David Nalbandian vs Potito Starace — Buenos Aires Round of 32

Buenos Aires · ATP · Round of 32
ARG
David Nalbandian
44 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 February 2011
clay
ITA
Potito Starace
45 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLWWW
Nalbandian D.
6-4 6-4
Starace P.
Nalbandian D.
662
Starace P.
44–

David Nalbandian defeated Potito Starace 6-4 6-4 in the Buenos Aires round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — David Nalbandian came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's quarter-final. David Nalbandian extended the head-to-head to 5–0.

Key context

  • Match story: David Nalbandian edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

4–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-03-08Indian Wells MastersR128hardDavid Nalbandian7-6(4) 6-0
2010-02-15Buenos AiresR32clayDavid Nalbandian6-2 7-6(2)
2008-02-25AcapulcoQFhardDavid Nalbandian6-3 6-3
2008-02-18Buenos AiresQFclayDavid Nalbandian4-6 7-6(5) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Nalbandian D.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Starace P.

Starace P.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Nalbandian D.

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
Nalbandian D.Starace P.
1st serve in·Clear edge
58%
71%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
62%
63%
Return points won·Even
39%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
64%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.6
2.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.7
1.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (78 vs 143). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nalbandian D.Starace P.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
72
43
Break points saved·Even
88
86
Break points won·Dominant
69
38
Deciding sets·Dominant
72
42
Tiebreaks·Dominant
84
46

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 5 km/hHumidity 38%

Draw

Final
Almagro N.
Chela J.
6-33-66-4
Semi-finals
Almagro N.
Robredo T.
7-56-1
Chela J.
Wawrinka S.
6-26-2
Quarter-finals
Almagro N.
Acasuso J.
7-56-3
Robredo T.
Nalbandian D.
6-46-4
Chela J.
Montanes A.
6-43-66-3
Wawrinka S.
Monaco J.
7-56-3
R16
Almagro N.
Mayer L.
6-736-16-3
Wawrinka S.
Hanescu V.
6-726-17-64
Monaco J.
Schwank E.
7-656-2
Montanes A.
Fognini F.
6-24-66-4
Chela J.
Zeballos H.
7-56-2
Robredo T.
Ramos A.
6-37-5
Nalbandian D.
Brzezicki J.
6-16-2
Acasuso J.
Cuevas P.
6-727-56-1
R32
Almagro N.
Galdon P.
6-16-2
Nalbandian D.
Starace P.
6-46-4
Mayer L.
Delbonis F.
7-617-5
Wawrinka S.
Berlocq C.
6-43-66-3
Hanescu V.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-37-62
Schwank E.
Andreev I.
6-47-65
Monaco J.
Navarro I.
6-27-62
Cuevas P.
Kubot L.
5-77-56-3
Acasuso J.
Dolgopolov A.
6-26-4
Montanes A.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-17-60
Fognini F.
Gil F.
1-66-26-2
Zeballos H.
Andujar P.
7-636-2
Chela J.
Machado R.
4-66-26-2
Robredo T.
Gonzalez M.
7-56-2
Ramos A.
Souza J.
6-46-0
Brzezicki J.
Volandri F.
6-16-3