Julien Benneteau vs Andreas Seppi — Sydney Round of 32

Sydney · ATP · Round of 32
FRA
Julien Benneteau
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 January 2012
hard
ITA
Andreas Seppi
42 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLWW
Benneteau J.
6-3 6-4
Seppi A.
Benneteau J.
662
Seppi A.
34–

Julien Benneteau defeated Andreas Seppi 6-3 6-4 in the Sydney round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Andreas Seppi came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Julien Benneteau claimed a first win over Andreas Seppi in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-10-01BeijingR32hardAndreas Seppi6-1 2-0 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Benneteau J.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Seppi A.

Seppi A.serving82% hold

wins 64% 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
Benneteau J.Seppi A.
1st serve in·Even
62%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.6
5.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.3
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Benneteau J.Seppi A.
Clutch Rating·Even
52
53
Break points saved·Even
91
94
Break points won·Clear edge
30
45
Deciding sets·Slight edge
53
63
Tiebreaks·Dominant
78
32

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