Julien Benneteau vs Marcos Baghdatis — Sydney Semi-final

Sydney · ATP · Semi-final
FRA
Julien Benneteau
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 January 2012
hard
CYP
Marcos Baghdatis
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLWWWW
Benneteau J.
6-4 6-4
Baghdatis M.
Benneteau J.
662
Baghdatis M.
44–

Julien Benneteau defeated Marcos Baghdatis 6-4 6-4 in the Sydney semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Julien Benneteau came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's round of 32. Julien Benneteau extended the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Julien Benneteau edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

4–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-08-11Cincinnati MastersR64hardJulien Benneteau6-3 6-2
2011-05-15NiceR32clayJulien Benneteau7-6(3) 6-2
2011-04-24MunichR32clayMarcos Baghdatis7-6(2) 6-3
2009-01-19Australian OpenR128hardMarcos Baghdatis6-3 7-6(5) 6-2
2006-08-07Canada MastersR64hardJulien Benneteau5-7 6-2 6-3
2006-05-29Roland GarrosR64clayJulien Benneteau3-6 6-4 6-3 6-7(1) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Benneteau J.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Baghdatis M.

Baghdatis M.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Benneteau J.

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
Benneteau J.Baghdatis M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
62%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
61%
60%
Aces / match·Even
7.6
7.1
Double faults / match·Even
3.3
3.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Benneteau J.Baghdatis M.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
52
59
Break points saved·Even
91
92
Break points won·Slight edge
30
36
Deciding sets·Slight edge
53
64
Tiebreaks·Even
78
81

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

Final
Nieminen J.
Benneteau J.
6-27-5
Semi-finals
Benneteau J.
Baghdatis M.
6-46-4
Nieminen J.
Istomin D.
7-6126-3
Quarter-finals
Istomin D.
Gasquet R.
6-47-64
Benneteau J.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-26-4
Baghdatis M.
del Potro J.
7-676-4
Nieminen J.
Reynolds B.
6-36-3
R16
Nieminen J.
Stepanek R.
7-655-76-1
Benneteau J.
Lopez F.
6-36-4
Baghdatis M.
Ebden M.
3-67-57-63
Istomin D.
Sweeting R.
6-26-1
Bogomolov Jr A.
Troicki V.
7-656-4
Gasquet R.
Fognini F.
6-26-1
del Potro J.
Kubot L.
6-46-2
Reynolds B.
Isner J.
3-66-46-3
R32
Ebden M.
Granollers M.
6-13-66-3
Benneteau J.
Seppi A.
6-36-4
Bogomolov Jr A.
Haase R.
6-41-66-4
Troicki V.
Hewitt L.
4-66-36-2
Sweeting R.
Muller G.
3-67-627-5
Istomin D.
Andujar P.
6-32-66-3
Baghdatis M.
Tursunov D.
6-46-4
Kubot L.
Dodig I.
7-647-5
Stepanek R.
Malisse X.
6-746-46-4
Fognini F.
Russell M.
2-66-26-0
Reynolds B.
Stakhovsky S.
7-56-3
Nieminen J.
Duckworth J.
6-26-2