Lukasz Kubot vs Potito Starace — Rome Masters Round of 64

Rome Masters · ATP · Round of 64
POL
Lukasz Kubot
44 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 13 May 2012
clay
ITA
Potito Starace
45 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kubot L.
6-3 5-7 6-2
Starace P.
Kubot L.
6562
Starace P.
3721

Lukasz Kubot defeated Potito Starace 6-3 5-7 6-2 in the Rome Masters round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Potito Starace came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's round of 16. Lukasz Kubot claimed a first win over Potito Starace in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Lukasz Kubot closed it out in three sets, 6–3 5–7 6–2.

Head to head

0–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-01-10SydneyR16hardPotito Starace7-6(5) 2-6 6-3
2010-05-16NiceR16clayPotito Starace6-3 6-4
2010-04-05CasablancaQFclayPotito Starace6-1 6-0
2004-09-24Davis Cup G2 F: ITA vs POLRRclayPotito Starace6-4 6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Kubot L.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Starace P.

Starace P.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Kubot L.

Serve advantage — Starace P.

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
Kubot L.Starace P.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
72%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
52%
Service points won·Even
61%
63%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.8
2.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.6
1.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (114 vs 95). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kubot L.Starace P.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
37
43
Break points saved·Slight edge
78
86
Break points won·Even
38
38
Deciding sets·Clear edge
26
42
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
63
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
23°CClear
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 67%

Draw

Final
Nadal R.
Djokovic N.
7-56-3
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.
Federer R.
6-27-64
Nadal R.
Ferrer D.
7-666-0
Quarter-finals
Federer R.
Seppi A.
6-16-2
Nadal R.
Berdych T.
6-47-5
Ferrer D.
Gasquet R.
7-646-3
Djokovic N.
Tsonga J.
7-56-1
R16
Seppi A.
Wawrinka S.
6-717-667-66
Gasquet R.
Murray A.
6-716-36-2
Tsonga J.
del Potro J.
6-46-1
Djokovic N.
Monaco J.
4-66-26-3
Ferrer D.
Simon G.
6-07-65
Federer R.
Ferrero J.
6-25-76-1
Nadal R.
Granollers M.
6-16-1
Berdych T.
Almagro N.
7-636-3
R32
Berdych T.
Kubot L.
6-46-1
Nadal R.
Mayer F.
6-17-5
del Potro J.
Youzhny M.
6-46-2
Murray A.
Nalbandian D.
6-14-67-5
Gasquet R.
Lorenzi P.
6-36-2
Simon G.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-42-66-4
Ferrer D.
Verdasco F.
6-37-63
Wawrinka S.
Tipsarevic J.
6-36-1
Seppi A.
Isner J.
2-67-657-5
Ferrero J.
Monfils G.
7-56-3
Federer R.
Berlocq C.
6-36-4
Tsonga J.
Troicki V.
6-36-2
Monaco J.
Stepanek R.
6-46-2
Djokovic N.
Tomic B.
6-36-3
Almagro N.
Querrey S.
7-56-2
Granollers M.
Fognini F.
6-36-4
R64
del Potro J.
Llodra M.
7-53-66-4
Nalbandian D.
Ramos A.
6-36-4
Verdasco F.
Dolgopolov A.
6-0
Garcia Lopez G.
Andujar P.
6-46-1
Stepanek R.
Chela J.
2-66-06-3
Monaco J.
Ungur A.
6-26-2
Youzhny M.
Bellucci T.
6-23-66-3
Troicki V.
Volandri F.
4-66-46-3
Berlocq C.
Kavcic B.
6-16-3
Ferrero J.
Anderson K.
6-47-5
Monfils G.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-46-1
Isner J.
Kohlschreiber P.
2-67-636-2
Seppi A.
Istomin D.
6-43-66-3
Mayer F.
Raonic M.
7-656-4
Querrey S.
Nieminen J.
7-645-76-4
Lorenzi P.
Davydenko N.
6-32-66-3
Fognini F.
Baghdatis M.
6-26-2
Granollers M.
Lopez F.
6-46-4
Gasquet R.
Melzer J.
6-17-66
Almagro N.
Cilic M.
6-23-66-0
Kubot L.
Starace P.
6-35-76-2
Wawrinka S.
Haase R.
6-14-67-5
Simon G.
Young D.
6-27-5
Tomic B.
Giraldo S.
4-66-26-4