Julien Benneteau vs Novak Djokovic — Indian Wells Masters Round of 128

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 128
FRA
Julien Benneteau
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 March 2006
hard
Novak Djokovic
SRB
Novak Djokovic
#7ATP
2059ELO
2022Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$193MCAREER
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Benneteau J.
6-3 6-4
Djokovic N.
Benneteau J.
662
Djokovic N.
34–

Julien Benneteau defeated Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-4 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Novak Djokovic came in leading the head-to-head 6–0. Julien Benneteau claimed a first win over Novak Djokovic in seven meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 6–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-03-06Indian Wells MastersQFhardNovak Djokovic6-1 6-3
2012-08-27US OpenR32hardNovak Djokovic6-3 6-2 6-2
2010-08-09Canada MastersR32hardNovak Djokovic7-5 7-5
2009-06-22WimbledonR128grassNovak Djokovic6-7(8) 7-6(1) 6-2 6-4
2007-05-14Hamburg MastersR32clayNovak Djokovic7-6(5) 6-3
2007-03-05Indian Wells MastersR16hardNovak Djokovic6-3 6-1
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Serve vs return

This season
Benneteau J.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Djokovic N.

Djokovic N.serving93% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Benneteau J.

Serve advantage — Djokovic N.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Benneteau J.Djokovic N.
—
Serve
68
—
Return
62

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Benneteau J.Djokovic N.
1st serve in·Even
62%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
77%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
56%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
70%
Return points won·Even
37%
41%
Break points saved·Even
61%
65%
Aces / match·Even
7.6
7.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
2.3

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

Clutch

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

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Benneteau J.Djokovic N.
Freshness·
—
62

Djokovic N.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 87 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
18°COvercast
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 37%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Blake J.
7-56-36-0
Semi-finals
Blake J.
Nadal R.
7-56-3
Federer R.
Srichaphan P.
6-26-3
Quarter-finals
Federer R.
Ljubicic I.
6-26-3
Srichaphan P.
Nieminen J.
7-633-67-5
Blake J.
Andreev I.
6-16-4
Nadal R.
Baghdatis M.
7-56-0
R16
Blake J.
Haas T.
6-33-0
Nadal R.
Grosjean S.
6-46-2
Srichaphan P.
Nalbandian D.
6-756-36-2
Nieminen J.
Safin M.
6-46-3
Ljubicic I.
Ancic M.
6-36-4
Baghdatis M.
Berdych T.
6-46-1
Andreev I.
Roddick A.
6-46-756-1
Federer R.
Gasquet R.
6-36-4
R32
Berdych T.
Hewitt L.
7-56-3
Nadal R.
Fish M.
6-16-4
Federer R.
Rochus O.
3-66-27-5
Gasquet R.
Hrbaty D.
6-36-4
Ancic M.
Mathieu P.
7-656-3
Ljubicic I.
Monfils G.
6-36-2
Nalbandian D.
Benneteau J.
6-46-1
Srichaphan P.
Ferrero J.
6-26-2
Nieminen J.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-13-66-3
Safin M.
Davydenko N.
7-653-66-4
Haas T.
Agassi A.
7-56-2
Blake J.
Robredo T.
6-27-5
Andreev I.
Soderling R.
3-67-6146-4
Roddick A.
Verdasco F.
6-36-4
Baghdatis M.
Gaudio G.
6-756-36-2
Grosjean S.
Malisse X.
6-46-7106-2
R64
Rochus O.
Wawrinka S.
7-647-5
Gaudio G.
Saulnier C.
3-66-36-4
Baghdatis M.
Bjorkman J.
6-46-3
Berdych T.
Henman T.
6-46-4
Kohlschreiber P.
Ferrer D.
6-26-2
Haas T.
Clement A.
6-31-66-4
Agassi A.
Goldstein P.
6-44-66-2
Ferrero J.
Spadea V.
6-24-67-64
Hewitt L.
Schuettler R.
7-632-66-4
Malisse X.
Stepanek R.
6-16-1
Grosjean S.
Vliegen K.
6-16-3
Fish M.
Volandri F.
6-36-2
Robredo T.
Carlsen K.
6-16-3
Federer R.
Massu N.
6-37-64
Hrbaty D.
Bracciali D.
7-57-5
Gasquet R.
Kim K.
6-46-3
Mathieu P.
Kiefer N.
7-654-66-2
Ancic M.
Sanguinetti D.
6-37-63
Monfils G.
Morrison J.
6-30-66-3
Ljubicic I.
Tipsarevic J.
6-16-4
Nalbandian D.
Gimelstob J.
6-46-4
Benneteau J.
Chela J.
6-44-66-3
Srichaphan P.
Ginepri R.
7-6106-3
Blake J.
Querrey S.
1-66-16-3
Soderling R.
Gonzalez F.
6-46-0
Andreev I.
Tursunov D.
6-726-16-2
Verdasco F.
Karlovic I.
6-33-67-65
Davydenko N.
Murray A.
6-13-66-3
Roddick A.
Acasuso J.
7-656-0
Safin M.
Moya C.
6-746-36-4
Nadal R.
Hernych J.
6-46-4
Nieminen J.
Mayer F.
6-46-4
R128
Spadea V.
Berlocq C.
6-14-1
Tipsarevic J.
Warburg S.
6-47-64
Morrison J.
Pavel A.
6-757-56-3
Sanguinetti D.
Capdeville P.
6-756-26-3
Mathieu P.
Seppi A.
2-66-46-1
Karlovic I.
Zib T.
7-696-4
Safin M.
Delic A.
6-36-4
Tursunov D.
Behrend T.
6-46-2
Carlsen K.
Muller G.
6-34-66-3
Clement A.
Weiner G.
6-36-2
Querrey S.
Reynolds B.
6-37-5
Kim K.
Youzhny M.
7-56-4
Bracciali D.
Horna L.
6-36-3
Soderling R.
Melzer J.
6-46-4
Wawrinka S.
Rusedski G.
6-26-4
Hernych J.
Vik R.
6-16-4
Massu N.
Calleri A.
6-15-77-610
Murray A.
Mazarakis V.
6-26-1
Goldstein P.
Martin A.
3-66-16-1
Kohlschreiber P.
Serra F.
3-66-46-3
Bjorkman J.
Rochus C.
6-23-66-2
Henman T.
Young D.
6-36-1
Saulnier C.
Mirnyi M.
6-47-65
Schuettler R.
Pashanski B.
7-647-5
Malisse X.
Santoro F.
6-14-66-4
Acasuso J.
Salzenstein J.
6-726-36-1
Vliegen K.
Burgsmuller L.
6-44-66-4
Fish M.
Lapentti G.
5-76-36-3
Mayer F.
Philippoussis M.
6-46-3
Srichaphan P.
Moodie W.
7-626-4
Benneteau J.
Djokovic N.
6-36-4
Gimelstob J.
Lopez F.
7-56-3