Julien Benneteau vs Rafael Nadal — Lyon Round of 32

Lyon · ATP · Round of 32
FRA
Julien Benneteau
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 October 2004
clay
ESP
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Benneteau J.
6-3 6-0
Nadal R.
Benneteau J.
662
Nadal R.
30–

Julien Benneteau defeated Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-0 in the Lyon round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 32. Julien Benneteau claimed a first win over Rafael Nadal in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-08-14Cincinnati MastersR32hardRafael Nadal6-4 7-5
2010-08-15Cincinnati MastersR16hardRafael Nadal5-7 7-6(6) 6-2
2005-01-17Australian OpenR128hardRafael Nadal6-0 6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Benneteau J.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Nadal R.

Nadal R.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Benneteau J.

Serve advantage — Nadal R.

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
Benneteau J.Nadal R.
1st serve in·Even
62%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
73%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
56%
Service points won·Even
64%
67%
Return points won·Slight edge
37%
42%
Break points saved·Even
61%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.6
4.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
2.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Benneteau J.Nadal R.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
52
97
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
100
Break points won·Dominant
30
99
Deciding sets·Dominant
53
100
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
78
99

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
Soderling R.
Malisse X.
6-23-66-4
Semi-finals
Soderling R.
Spadea V.
6-26-4
Malisse X.
Ferrer D.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Ferrer D.
Bjorkman J.
6-26-4
Spadea V.
Melzer J.
1-66-17-62
Soderling R.
Johansson J.
6-36-4
Malisse X.
Youzhny M.
6-36-4
R16
Soderling R.
Lopez F.
4-66-36-3
Spadea V.
Ljubicic I.
6-47-64
Melzer J.
Arazi H.
4-67-646-1
Youzhny M.
Calleri A.
6-36-727-64
Johansson J.
Benneteau J.
6-36-4
Malisse X.
Stepanek R.
4-67-646-0
Ferrer D.
Ferrero J.
3-67-56-3
Bjorkman J.
Mirnyi M.
6-737-656-4
R32
Ferrero J.
Sargsian S.
6-37-64
Ferrer D.
Sluiter R.
6-36-4
Bjorkman J.
Costa A.
6-757-666-4
Calleri A.
Massu N.
6-36-4
Youzhny M.
Horna L.
6-47-61
Malisse X.
Hrbaty D.
6-47-64
Ljubicic I.
Clement A.
6-47-61
Spadea V.
Ginepri R.
6-46-3
Soderling R.
Robredo T.
6-16-4
Arazi H.
Schuettler R.
6-41-66-3
Melzer J.
Llodra M.
7-626-4
Mirnyi M.
Ancic M.
6-33-1
Stepanek R.
Mathieu P.
4-67-56-2
Johansson J.
Monaco J.
6-46-3
Benneteau J.
Nadal R.
6-36-0
Lopez F.
Davydenko N.
6-36-726-3