Denis Istomin vs Benoit Paire — Istanbul Round of 32

Istanbul · ATP · Round of 32
UZB
Denis Istomin
39 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 April 2015
clay
FRA
Benoit Paire
#1096ATP
1362ELO
1385Clay ELO
37 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Istomin D.
6-3 6-4
Paire B.
Istomin D.
662
Paire B.
340

Denis Istomin defeated Benoit Paire 6-3 6-4 in the Istanbul round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Benoit Paire came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Denis Istomin had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 5 on clay. Denis Istomin claimed a first win over Benoit Paire in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Denis Istomin closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-07-20BastadQFclayBenoit Paire6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Istomin D.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Paire B.

Paire B.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Istomin D.

Serve advantage — Istomin D.

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
Istomin D.Paire B.
1st serve in·Clear edge
66%
52%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
74%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
43%
Service points won·Even
63%
59%
Return points won·Even
36%
38%
Break points saved·Even
61%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.0
6.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.1
6.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Istomin D.Paire B.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
29
48
Break points saved·Even
90
90
Break points won·Dominant
5
31
Deciding sets·Slight edge
44
53
Tiebreaks·Dominant
18
58

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Federer R.[1]
Cuevas P.[3]
6-37-611
Semi-finals
Cuevas P.[3]
Dimitrov G.[2]
6-26-4
Federer R.[1]
Schwartzman D.[8]
2-66-27-5
Quarter-finals
Federer R.[1]
Gimeno Traver D.
7-636-756-3
Schwartzman D.[8]
Giraldo S.[4]
0-66-26-2
Cuevas P.[3]
Bellucci T.
7-56-3
Dimitrov G.[2]
Dodig I.
6-46-3
R16
Federer R.[1]
Nieminen J.
6-27-5
Giraldo S.[4]
Rublev A.
6-41-66-3
Bellucci T.
Istomin D.
7-646-3
Cuevas P.[3]
Gabashvili T.
4-66-46-4
Dimitrov G.[2]
Golubev A.
6-36-2
Gimeno Traver D.
Kukushkin M.[6]
6-36-3
Dodig I.
Lajovic D.
5-77-616-4
Schwartzman D.[8]
Melzer J.
6-06-2
R32
Kukushkin M.[6]
Nedovyesov A.
6-36-4
Rublev A.
Dzumhur D.
6-36-3
Schwartzman D.[8]
Kavcic B.
6-26-1
Bellucci T.
Youzhny M.[7]
7-656-3
Lajovic D.
Kokkinakis T.
6-47-5
Golubev A.
Basilashvili N.
6-16-3
Nieminen J.
Ilhan M.
6-36-4
Melzer J.
Darcis S.
5-2
Gabashvili T.
Kuznetsov A.
7-616-4
Istomin D.
Paire B.
6-36-4
Gimeno Traver D.
Ilkel C.
6-16-4
Dodig I.
Haider Maurer A.[5]
7-56-3