Marin Cilic vs Potito Starace — Madrid Masters Round of 64

Madrid Masters · ATP · Round of 64
Marin Cilic
CRO
Marin Cilic
#88ATP
1800ELO
1701Clay ELO
$776kYTD
$33MCAREER
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 1 May 2011
clay
ITA
Potito Starace
45 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLWWW
Cilic M.
7-6 6-4
Starace P.
Cilic M.
7762
Starace P.
654–

Marin Cilic defeated Potito Starace 7-6 6-4 in the Madrid Masters round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Potito Starace came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Marin Cilic claimed a first win over Potito Starace in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-05-05Rome MastersR64clayPotito Starace6-4 2-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Cilic M.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Starace P.

Starace P.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Cilic M.

Serve advantage — Cilic 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
Cilic M.Starace P.
1st serve in·Clear edge
58%
71%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
78%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
66%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Even
66%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
10.6
2.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
1.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 143). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Cilic M.Starace P.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
76
43
Break points saved·Clear edge
99
86
Break points won·Even
41
38
Deciding sets·Dominant
94
42
Tiebreaks·Dominant
87
47

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

Freshness

Recent load
Cilic M.Starace P.
Freshness·
100
—

Cilic M.: 15 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
15°CMainly clear
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 61%

Draw

Final
Djokovic N.
Nadal R.
7-56-4
Semi-finals
Nadal R.
Federer R.
5-76-16-3
Djokovic N.
Bellucci T.
4-66-46-1
Quarter-finals
Federer R.
Soderling R.
7-626-4
Nadal R.
Llodra M.
6-26-2
Bellucci T.
Berdych T.
7-626-3
Djokovic N.
Ferrer D.
6-44-66-3
R16
Nadal R.
del Potro J.
W/O
Llodra M.
Gimeno Traver D.
1-66-47-64
Bellucci T.
Murray A.
6-46-2
Ferrer D.
Stakhovsky S.
6-37-63
Djokovic N.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-16-2
Federer R.
Malisse X.
6-46-3
Soderling R.
Tsonga J.
7-687-5
Berdych T.
Monaco J.
7-56-3
R32
Monaco J.
Monfils G.
6-23-0
Bellucci T.
Mayer F.
6-756-33-0
Tsonga J.
Riba P.
6-46-2
Berdych T.
Granollers M.
6-46-0
Gimeno Traver D.
Melzer J.
7-686-3
Federer R.
Lopez F.
7-6136-717-67
Soderling R.
Giraldo S.
6-36-3
del Potro J.
Cilic M.
6-36-0
Nadal R.
Baghdatis M.
6-16-3
Murray A.
Simon G.
6-43-66-0
Ferrer D.
Mannarino A.
7-50-66-0
Stakhovsky S.
Isner J.
7-54-67-63
Garcia Lopez G.
De Bakker T.
6-26-3
Djokovic N.
Anderson K.
6-36-4
Malisse X.
Lu Y.
6-26-2
Llodra M.
Cipolla F.
6-46-2
R64
Cipolla F.
Roddick A.
6-46-776-3
Llodra M.
Querrey S.
6-26-3
Monfils G.
Karlovic I.
6-37-66
Tsonga J.
Almagro N.
6-16-3
Baghdatis M.
Falla A.
6-33-67-65
Cilic M.
Starace P.
7-656-4
del Potro J.
Youzhny M.
6-13-66-3
Gimeno Traver D.
Gasquet R.
3-66-46-3
Lopez F.
Raonic M.
4-67-626-4
Malisse X.
Hanescu V.
3-66-47-5
Lu Y.
Verdasco F.
7-677-5
Riba P.
Nishikori K.
6-26-4
Giraldo S.
Dolgopolov A.
6-17-5
Granollers M.
Davydenko N.
7-56-2
Monaco J.
Golubev A.
2-66-26-2
Mayer F.
Troicki V.
4-67-56-4
Bellucci T.
Andujar P.
6-46-2
Simon G.
Ljubicic I.
7-57-68
Mannarino A.
Chela J.
4-66-46-4
Stakhovsky S.
Montanes A.
7-663-67-65
Isner J.
Fish M.
7-654-67-63
Garcia Lopez G.
Wawrinka S.
6-45-76-4
De Bakker T.
Ferrero J.
2-67-56-4
Anderson K.
Rochus O.
6-26-4