Robin Soderling vs Potito Starace — Bastad Quarter-final

Bastad · ATP · Quarter-final
SWE
Robin Soderling
41 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 July 2011
clay
ITA
Potito Starace
45 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Soderling R.
6-3 6-4
Starace P.
Soderling R.
662
Starace P.
34–

Robin Soderling defeated Potito Starace 6-3 6-4 in the Bastad quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Robin Soderling came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's final. Robin Soderling extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-01-17Australian OpenR128hardRobin Soderling6-4 6-2 6-2
2009-04-20BarcelonaR32clayPotito Starace7-6(5) 2-6 6-2
2006-04-17Monte Carlo MastersR32clayRobin Soderling6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Soderling R.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Starace P.

Starace P.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Soderling R.

Serve advantage — Soderling R.

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
Soderling R.Starace P.
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
71%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
67%
63%
Return points won·Even
40%
36%
Break points saved·Even
61%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.0
2.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.7
1.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (45 vs 143). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Soderling R.Starace P.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
74
43
Break points saved·Slight edge
92
86
Break points won·Dominant
71
38
Deciding sets·Dominant
80
42
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
67
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
19°CDrizzle
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 75%

Draw

Final
Soderling R.
Ferrer D.
6-26-2
Semi-finals
Ferrer D.
Almagro N.
6-16-3
Soderling R.
Berdych T.
6-16-0
Quarter-finals
Berdych T.
Kavcic B.
6-16-4
Soderling R.
Starace P.
6-36-4
Almagro N.
Ryderstedt M.
6-47-64
Ferrer D.
Haider Maurer A.
6-16-1
R16
Kavcic B.
Monaco J.
W/O
Soderling R.
Junqueira D.
6-06-1
Haider Maurer A.
Volandri F.
6-37-67
Ferrer D.
Riba P.
6-27-64
Almagro N.
Olaso G.
6-26-3
Ryderstedt M.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-46-2
Berdych T.
Gabashvili T.
6-26-2
Starace P.
Dasnieres De Veigy J.
6-06-756-2
R32
Volandri F.
Robredo T.
7-55-5
Haider Maurer A.
Kukushkin M.
7-56-2
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
Golubev A.
6-746-16-2
Riba P.
Lindell C.
6-46-2
Olaso G.
Veic A.
6-46-1
Junqueira D.
Andreev I.
7-633-66-4
Dasnieres De Veigy J.
Vinciguerra A.
6-11-66-3
Starace P.
Reister J.
7-666-3
Gabashvili T.
Yani M.
6-33-66-3
Kavcic B.
Benneteau J.
6-44-67-5
Monaco J.
Berlocq C.
6-757-676-2
Ryderstedt M.
Gonzalez M.
6-42-66-2