Aljaz Bedene vs Potito Starace — Rome CH Semi-final

Rome CH · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
SLO1
Aljaz Bedene
36 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLLLLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 May 2015
clay
ITA
Potito Starace
45 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWWWL
Bedene A.
6-4 6-3
Starace P.
Bedene A.
662
Starace P.
430

Aljaz Bedene defeated Potito Starace 6-4 6-3 in the Rome CH semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Potito Starace came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

  • Match story: Aljaz Bedene closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Bedene A.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Starace P.

Starace P.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Bedene A.

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
Bedene A.Starace P.
1st serve in·Clear edge
57%
70%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
60%
Service points won·Even
64%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
62%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.4
2.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.9
0.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 9). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Bedene A.Starace P.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
71
43
Break points saved·Slight edge
95
86
Break points won·Even
38
38
Deciding sets·Dominant
90
42
Tiebreaks·Dominant
83
47

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
Bedene A.[1]
Pavlasek A.
7-56-2
Delbonis F.[1]
Krajinovic F.[5]
1-66-36-4
Semi-finals
Bedene A.[1]
Starace P.
6-46-3
Pavlasek A.
Cecchinato M.[5]
7-53-66-4
Delbonis F.[1]
Lajovic D.[3]
7-687-65
Krajinovic F.[5]
Cecchinato M.[4]
7-56-4
Quarter-finals
Bedene A.[1]
Daniel T.[6]
6-26-4
Starace P.
Edmund K.[4]
6-46-4
Cecchinato M.[5]
Ungur A.
6-36-4
Pavlasek A.
Brown D.[2]
6-36-2
Cecchinato M.[4]
Cervantes Huegun I.[6]
6-16-4
Delbonis F.[1]
Montanes A.[8]
7-56-1
Lajovic D.[3]
Riba P.
4-66-36-2
Krajinovic F.[5]
De Bakker T.
6-16-3
R16
Edmund K.[4]
Berrettini M.
6-36-3
Bedene A.[1]
Authom M.
6-16-2
Daniel T.[6]
Fabbiano T.
7-622-66-4
Starace P.
Martin A.
6-04-67-62
Cecchinato M.[5]
Rublev A.
6-16-4
Ungur A.
Cachin P.
6-36-4
Pavlasek A.
Ymer E.[8]
6-26-4
Brown D.[2]
Delic M.
6-26-4
Cervantes Huegun I.[6]
Volandri F.
6-04-66-1
Delbonis F.[1]
Di Meo G.
6-26-0
Montanes A.[8]
Marti J.
4-67-626-3
Lajovic D.[3]
Viola M.
6-26-0
Riba P.
Ignatik U.
2-66-16-3
Cecchinato M.[4]
Naso G.
2-66-46-1
Krajinovic F.[5]
Fucsovics M.
2-67-56-1
De Bakker T.
Gimeno Traver D.[2]
6-35-76-3
R32
Daniel T.[6]
Melzer G.
7-622-63-0
Martin A.
Molchanov D.
6-46-0
Cachin P.
Khachanov K.
1-66-26-2
Brown D.[2]
Cipolla F.
6-26-2
Fabbiano T.
Sonego L.
3-66-16-0
Bedene A.[1]
Baldi F.
7-676-1
Authom M.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-33-66-2
Edmund K.[4]
Podlipnik Castillo H.
6-36-3
Berrettini M.
Mertl J.
6-46-2
Starace P.
Kravchuk K.[7]
7-623-66-1
Cecchinato M.[5]
Marcora R.
7-56-2
Rublev A.
Trungelliti M.
7-646-3
Ungur A.
Stepanek R.[3]
6-36-747-63
Ymer E.[8]
Mecir Jr M.
3-66-16-1
Pavlasek A.
Travaglia S.
7-56-4
Delic M.
Arnaboldi A.
7-646-3
Marti J.
Mager G.
7-55-76-2
Viola M.
Carballes Baena R.
3-67-666-1
Riba P.
Cipolla F.
6-36-2
Ignatik U.
Daniel T.[7]
6-26-4
Volandri F.
Zekic M.
6-26-0
De Bakker T.
Bonadio R.
6-06-2
Gimeno Traver D.[2]
Gaio F.
6-36-2
Cecchinato M.[4]
Martin A.
6-16-4
Delbonis F.[1]
Giustino L.
6-16-4
Di Meo G.
Tsitsipas S.
6-46-4
Montanes A.[8]
Giannessi A.
2-66-36-2
Lajovic D.[3]
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-17-62
Cervantes Huegun I.[6]
Berrettini M.
6-36-4
Naso G.
Caruso S.
6-36-2
Krajinovic F.[5]
Cachin P.
6-36-1
Fucsovics M.
Hemery C.
6-26-0