Marcel Granollers vs Potito Starace — Bucharest Quarter-final

Bucharest · ATP · Quarter-final
ESP
Marcel Granollers
40 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 September 2010
clay
ITA
Potito Starace
44 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLWWW
Granollers M.
3-6 7-6 6-4
Starace P.
Granollers M.
37962
Starace P.
66741

Marcel Granollers defeated Potito Starace 3-6 7-6 6-4 in the Bucharest quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Potito Starace came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 32. Marcel Granollers narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-07-09UmagR16clayMarcel Granollers6-4 3-6 6-3
2008-09-08BucharestR32clayPotito Starace6-2 6-4
2007-04-09ValenciaQFhardPotito Starace6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Granollers M.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Starace P.

Starace P.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Granollers M.

Serve advantage — Granollers M.

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
Granollers M.Starace P.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
72%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
72%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
52%
Service points won·Even
65%
63%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
63%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.6
2.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.0
1.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Granollers M.Starace P.
Clutch Rating·Even
46
43
Break points saved·Even
87
86
Break points won·Clear edge
18
38
Deciding sets·Dominant
76
42
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
28
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

Draw

Final
Chela J.
Andujar P.
7-56-1
Semi-finals
Andujar P.
Granollers M.
7-654-66-4
Chela J.
Montanes A.
6-16-3
Quarter-finals
Andujar P.
Cuevas P.
6-46-4
Granollers M.
Starace P.
3-67-676-4
Montanes A.
Chardy J.
6-31-66-3
Chela J.
Phau B.
6-36-3
R16
Cuevas P.
Berlocq C.
6-46-0
Chardy J.
Vagnozzi S.
6-26-4
Montanes A.
Kamke T.
6-46-4
Andujar P.
Mayer F.
6-33-66-2
Starace P.
Crivoi V.
4-67-666-4
Granollers M.
Volandri F.
4-67-56-1
Phau B.
Ungur A.
6-26-4
Chela J.
Greul S.
6-16-0
R32
Andujar P.
Gonzalez M.
6-36-4
Crivoi V.
Ventura S.
6-46-0
Granollers M.
Hanescu V.
2-66-26-1
Kamke T.
Fognini F.
6-37-5
Vagnozzi S.
Copil M.
7-646-4
Chardy J.
Rufin G.
6-06-2
Greul S.
Przysiezny M.
6-36-4
Phau B.
Ramos A.
1-66-46-0
Ungur A.
Seppi A.
3-67-666-4
Volandri F.
Kubot L.
6-36-0
Cuevas P.
Riba P.
6-16-1
Berlocq C.
Gimeno Traver D.
4-67-57-64