Cyril Saulnier vs Byron BlackChennai Round of 16

Chennai · ATP · Round of 16
50 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 January 2001
hard
56 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Saulnier C.
6-3 6-4
Black B.
Saulnier C.
662
Black B.
34

Cyril Saulnier defeated Byron Black 6-3 6-4 in the Chennai round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Byron Black came in defending last year's round of 32, but Cyril Saulnier had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 7 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Saulnier C.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Black B.

Black B.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Saulnier C.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Even
64%
60%
Return points won·Even
35%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.2
2.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.0
1.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (162 vs 23). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw