Potito Starace vs Lukasz Kubot — Nice Round of 16

Nice · ATP · Round of 16
ITA
Potito Starace
45 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 16 May 2010
clay
POL
Lukasz Kubot
44 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWWLL
Starace P.
6-3 6-4
Kubot L.
Starace P.
662
Kubot L.
34–

Potito Starace defeated Lukasz Kubot 6-3 6-4 in the Nice round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Potito Starace came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Potito Starace extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-05-13Rome MastersR64clayLukasz Kubot6-3 5-7 6-2
2011-01-10SydneyR16hardPotito Starace7-6(5) 2-6 6-3
2010-04-05CasablancaQFclayPotito Starace6-1 6-0
2004-09-24Davis Cup G2 F: ITA vs POLRRclayPotito Starace6-4 6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Starace P.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Kubot L.

Kubot L.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Starace P.

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
Starace P.Kubot L.
1st serve in·Slight edge
72%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
48%
Service points won·Even
63%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
63%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.7
5.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.2
4.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (191 vs 186). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Starace P.Kubot L.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
43
37
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
78
Break points won·Even
38
38
Deciding sets·Clear edge
42
26
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
47
63

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Gasquet R.
Verdasco F.
6-35-77-65
Semi-finals
Gasquet R.
Starace P.
7-617-66
Verdasco F.
Mayer L.
7-637-5
Quarter-finals
Starace P.
Monfils G.
7-626-2
Verdasco F.
Stakhovsky S.
6-26-756-4
Mayer L.
Baghdatis M.
5-76-36-4
Gasquet R.
Rochus O.
6-46-2
R16
Gasquet R.
Dolgopolov A.
6-02-66-3
Monfils G.
Chiudinelli M.
1-66-16-4
Starace P.
Kubot L.
6-36-4
Baghdatis M.
Greul S.
6-36-2
Mayer L.
Bellucci T.
6-46-1
Rochus O.
Soderling R.
2-66-46-4
Stakhovsky S.
Seppi A.
7-56-3
Verdasco F.
Serra F.
6-26-2
R32
Gasquet R.
Lacko L.
6-36-0
Chiudinelli M.
Fognini F.
7-56-2
Starace P.
Darcis S.
6-36-1
Kubot L.
Mina G.
7-56-4
Baghdatis M.
Recouderc L.
6-47-5
Greul S.
Clement A.
6-36-4
Mayer L.
Guez D.
1-66-16-3
Seppi A.
Berrer M.
6-37-5
Stakhovsky S.
Nieminen J.
2-66-36-4
Serra F.
Marchenko I.
7-57-64
Rochus O.
Mannarino A.
6-36-1
Dolgopolov A.
Montanes A.
6-37-5