Potito Starace vs Gilles Simon — Casablanca Quarter-final

Casablanca · ATP · Quarter-final
ITA
Potito Starace
45 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 April 2011
clay
FRA
Gilles Simon
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
Starace P.
6-4 3-6 6-4
Simon G.
Starace P.
6362
Simon G.
4641

Potito Starace defeated Gilles Simon 6-4 3-6 6-4 in the Casablanca quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Gilles Simon came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Potito Starace claimed a first win over Gilles Simon in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Potito Starace closed it out in three sets, 6–4 3–6 6–4.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-10-28Paris MastersR64hardGilles Simon6-3 3-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Starace P.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Simon G.

Simon G.serving76% hold

wins 61% 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.Simon G.
1st serve in·Slight edge
71%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
61%
Return points won·Even
36%
39%
Break points saved·Even
63%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.7
3.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.2
2.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Starace P.Simon G.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
43
74
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
94
Break points won·Dominant
38
68
Deciding sets·Dominant
42
73
Tiebreaks·Dominant
46
82

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Andujar P.
Starace P.
6-16-2
Semi-finals
Andujar P.
Montanes A.
6-46-4
Starace P.
Hanescu V.
6-16-737-62
Quarter-finals
Hanescu V.
Kuznetsov A.
6-717-56-2
Starace P.
Simon G.
6-43-66-4
Montanes A.
Fognini F.
7-616-1
Andujar P.
Riba P.
6-26-2
R16
Simon G.
Gil F.
6-36-4
Kuznetsov A.
Baghdatis M.
6-44-66-4
Hanescu V.
Berrer M.
6-47-64
Starace P.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-46-3
Andujar P.
Chardy J.
7-666-1
Riba P.
Golubev A.
0-66-17-5
Fognini F.
Kavcic B.
1-67-57-5
Montanes A.
Volandri F.
6-16-4
R32
Kavcic B.
El Amrani R.
3-4
Volandri F.
Benneteau J.
7-56-3
Chardy J.
Phau B.
6-27-5
Starace P.
Brands D.
7-56-2
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
Machado R.
7-56-1
Gil F.
Bolelli S.
6-36-1
Hanescu V.
Gimeno Traver D.
4-66-46-4
Berrer M.
Devilder N.
6-36-3
Kuznetsov A.
Gutierrez Ferrol S.
6-17-65
Fognini F.
Granollers G.
6-24-66-3
Andujar P.
Serra F.
6-13-66-2
Riba P.
Huta Galung J.
6-36-3