Potito Starace #47 def. Gilles Simon #23

6-4 3-6 6-4

Potito Starace defeated Gilles Simon 6-4 3-6 6-4 in the 2011 Casablanca quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Apr 9, 2011*
Tournament: Casablanca
Edition: 2011
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: QF
Duration: 2h 20m

Match Statistics

Stat	Potito Starace	Gilles Simon
Aces	2	3
Double faults	3	4
First serve %	65	56
First serve points won %	66	66
Second serve points won %	47	45
Break points saved %	64	62
Break points converted %	38	36
Service points won %	59	57
Return points won %	43	41
Total points won %	51	49

Player Comparison

Field	Potito Starace	Gilles Simon
Country	ITA	FRA
Birth date	Jul 14, 1981	Dec 27, 1984
Age	29	26
Height	188 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	47	23
Ranking points (entering)	990	1,475
Elo (entering)	1,734	1,947
Current career W-L	147–189	499–383
Current career earnings	$3,796,316	$16,045,734

Pre-match H2H

Potito Starace #47 0 – 1 Gilles Simon #23

Path

Potito Starace's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo #103	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 8, 2011	R16
Daniel Brands #85	7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 7, 2011	R32

Potito Starace's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Victor Hanescu #58	6-1 6-7(3) 7-6(2)	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 9, 2011	SF

Gilles Simon's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Frederico Gil	6-3 6-4	W	—	Match data	Apr 8, 2011	R16