
Bohli S.
3-66-26-3
Brands D.
Koubek S.
6-37-62
Benneteau J.
Peya A.
2-67-657-5