Potito Starace vs Pere Riba — Hamburg Round of 16

Hamburg · ATP · Round of 16
ITA
Potito Starace
45 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 July 2010
clay
ESP
Pere Riba
38 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Starace P.
4-6 6-4 6-4
Riba P.
Starace P.
4662
Riba P.
6441

Potito Starace defeated Pere Riba 4-6 6-4 6-4 in the Hamburg round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Pere Riba came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32, but Potito Starace had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 10 on clay. Potito Starace claimed a first win over Pere Riba in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-09-19BucharestR32clayPere Riba6-1 3-2 RET
2011-04-10Monte Carlo MastersR64clayPere Riba4-6 6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Starace P.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Riba P.

Riba P.serving72% hold

wins 59% 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.Riba P.
1st serve in·Clear edge
72%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
70%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
52%
47%
Service points won·Even
63%
60%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.7
5.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.2
2.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Starace P.Riba P.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
43
37
Break points saved·Dominant
86
53
Break points won·Slight edge
38
45
Deciding sets·Clear edge
42
61
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
47
32

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
24°CClear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 35%

Draw

Final
Golubev A.
Melzer J.
6-37-5
Semi-finals
Melzer J.
Seppi A.
6-46-2
Golubev A.
Mayer F.
7-666-4
Quarter-finals
Melzer J.
Starace P.
6-46-1
Mayer F.
Ferrero J.
6-736-26-3
Golubev A.
Istomin D.
6-46-1
Seppi A.
Bellucci T.
7-605-77-5
R16
Bellucci T.
Kohlschreiber P.
7-56-4
Istomin D.
Reister J.
3-66-37-63
Seppi A.
Fognini F.
6-46-4
Melzer J.
Chardy J.
7-57-64
Starace P.
Riba P.
4-66-46-4
Ferrero J.
Nieminen J.
6-23-66-4
Mayer F.
Gonzalez M.
7-616-0
Golubev A.
Davydenko N.
6-46-4
R32
Bellucci T.
Bolelli S.
6-13-66-3
Istomin D.
Almagro N.
7-657-67
Starace P.
Robredo T.
7-6105-76-1
Ferrero J.
Hajek J.
7-646-1
Nieminen J.
Simon G.
6-43-67-5
Mayer F.
Dolgopolov A.
4-67-626-3
Gonzalez M.
Ramos A.
7-656-736-2
Reister J.
Hanescu V.
7-646-4
Golubev A.
Granollers M.
6-47-5
Chardy J.
Petzschner P.
6-36-3
Davydenko N.
Serra F.
6-36-1
Kohlschreiber P.
Chela J.
2-66-26-4
Melzer J.
Schwank E.
6-46-1
Riba P.
Montanes A.
6-45-77-64
Seppi A.
Berrer M.
6-27-64
Fognini F.
Gicquel M.
6-46-4
R64
Reister J.
Brands D.
6-27-610
Golubev A.
Zverev M.
7-56-1
Bolelli S.
Greul S.
7-647-64
Serra F.
Korolev E.
7-676-3
Chardy J.
Chiudinelli M.
6-46-1
Schwank E.
Kamke T.
6-36-4
Nieminen J.
Rochus C.
6-37-66
Fognini F.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
7-646-4
Mayer F.
Cuevas P.
6-46-1
Gonzalez M.
Rochus O.
6-45-76-2
Istomin D.
Rosol L.
3-66-46-3
Seppi A.
Robert S.
6-46-3
Chela J.
Stakhovsky S.
6-26-3
Hajek J.
Beck A.
6-34-67-5
Riba P.
Mathieu P.
1-66-06-3
Starace P.
Phau B.
7-56-0