Potito Starace vs Alessandro Giannessi — Acapulco Round of 32

Acapulco · ATP · Round of 32
ITA
Potito Starace
45 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 February 2012
hard
ITA
Alessandro Giannessi
36 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLWLW
Starace P.
6-2 7-5
Giannessi A.
Starace P.
672
Giannessi A.
25–

Potito Starace defeated Alessandro Giannessi 6-2 7-5 in the Acapulco round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Potito Starace came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Potito Starace extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-02-03Vina del MarQ1clayPotito Starace6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Starace P.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Giannessi A.

Giannessi A.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.Giannessi A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
72%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
59%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
65%
58%
Aces / match·Even
2.7
2.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.1
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (95 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Starace P.Giannessi A.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
43
36
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
76
Break points won·Clear edge
38
20
Deciding sets·Clear edge
42
62
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
46
25

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
33°COvercast
Wind 14 km/hHumidity 44%

Draw

Final
Ferrer D.
Verdasco F.
6-16-2
Semi-finals
Verdasco F.
Wawrinka S.
6-36-3
Ferrer D.
Giraldo S.
7-56-4
Quarter-finals
Giraldo S.
Berlocq C.
7-53-66-4
Wawrinka S.
Chardy J.
7-56-1
Verdasco F.
Almagro N.
6-47-65
Ferrer D.
Andujar P.
6-26-4
R16
Verdasco F.
Chela J.
6-46-2
Wawrinka S.
Ramos A.
6-33-66-3
Giraldo S.
Granollers M.
6-46-3
Almagro N.
Paire B.
3-66-36-4
Berlocq C.
Starace P.
6-16-4
Andujar P.
Mayer F.
4-67-56-4
Ferrer D.
Kubot L.
6-36-3
Chardy J.
Nishikori K.
1-67-686-0
R32
Paire B.
Cabal J.
7-637-66
Nishikori K.
Montanes A.
6-24-1
Ramos A.
Monaco J.
7-625-3
Almagro N.
Riba P.
6-23-66-2
Chela J.
Ramirez C.
6-06-2
Verdasco F.
Volandri F.
6-06-2
Ferrer D.
Gonzalez S.
6-16-2
Wawrinka S.
Ferrero J.
2-66-36-4
Chardy J.
Machado R.
7-646-3
Kubot L.
Garza D.
6-16-3
Andujar P.
Mayer L.
7-656-3
Mayer F.
Bagnis F.
6-26-4
Berlocq C.
Simon G.
7-656-3
Starace P.
Giannessi A.
6-27-5
Giraldo S.
Nalbandian D.
6-26-2
Granollers M.
Bellucci T.
6-46-2