Yen Hsun Lu vs Benoit PaireAuckland Round of 32

Auckland · ATP · Round of 32
42 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 January 2013
hard
#1096ATP
1362ELO
1336Hard ELO
37 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Lu Y.
6-3 2-6 6-2
Paire B.
Lu Y.
6262
Paire B.
3621

Yen Hsun Lu defeated Benoit Paire 6-3 2-6 6-2 in the Auckland round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Benoit Paire came in defending last year's quarter-final, but Yen Hsun Lu had been the form player, winning 1 of their last 5 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Yen Hsun Lu closed it out in three sets, 6–3 2–6 6–2.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Lu Y.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Paire B.

Paire B.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Lu Y.

Serve advantage — Lu Y.

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
61%
52%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
74%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
53%
43%
Service points won·Slight edge
66%
59%
Return points won·Even
38%
38%
Break points saved·Even
61%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.2
6.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.7
6.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
34
48
Break points saved·Even
88
90
Break points won·Even
29
31
Deciding sets·Clear edge
33
53
Tiebreaks·Dominant
32
58

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
Weather
22°CPartly cloudy
Wind 38 km/hHumidity 72%