Prediction of Novak Djokovic vs Potito Starace Head-to-Head, At

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
N. Djokovic vs P. Starace

Novak Djokovic

SRB

2

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

6'2" (188 cm)

Height

6'2" (188 cm)

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

103

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$136.0M

Career Money

$930.6K

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Potito Starace

ITA

2

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

6'2" (188 cm)

Height

6'2" (188 cm)

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

103

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$136.0M

Career Money

$930.6K

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Djokovic 2 - 0 Starace

They have played 6 sets in total, with Novak Djokovic winning 6 and Potito Starace winning 0. The last match between Novak Djokovic and Potito Starace was at the French Open - Paris, 28-05-2012, Round: R1, Surface: Clay, with Novak Djokovic getting the victory 7-6(3) 6-3 6-1.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Djokovic	2
Starace	0

Last 2 H2H Matches:

(R1) French Open - Paris(05-28-12)

Stats

Novak Djokovic

Potito Starace

(R1) Wimbledon - London(06-26-07)

Stats

Novak Djokovic

Potito Starace

N. Djokovic vs P. Starace H2H Profile

N. Djokovic	Stats	P. Starace
$135,967,345	Career Prize Money	$930,620
83.11% (1265-257)	Career Total W/L	56.02% (456-358)
1	Clay	0
1	Grass	0
106	Titles	11
2	Total H2H Matches	0
78.00% (39-11)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)
2	YTD Titles	0

N. Djokovic vs P. Starace Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Novak Djokovic has won 45.89% of points on their second serve, while Potito Starace has won 0%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Novak Djokovic, in recent form, has won 41.40% of their opponent's second serve points, while Potito Starace has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 20.95% and 0% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Novak Djokovic has saved 55.96% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Potito Starace has saved 0% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Novak Djokovic has won 78.00% of matches played (W/L 39/11), with Potito Starace winning 0% (W/L 0/0) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Novak Djokovic has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 86% (W/L 560/93), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 80% (W/L 205/52). Potito Starace has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 86% (W/L 394/242), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 22% (W/L 4/14).
Player level: In the last year, Novak Djokovic has played most of their matches on the Grand Slam, winning 83.33% of matches (W/L 20/4), where as Potito Starace has played most of their matches on the N/A, winning 0% of matches (W/L 0/0). When comparing stats between players to predict the favorite, it is of course all relative to the event level they have been playing at.
Direct H2H matches: They have played 2 times before with Novak Djokovic winning 2 times and Potito Starace being victorious 0 times. They have played 6 sets in total, with Novak Djokovic winning 6 and Potito Starace winning 0.
The last match between Novak Djokovic and Potito Starace was at the French Open - Paris, 28-05-2012, Round: R1, Surface: Clay, with Novak Djokovic getting the victory 7-6(3) 6-3 6-1.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:2:0.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Novak Djokovic has played against opponents with an average rank of 55.28 while Potito Starace has played against players with an average rank of 0.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Novak Djokovic has won 83% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Potito Starace has won 0% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Novak Djokovic has converted 29.79% of breakpoint opportunities, and Potito Starace has converted 0% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Novak Djokovic vs Potito Starace Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

N. Djokovic vs P. Starace H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

N. Djokovic	Stats	P. Starace
2	H2H Matches Won	0
6	Sets Won	0
37	Games Won	17
12	Aces (Total)	6
1	Total Double Faults	3
1:2:0	Average Match Time	1:2:0
72% (110/153)	1st Serve %	69% (133/193)
80% (88/110)	1st Serve Win %	56% (75/133)
65% (28/43)	2nd Serve Win %	52% (31/60)
32% (10/31)	Break Pts Won %	50% (1/2)
45% (87/193)	Return Points Win %	24% (37/153)
100% (2/2)	Best‑of‑5 Win %	0% (0/2)
100% (2/2)	1st Set Won, Won Match	0% (0/0)
0% (0/2)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/0)
0% (0/0)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/2)

Recent Performance Stats

N. Djokovic Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Hellenic Championship - Athens - 03-11-2025
F Lorenzo MusettiL. Musetti	W	4-6 6-3 7-5	Stats
SF Yannick HanfmannY. Hanfmann	W	6-3 6-4	Stats
QF Nuno BorgesN. Borges	W	7-6(1) 6-4	Stats
R2 Alejandro TabiloA. Tabilo	W	7-6(3) 6-1	Stats
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai - 29-09-2025
SF Valentin VacherotV. Vacherot	L	6-3 6-4	Stats

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P. Starace Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
San Benedetto Challenger - 13-07-2015
R1 Gianluca NasoG. Naso	L	7-5 6-4	Stats
Mestre Challenger - 01-06-2015
QF Maximo GonzalezM. Gonzalez	L	6-4 6-3	Stats
R2 Chase BuchananC. Buchanan	W	6-0 6-2	Stats
R1 Yoshihito NishiokaY. Nishioka	W	7-5 7-5	Stats
French Open - Paris - 25-05-2015
Q1 Victor HanescuV. Hanescu	L	6-4 4-6 6-4	Stats

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N. Djokovic vs P. Starace Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

N. Djokovic	Stats	P. Starace
83.11% (1265/257)	YTD Win/Loss	56.02% (456/358)
76.13% (3068/962)	Sets Win/Loss	54.85% (1069/880)
59.28% (22676/15575)	Games Win/Loss	51.83% (9609/8931)
85.76% (560/93)	Hard Win/Loss	36.56% (34/59)
81.59% (350/79)	Clay Win/Loss	61.95% (394/242)
78.20% (226/63)	Indoor Hard W/L	35.82% (24/43)
85.43% (129/22)	Grass Win/Loss	22.22% (4/14)
0.41	Aces Per Game	0.12
7735	Aces Total	1102
0.17	Double Faults Per Game	0.06
3087	Total Double Faults	567
1:16:29	Average Match Time	1st Match
386.66	Average Opponent Rank	576.15
65% (67654/104158)	1st Serve %	73% (24054/32991)
74% (50315/67654)	1st Serve Win %	67% (16086/24072)
56% (20315/36507)	2nd Serve Win %	52% (4688/8942)
44% (5240/11872)	Break Points Won % (Total)	41% (1210/2955)
42% (46117/109865)	Return Points Win %	38% (12383/32993)
88.07% (406/55)	Slam W/L	37.31% (25/42)
81.37% (428/98)	Masters W/L	29.31% (17/41)
82.43% (61/13)	Cups W/L	78.95% (15/4)
82.03% (242/53)	Main Tour W/L	50.87% (147/142)
73.53% (50/18)	Tour Finals W/L	0% (0/0)
81.13% (43/10)	Challenger W/L	66.40% (251/127)
80.00% (16/4)	Futures W/L	50.00% (1/1)
81% (833/1027)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	58% (430/746)
88% (423/480)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	38% (22/58)
65% (368/567)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	52% (148/287)
72% (247/343)	Deciding Set Win %	51% (126/248)
96% (1139/1096)	1st Set Won, Won Match	86% (451/387)
4% (1139/42)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	14% (451/64)
44% (381/168)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	19% (363/70)