Potito Starace vs Tomislav Brkic — Sibiu CH Quarter-final

Sibiu CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
ITA7
Potito Starace
45 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 22 September 2014
clay
BIH
Tomislav Brkic
36 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLWW
Starace P.
6-1 2-6 6-3
Brkic T.
Starace P.
6262
Brkic T.
1631

Potito Starace defeated Tomislav Brkic 6-1 2-6 6-3 in the Sibiu CH quarter-final on clay.

Key context

  • Match story: Potito Starace closed it out in three sets, 6–1 2–6 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Starace P.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Brkic T.

Brkic T.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Starace P.

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
Starace P.Brkic T.
1st serve in·Clear edge
72%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
48%
Service points won·Even
64%
60%
Return points won·Even
38%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
65%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.7
3.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.0
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (67 vs 164). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Starace P.Brkic T.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
43
13
Break points saved·Dominant
86
36
Break points won·Clear edge
38
15
Deciding sets·Clear edge
42
29
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
46
56

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

Draw

Final
Kubler J.
Albot R.
6-46-1
Semi-finals
Albot R.
Riba P.[3]
7-633-1
Kubler J.
Starace P.[7]
2-67-636-0
Quarter-finals
Kubler J.
Kovalik J.
7-647-5
Albot R.
Crivoi V.
6-16-2
Riba P.[3]
Cipolla F.
6-46-2
Starace P.[7]
Brkic T.
6-12-66-3
R16
Albot R.
Panfil G.
6-747-56-1
Crivoi V.
Torebko P.
6-46-4
Riba P.[3]
Volandri F.
3-66-16-3
Starace P.[7]
Pospisil J.
2-67-636-1
Cipolla F.
Cecchinato M.[8]
2-67-56-0
Kubler J.
Montanes A.[2]
6-36-1
Brkic T.
Ungur A.[4]
6-36-3
Kovalik J.
Zekic M.
6-16-4
R32
Kovalik J.
Fucsovics M.[6]
3-0
Starace P.[7]
Gheorghe L.
6-16-1
Riba P.[3]
Linzer M.
7-56-0
Cecchinato M.[8]
Setkic A.
6-26-4
Ungur A.[4]
Arnaboldi A.
6-26-2
Crivoi V.
Hanescu V.[5]
6-26-4
Zekic M.
Veic A.
6-46-2
Montanes A.[2]
Eysseric J.
6-26-4
Cipolla F.
Basilashvili N.
7-56-2
Torebko P.
Cornea V.
6-17-63
Albot R.
Rola B.[1]
6-37-61
Kubler J.
Semjan M.
6-26-4
Panfil G.
Sulea T.
7-646-4
Volandri F.
Apostol B.
6-26-1
Brkic T.
Smirnov A.
3-66-26-3
Pospisil J.
Copil M.
6-36-2