Potito Starace vs Radek Stepanek — Rome Masters Round of 64

Rome Masters · ATP · Round of 64
ITA
Potito Starace
44 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 12 May 2013
clay
CZE
Radek Stepanek
47 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWLWWW
Starace P.
4-6 6-4 6-3
Stepanek R.
Starace P.
4662
Stepanek R.
6431

Potito Starace defeated Radek Stepanek 4-6 6-4 6-3 in the Rome Masters round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Radek Stepanek came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. Potito Starace claimed a first win over Radek Stepanek in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-06-22WimbledonR64grassRadek Stepanek6-4 4-6 6-2 4-6 6-3
2008-08-25US OpenR128hardRadek Stepanek7-5 6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Starace P.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Stepanek R.

Stepanek R.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.Stepanek R.
1st serve in·Slight edge
72%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
64%
63%
Return points won·Even
38%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
65%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.7
5.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.0
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (69 vs 140). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Starace P.Stepanek R.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
43
64
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
92
Break points won·Even
38
39
Deciding sets·Dominant
42
79
Tiebreaks·Dominant
47
74

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
20°CDrizzle
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 62%

Draw

Final
Nadal R.
Federer R.
6-16-3
Semi-finals
Federer R.
Paire B.
7-656-4
Nadal R.
Berdych T.
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Berdych T.
Djokovic N.
2-67-56-4
Nadal R.
Ferrer D.
6-44-66-2
Paire B.
Granollers M.
6-16-0
Federer R.
Janowicz J.
6-47-62
R16
Ferrer D.
Kohlschreiber P.
W/O
Berdych T.
Anderson K.
7-56-2
Nadal R.
Gulbis E.
1-67-56-4
Granollers M.
Chardy J.
6-41-67-5
Paire B.
del Potro J.
6-47-63
Djokovic N.
Dolgopolov A.
6-16-4
Federer R.
Simon G.
6-16-2
Janowicz J.
Gasquet R.
3-67-626-4
R32
Dolgopolov A.
Wawrinka S.
W/O
Granollers M.
Murray A.
6-36-75
del Potro J.
Kuznetsov A.
6-36-2
Simon G.
Youzhny M.
7-56-3
Federer R.
Starace P.
6-16-2
Djokovic N.
Montanes A.
6-26-3
Anderson K.
Cilic M.
6-37-67
Berdych T.
Istomin D.
6-46-0
Ferrer D.
Verdasco F.
5-77-56-3
Kohlschreiber P.
Ramos A.
6-46-1
Gulbis E.
Troicki V.
6-16-1
Nadal R.
Fognini F.
6-16-3
Paire B.
Benneteau J.
6-736-47-64
Chardy J.
Nishikori K.
6-46-1
Janowicz J.
Tsonga J.
6-47-65
Gasquet R.
Dimitrov G.
6-46-4
R64
Kuznetsov A.
Malisse X.
6-23-1
Dimitrov G.
Baghdatis M.
6-36-4
Youzhny M.
Haas T.
6-46-3
Simon G.
Volandri F.
6-32-66-4
Paire B.
Monaco J.
7-641-66-4
Fognini F.
Seppi A.
6-46-1
Gulbis E.
Nieminen J.
6-27-66
Troicki V.
Rosol L.
3-66-16-4
Kohlschreiber P.
Raonic M.
7-626-4
Ramos A.
Hajek J.
7-56-0
Verdasco F.
Zeballos H.
6-33-66-3
Istomin D.
Isner J.
5-77-656-3
Anderson K.
Melzer J.
6-16-2
Cilic M.
Golubev A.
6-46-2
Wawrinka S.
Berlocq C.
5-76-36-3
Starace P.
Stepanek R.
4-66-46-3
Dolgopolov A.
Viola M.
6-46-3
Montanes A.
Klizan M.
3-67-56-3
Benneteau J.
Almagro N.
7-626-4
Nishikori K.
Lorenzi P.
6-26-4
Chardy J.
Lopez F.
3-67-57-64
Granollers M.
Davydenko N.
6-36-4
Janowicz J.
Giraldo S.
7-56-2
Gasquet R.
Querrey S.
6-27-68