Potito Starace vs Lukasz Kubot — Sydney Round of 16

Sydney · 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, 10 January 2011
hard
POL
Lukasz Kubot
44 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Starace P.
7-6 2-6 6-3
Kubot L.
Starace P.
77262
Kubot L.
65631

Potito Starace defeated Lukasz Kubot 7-6 2-6 6-3 in the Sydney round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Potito Starace came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Potito Starace extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Potito Starace closed it out in three sets, 7–6 2–6 6–3.

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-05-13Rome MastersR64clayLukasz Kubot6-3 5-7 6-2
2010-05-16NiceR16clayPotito Starace6-3 6-4
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.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Kubot L.

Kubot L.serving82% hold

wins 64% 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
71%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
48%
Service points won·Even
63%
61%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Even
63%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.7
5.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.2
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (143 vs 148). 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
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Simon G.
Troicki V.
7-57-64
Semi-finals
Simon G.
Gulbis E.
7-616-0
Troicki V.
Mayer F.
6-47-64
Quarter-finals
Troicki V.
Gasquet R.
6-46-4
Simon G.
Dolgopolov A.
6-46-3
Gulbis E.
Stakhovsky S.
6-46-4
Mayer F.
Starace P.
6-46-1
R16
Starace P.
Kubot L.
7-652-66-3
Gasquet R.
Seppi A.
3-67-56-4
Stakhovsky S.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-36-4
Gulbis E.
Andreev I.
2-66-46-3
Mayer F.
del Potro J.
6-27-5
Simon G.
Gil F.
6-16-3
Troicki V.
Chela J.
6-26-3
Dolgopolov A.
Querrey S.
6-46-3
R32
Gasquet R.
Ebden M.
6-46-3
Gil F.
Nieminen J.
6-2
Stakhovsky S.
Becker B.
7-637-66
del Potro J.
Lopez F.
6-757-697-63
Seppi A.
Istomin D.
6-16-0
Simon G.
Lu Y.
6-06-3
Dolgopolov A.
Tomic B.
6-736-16-2
Andreev I.
Chardy J.
6-26-4
Garcia Lopez G.
Guccione C.
7-657-5
Chela J.
Stepanek R.
4-66-06-3
Mayer F.
Ward J.
7-56-0
Starace P.
Benneteau J.
6-766-36-4