Andreas Seppi vs Potito Starace — Bastad Round of 16

Bastad · ATP · Round of 16
ITA
Andreas Seppi
42 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 July 2010
clay
ITA
Potito Starace
45 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Seppi A.
6-4 3-6 7-6
Starace P.
Seppi A.
63792
Starace P.
46671

Andreas Seppi defeated Potito Starace 6-4 3-6 7-6 in the Bastad round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Potito Starace came in defending last year's round of 16. Andreas Seppi extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Andreas Seppi closed it out in three sets, 6–4 3–6 7–6.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-08-17New HavenR32hardAndreas Seppi4-6 6-4 6-4
2007-07-23KitzbuhelQFclayPotito Starace1-6 7-5 7-6(7)

Serve vs return

This season
Seppi A.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Starace P.

Starace P.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Seppi 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
Seppi A.Starace P.
1st serve in·Clear edge
58%
72%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
52%
Service points won·Even
62%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
63%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.5
2.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.8
1.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 191). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Seppi A.Starace P.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
53
43
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
86
Break points won·Slight edge
45
38
Deciding sets·Clear edge
63
42
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
32
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
Weather
26°CPartly cloudy
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 66%

Draw

Final
Almagro N.
Soderling R.
7-53-66-2
Semi-finals
Soderling R.
Ferrer D.
4-66-36-2
Almagro N.
Robredo T.
6-16-3
Quarter-finals
Ferrer D.
Cuevas P.
6-36-3
Almagro N.
Skugor F.
4-66-46-0
Robredo T.
Verdasco F.
6-46-3
Soderling R.
Seppi A.
4-67-57-65
R16
Cuevas P.
Riba P.
6-46-2
Seppi A.
Starace P.
6-43-67-67
Ferrer D.
Fognini F.
6-37-5
Skugor F.
Eleskovic E.
6-26-3
Almagro N.
Nieminen J.
6-46-4
Verdasco F.
Robert S.
6-16-1
Robredo T.
Golubev A.
3-66-36-2
Soderling R.
Vinciguerra A.
6-26-766-2
R32
Skugor F.
Istomin D.
7-657-67
Cuevas P.
Mathieu P.
7-627-63
Fognini F.
Prpic F.
6-776-36-4
Riba P.
Luczak P.
4-66-27-66
Golubev A.
Gonzalez M.
6-36-2
Robert S.
Dasnieres De Veigy J.
6-46-1
Vinciguerra A.
Brands D.
7-666-756-4
Seppi A.
Granollers M.
6-46-2
Eleskovic E.
Janowicz J.
6-36-4
Robredo T.
Przysiezny M.
7-636-3
Nieminen J.
Lindell C.
4-66-06-4
Starace P.
Serra F.
6-26-2