Julien Benneteau vs Fabrice SantoroParis Masters Round of 64

Paris Masters · ATP · Round of 64
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 30 October 2006
hard
53 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Benneteau J.
5-7 6-3 7-6
Santoro F.
Benneteau J.
56772
Santoro F.
73651

Julien Benneteau defeated Fabrice Santoro 5-7 6-3 7-6 in the Paris Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Fabrice Santoro came in defending last year's round of 32, but Julien Benneteau had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 9 on hard. Julien Benneteau extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-02-16MarseilleR32hardJulien Benneteau4-6 6-4 6-2
2003-08-25US OpenR128hardFabrice Santoro0-6 7-5 6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Benneteau J.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Santoro F.

Santoro F.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Benneteau J.

Even serve battle

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
62%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
64%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
61%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.6
4.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 155). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
52
51
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
80
Break points won·Clear edge
30
54
Deciding sets·Even
53
50
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
78
59

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
13°COvercast
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 84%