Albert Montanes vs Potito Starace — Bucharest Round of 32

Bucharest · ATP · Round of 32
ESP
Albert Montanes
45 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 September 2009
clay
ITA
Potito Starace
44 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Montanes A.
6-4 6-2
Starace P.
Montanes A.
662
Starace P.
42–

Albert Montanes defeated Potito Starace 6-4 6-2 in the Bucharest round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Albert Montanes came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 16. Albert Montanes extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-01-09AucklandR32hardPotito Starace6-3 6-2
2009-04-27Rome MastersR64clayAlbert Montanes7-6(8) 6-4
2006-09-25PalermoR16clayAlbert Montanes6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Montanes A.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Starace P.

Starace P.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Montanes 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
Montanes A.Starace P.
1st serve in·Clear edge
59%
72%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
52%
Service points won·Even
61%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
62%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
2.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.7
1.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Montanes A.Starace P.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
52
43
Break points saved·Slight edge
80
86
Break points won·Clear edge
24
38
Deciding sets·Dominant
75
42
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
63
47

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

Draw

Final
Montanes A.
Monaco J.
7-627-66
Semi-finals
Monaco J.
Greul S.
6-46-3
Montanes A.
Ventura S.
4-66-46-1
Quarter-finals
Ventura S.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-26-3
Greul S.
Gonzalez M.
6-26-2
Montanes A.
Fognini F.
6-16-1
Monaco J.
Cuevas P.
6-32-66-1
R16
Ventura S.
Martin A.
4-5
Fognini F.
Almagro N.
6-47-63
Greul S.
Koellerer D.
6-16-4
Monaco J.
Riba P.
6-46-2
Cuevas P.
Luczak P.
7-56-4
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
Copil M.
6-36-736-4
Montanes A.
Granollers M.
6-16-3
Gonzalez M.
Hernandez O.
7-53-66-1
R32
Greul S.
Darcis S.
7-56-3
Koellerer D.
Volandri F.
2-67-56-3
Monaco J.
Silva J.
6-26-4
Riba P.
Gil F.
7-55-76-2
Luczak P.
Beck K.
7-57-66
Cuevas P.
Pavel A.
6-37-62
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
Seppi A.
6-46-4
Copil M.
Crivoi V.
6-36-2
Gonzalez M.
Rochus O.
6-746-16-4
Martin A.
Serra F.
4-66-06-4
Ventura S.
Andreev I.
6-46-1
Montanes A.
Starace P.
6-46-2
Granollers M.
Alexandru Luncanu P.
6-26-736-1
Fognini F.
Gimeno Traver D.
1-66-46-3
Almagro N.
Bolelli S.
6-46-3
Hernandez O.
Hanescu V.
7-656-4