Potito Starace vs Albert Montanes — Auckland Round of 32
Auckland · ATP · Round of 32
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 January 2012
hard
Starace P.6-3 6-2
Montanes A.
Starace P.
662
Montanes A.
32–
Potito Starace defeated Albert Montanes 6-3 6-2 in the Auckland round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Albert Montanes came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 16. Potito Starace claimed a first win over Albert Montanes in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Potito Starace dropped just 5 games past Albert Montanes.
Head to head
0–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-09-21 | Bucharest | R32 | clay | Albert Montanes | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2009-04-27 | Rome Masters | R64 | clay | Albert Montanes | 7-6(8) 6-4 |
| 2006-09-25 | Palermo | R16 | clay | Albert Montanes | 6-2 6-2 |
Serve vs return
This seasonEven 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 season1st serve in·Clear edge
72%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
65%
59%
Aces / match·Even
2.7
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.1
3.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (95 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
43
52
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
80
Break points won·Clear edge
38
24
Deciding sets·Dominant
42
76
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
46
63
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
21°CDrizzle
Wind 30 km/hHumidity 76%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Rochus O.
Paire B.
6-36-757-64
Kohlschreiber P.
Almagro N.
7-656-4
Verdasco F.
Garcia Lopez G.
7-56-4
Ferrer D.
Falla A.
6-44-66-3
R16
Kohlschreiber P.
Harrison R.
4-66-46-3
Garcia Lopez G.
Mannarino A.
6-26-3
Almagro N.
Giraldo S.
6-46-2
Falla A.
Starace P.
7-636-3
Verdasco F.
Berlocq C.
7-57-63
Rochus O.
Bellucci T.
7-665-77-65
Paire B.
Chela J.
5-76-26-2
Ferrer D.
Rosol L.
6-46-2
R32
Berlocq C.
Volandri F.
6-5
Starace P.
Montanes A.
6-36-2
Bellucci T.
Machado R.
6-37-63
Falla A.
Young D.
4-66-36-3
Rosol L.
Ramos A.
6-26-4
Giraldo S.
Venus M.
6-46-3
Harrison R.
Querrey S.
6-46-3
Kohlschreiber P.
Bohli S.
6-44-66-4
Paire B.
Ferrero J.
6-36-2
Rochus O.
Kamke T.
7-56-4
Mannarino A.
Anderson K.
6-36-3
Garcia Lopez G.
Kunitsyn I.
2-66-46-2