Potito Starace vs Gael Monfils — Nice Quarter-final

Nice · ATP · Quarter-final
ITA
Potito Starace
45 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 16 May 2010
clay
Gael Monfils
FRA
Gael Monfils
#325ATP
1803ELO
1685Clay ELO
39 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLWLL
Starace P.
7-6 6-2
Monfils G.
Starace P.
7762
Monfils G.
622–

Potito Starace defeated Gael Monfils 7-6 6-2 in the Nice quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Potito Starace came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Potito Starace extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-04-14ValenciaR16hardPotito Starace7-5 6-1
2005-08-01SopotSFclayGael Monfils3-6 7-5 6-4
2005-07-18StuttgartR64grassPotito Starace6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Starace P.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Monfils G.

Monfils G.serving80% hold

wins 63% 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.Monfils G.
1st serve in·Slight edge
72%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
63%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
8.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.2
4.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (191 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Starace P.Monfils G.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
43
89
Break points saved·Clear edge
86
99
Break points won·Dominant
38
76
Deciding sets·Dominant
42
92
Tiebreaks·Dominant
46
98

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