Pablo Cuevas vs Potito Starace — Acapulco Round of 32

Acapulco · ATP · Round of 32
URU
Pablo Cuevas
40 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 February 2011
hard
ITA
Potito Starace
45 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLWWW
Cuevas P.
6-4 6-4
Starace P.
Cuevas P.
662
Starace P.
44–

Pablo Cuevas defeated Potito Starace 6-4 6-4 in the Acapulco round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Potito Starace came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. Pablo Cuevas claimed a first win over Potito Starace in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

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

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-02-07Costa Do SauipeR32hardPotito Starace6-4 5-7 6-4
2010-10-31ValenciaR16hardPotito Starace7-6(2) 2-6 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Cuevas P.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Starace P.

Starace P.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Cuevas P.

Serve advantage — Cuevas P.

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
Cuevas P.Starace P.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
71%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
64%
63%
Return points won·Even
38%
36%
Break points saved·Even
60%
63%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.9
2.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.8
1.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 143). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Cuevas P.Starace P.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
58
43
Break points saved·Slight edge
93
86
Break points won·Slight edge
32
38
Deciding sets·Dominant
82
42
Tiebreaks·Even
44
46

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
32°CClear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 35%

Draw

Final
Ferrer D.
Almagro N.
7-646-726-2
Semi-finals
Ferrer D.
Dolgopolov A.
5-76-16-1
Almagro N.
Bellucci T.
7-646-4
Quarter-finals
Almagro N.
Giraldo S.
7-605-76-4
Ferrer D.
Monaco J.
2-67-56-2
Bellucci T.
Kubot L.
6-756-36-4
Dolgopolov A.
Wawrinka S.
6-47-66
R16
Monaco J.
Cuevas P.
6-36-4
Ferrer D.
Gonzalez S.
6-26-2
Wawrinka S.
Fognini F.
5-76-37-5
Dolgopolov A.
Berlocq C.
6-46-1
Giraldo S.
Montanes A.
6-36-4
Almagro N.
Volandri F.
6-26-2
Kubot L.
Schwank E.
6-786-46-4
Bellucci T.
Navarro I.
1-66-46-3
R32
Schwank E.
Chela J.
3-66-5
Dolgopolov A.
Capdeville P.
7-56-2
Montanes A.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-26-1
Giraldo S.
Ramos A.
4-67-57-5
Berlocq C.
Munoz de la Nava D.
6-35-76-1
Volandri F.
Gil F.
6-13-66-4
Almagro N.
Hanescu V.
6-36-2
Navarro I.
Sanchez M.
6-13-66-1
Bellucci T.
Verdasco F.
6-24-66-3
Ferrer D.
Ungur A.
6-16-3
Gonzalez S.
Garza D.
6-27-65
Cuevas P.
Starace P.
6-46-4
Monaco J.
Zeballos H.
7-57-63
Wawrinka S.
Andujar P.
7-653-66-0
Fognini F.
Gonzalez M.
6-36-4
Kubot L.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
7-56-0