Potito Starace vs Pablo Cuevas, Valencia 2010, Round of 16

ATP 500 · Round of 16 · Hard · Thu 4 Nov

Final

Potito Starace

WinnerRank #9432.7336%Upset

Starace won in 3 sets · 1h 55m

2–1

Set 17–6²

Set 22–6

Set 36–2

Pablo Cuevas

LostRank #8411.5364%

Venue

L'Agora, Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias

Valencia, ESP· Hard

Court speed

What is court speed?

How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.

Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
Average97–103US Open, Dubai
Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
Very fast108+Basel

Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.

How court speed works

Average

0.8vs last year

Altitude

4 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Sea level

Match stats

1h 55m

4Aces7

2Double faults1

62Service points won54

14Service games played14

12Service games won12

14Return games played14

5/771%Break points saved33%1/3

2/367%Break points converted29%2/7

Head to head

4Starace

1Cuevas

5 meetings

Hard 1–0Clay 3–1

ValenciaRound of 16 · 4 Nov 2010HardThis match
Potito Starace
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 2Set 3: 6
Pablo Cuevas
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6²Set 2: 6Set 3: 2
AcapulcoRound of 32 · 22 Feb 2011Clay
Pablo Cuevas
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Potito Starace
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4
Costa Do SauipeRound of 32 · 8 Feb 2011Clay
Potito Starace
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 6
Pablo Cuevas
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 7Set 3: 4
Lugano ChallengerRound of 16 · 11 Jun 2009Clay
Potito Starace
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Pablo Cuevas
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4
Prostejov ChallengerRound of 16 · 3 Jun 2009Clay
Potito Starace
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 7Set 3: 6
Pablo Cuevas
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 2

Match research

Pro

Everything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.

Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.

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Potito Starace vs Pablo Cuevas, Valencia 2010, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research