Rafael Nadal vs Potito Starace — Doha Round of 16
Doha · ATP · Round of 16
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 January 2010
hard
Nadal R.6-2 6-2
Starace P.
Nadal R.
662
Starace P.
22–
Rafael Nadal defeated Potito Starace 6-2 6-2 in the Doha round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 5–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Rafael Nadal extended the head-to-head to 6–0.
Key context
- Match story: Rafael Nadal dropped just 4 games past Potito Starace.
Head to head
5–0| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-08-11 | Beijing Olympics | R64 | hard | Rafael Nadal | 6-2 3-6 6-2 |
| 2008-05-11 | Hamburg Masters | R32 | clay | Rafael Nadal | 6-4 7-6(6) |
| 2008-04-28 | Barcelona | R32 | clay | Rafael Nadal | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2007-04-23 | Barcelona | QF | clay | Rafael Nadal | 6-2 7-5 |
| 2005-02-07 | Buenos Aires | R16 | clay | Rafael Nadal | 6-1 6-3 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe advantage — Nadal 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 season1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
72%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
56%
52%
Service points won·Even
67%
63%
Return points won·Slight edge
42%
37%
Break points saved·Even
64%
63%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.4
2.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.4
1.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 191). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
97
43
Break points saved·Clear edge
100
86
Break points won·Dominant
99
38
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
42
Tiebreaks·Dominant
99
47
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
21°CMainly clear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 43%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Davydenko N.
Karlovic I.
7-647-67
Nadal R.
Darcis S.
6-12-0
Troicki V.
Kubot L.
4-66-47-61
Federer R.
Gulbis E.
6-24-66-4
R16
Federer R.
Korolev E.
6-26-4
Gulbis E.
Seppi A.
6-47-5
Davydenko N.
Chiudinelli M.
6-36-4
Karlovic I.
Becker B.
4-66-36-2
Nadal R.
Starace P.
6-26-2
Troicki V.
Rochus O.
6-26-2
Kubot L.
Stakhovsky S.
6-27-65
Darcis S.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-36-1
R32
Becker B.
Koellerer D.
5-1
El Aynaoui Y.
Deheart R.
7-637-64
Davydenko N.
Kukushkin M.
6-26-0
Karlovic I.
Fognini F.
6-46-4
Troicki V.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-17-5
Rochus O.
Hajji A.
6-16-0
Kubot L.
Maamoun K.
6-06-2
Stakhovsky S.
Youzhny M.
7-6116-2
Darcis S.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-46-1
Starace P.
Gil F.
6-26-0
Federer R.
Rochus C.
6-16-2
Korolev E.
Vassallo Arguello M.
6-26-3
Seppi A.
Hernandez O.
6-47-5
Gulbis E.
Montanes A.
6-27-5
Chiudinelli M.
Lorenzi P.
7-56-3
Nadal R.
Bolelli S.
6-36-3