Michael Russell vs Benoit Paire — Los Angeles Round of 16

Los Angeles · ATP · Round of 16
USA
Michael Russell
48 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 July 2012
hard
FRA
Benoit Paire
#1096ATP
1362ELO
1336Hard ELO
37 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Russell M.
7-5 6-4
Paire B.
Russell M.
762
Paire B.
54–

Michael Russell defeated Benoit Paire 7-5 6-4 in the Los Angeles round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Michael Russell came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Russell M.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Paire B.

Paire B.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Russell M.

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
Russell M.Paire B.
1st serve in·Clear edge
64%
52%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
74%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
43%
Service points won·Even
60%
59%
Return points won·Even
38%
38%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.5
6.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.0
6.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (102 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Russell M.Paire B.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
34
48
Break points saved·Dominant
63
90
Break points won·Even
31
31
Deciding sets·Even
54
53
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
36
58

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

Draw

Final
Querrey S.
Berankis R.
6-06-2
Semi-finals
Querrey S.
Ram R.
6-37-64
Berankis R.
Matosevic M.
7-56-1
Quarter-finals
Querrey S.
Malisse X.
6-23-1
Berankis R.
Mahut N.
6-46-4
Ram R.
Mayer L.
7-636-3
Matosevic M.
Russell M.
6-26-3
R16
Mayer L.
Cipolla F.
6-04-0
Ram R.
Capdeville P.
6-36-1
Querrey S.
Sijsling I.
6-26-2
Berankis R.
Andreev I.
6-47-5
Mahut N.
Lorenzi P.
7-57-67
Matosevic M.
Kamke T.
6-31-66-0
Russell M.
Paire B.
7-56-4
Malisse X.
Ebden M.
6-46-3
R32
Lorenzi P.
Klahn B.
6-43-66-0
Kamke T.
Blake J.
6-25-77-64
Russell M.
Levine J.
6-36-4
Cipolla F.
Sock J.
6-36-1
Capdeville P.
Kunitsyn I.
6-47-65
Ram R.
Baker B.
7-637-5
Berankis R.
Phau B.
7-686-4
Andreev I.
Sela D.
7-646-4
Matosevic M.
Guccione C.
3-66-36-3
Sijsling I.
Johnson S.
7-646-3
Ebden M.
Berrer M.
4-66-27-64
Malisse X.
Meister N.
6-46-1