Lleyton Hewitt vs Julien Benneteau — Sydney Round of 32
Sydney · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 January 2009
hard
Hewitt L.5-7 6-2 6-4
Benneteau J.
Hewitt L.
5662
Benneteau J.
7241
Lleyton Hewitt defeated Julien Benneteau 5-7 6-2 6-4 in the Sydney round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Julien Benneteau came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Lleyton Hewitt narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Lleyton Hewitt dropped the opening set before beating Julien Benneteau 5–7 6–2 6–4.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-08-04 | Canada Masters | R64 | hard | Julien Benneteau | 6-1 6-2 |
| 2008-03-03 | Las Vegas | R16 | hard | Julien Benneteau | 6-3 7-5 |
| 2004-04-19 | Monte Carlo Masters | R64 | clay | Lleyton Hewitt | 3-6 6-3 6-4 |
Serve vs return
This seasonEven 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 season1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
64%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.0
7.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.8
3.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
63
52
Break points saved·Even
88
91
Break points won·Dominant
57
30
Deciding sets·Clear edge
71
53
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
58
78
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Draw
Quarter-finals
Nieminen J.
Tsonga J.
W/O
Gasquet R.
Chardy J.
6-27-64
Djokovic N.
Ancic M.
6-36-4
Nalbandian D.
Hewitt L.
7-637-5
R16
Nieminen J.
Guccione C.
7-686-3
Tsonga J.
Bolelli S.
6-46-1
Ancic M.
Robredo T.
6-26-1
Djokovic N.
Mathieu P.
6-16-2
Nalbandian D.
Llodra M.
6-16-3
Chardy J.
Andreev I.
6-44-66-4
Hewitt L.
Tipsarevic J.
7-56-4
Gasquet R.
Simon G.
6-46-4
R32
Chardy J.
Stepanek R.
6-43-0
Llodra M.
Gremelmayr D.
6-06-2
Hewitt L.
Benneteau J.
5-76-26-4
Tipsarevic J.
Fish M.
6-43-66-4
Guccione C.
Berdych T.
6-36-4
Nieminen J.
Lopez F.
6-27-69
Bolelli S.
Starace P.
7-616-4
Robredo T.
Melzer J.
6-36-4
Ancic M.
Malisse X.
4-67-656-3
Mathieu P.
Seppi A.
6-22-66-3
Gasquet R.
Tursunov D.
7-646-4
Andreev I.
Dancevic F.
7-626-3