Nicolas Almagro vs Julien Benneteau — Australian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · ATP · Round of 128
ESP
Nicolas Almagro
40 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 January 2016
hard
FRA
Julien Benneteau
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
Almagro N.
6-3 6-7 6-3 7-6
Benneteau J.
Almagro N.
6656773
Benneteau J.
3773611

Nicolas Almagro defeated Julien Benneteau 6-3 6-7 6-3 7-6 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Julien Benneteau came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 128. Nicolas Almagro narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Nicolas Almagro closed it out in four sets, 6–3 6–7 6–3 7–6.

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-09-18MetzR32hardNicolas Almagro7-6(3) 7-5
2013-05-12Rome MastersR64clayJulien Benneteau7-6(2) 6-4
2011-08-29US OpenR128hardJulien Benneteau6-2 6-4 6-3
2008-01-07AucklandR16hardJulien Benneteau6-4 2-6 6-2
2007-08-19New HavenR32hardNicolas Almagro6-7(5) 6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Almagro N.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Benneteau J.

Benneteau J.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Almagro N.

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
Almagro N.Benneteau J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
64%
64%
Return points won·Even
36%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
61%
Aces / match·Even
8.2
7.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.1
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (89 vs 129). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Almagro N.Benneteau J.
Clutch Rating·Even
53
52
Break points saved·Even
91
91
Break points won·Slight edge
23
30
Deciding sets·Clear edge
71
53
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
57
78

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
33°COvercast
Wind 20 km/hHumidity 20%
Final
Djokovic N.[1]
Murray A.[2]
6-17-57-63
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.[1]
Federer R.[3]
6-16-23-66-3
Murray A.[2]
Raonic M.[13]
4-67-56-746-46-2
Quarter-finals
Djokovic N.[1]
Nishikori K.[7]
6-36-26-4
Raonic M.[13]
Monfils G.[23]
6-33-66-36-4
Murray A.[2]
Ferrer D.[8]
6-36-756-26-3
Federer R.[3]
Berdych T.[6]
7-646-26-4
R16
Djokovic N.[1]
Simon G.[14]
6-36-716-44-66-3
Nishikori K.[7]
Tsonga J.[9]
6-46-26-4
Federer R.[3]
Goffin D.[15]
6-26-16-4
Berdych T.[6]
Bautista Agut R.[24]
4-66-46-31-66-3
Monfils G.[23]
Kuznetsov A.
7-53-66-37-64
Raonic M.[13]
Wawrinka S.[4]
6-46-35-74-66-3
Ferrer D.[8]
Isner J.[10]
6-46-47-5
Murray A.[2]
Tomic B.[16]
6-46-47-64
R32
Wawrinka S.[4]
Rosol L.
6-26-37-63
Djokovic N.[1]
Seppi A.[28]
6-17-57-66
Simon G.[14]
Delbonis F.
6-36-26-1
Nishikori K.[7]
Garcia Lopez G.[26]
7-52-66-36-4
Federer R.[3]
Dimitrov G.[27]
6-43-66-16-4
Bautista Agut R.[24]
Cilic M.[12]
6-47-657-5
Berdych T.[6]
Kyrgios N.[29]
6-36-41-66-4
Kuznetsov A.
Sela D.
7-53-66-17-64
Monfils G.[23]
Robert S.
7-56-36-2
Raonic M.[13]
Troicki V.[21]
6-26-36-4
Ferrer D.[8]
Johnson S.[31]
6-16-46-4
Isner J.[10]
Lopez F.[18]
6-787-656-26-4
Tomic B.[16]
Millman J.
6-47-646-2
Murray A.[2]
Sousa J.[32]
6-23-66-26-2
Tsonga J.[9]
Herbert P.
6-47-677-64
Goffin D.[15]
Thiem D.[19]
6-13-67-627-5
R64
Federer R.[3]
Dolgopolov A.
6-37-56-1
Djokovic N.[1]
Halys Q.
6-16-27-63
Seppi A.[28]
Kudla D.
7-56-46-4
Simon G.[14]
Donskoy E.
6-35-77-614-67-5
Herbert P.
Rubin N.
6-36-46-0
Garcia Lopez G.[26]
Brands D.
4-66-17-606-3
Nishikori K.[7]
Krajicek A.
6-37-656-3
Dimitrov G.[27]
Trungelliti M.
6-34-66-27-5
Thiem D.[19]
Almagro N.
6-36-16-3
Goffin D.[15]
Dzumhur D.
6-40-66-46-2
Cilic M.[12]
Ramos A.
6-46-37-64
Bautista Agut R.[24]
Lajovic D.
4-66-24-66-26-1
Kyrgios N.[29]
Cuevas P.
6-47-57-62
Berdych T.[6]
Basic M.
6-46-06-3
Sela D.
Verdasco F.
4-66-36-37-64
Kuznetsov A.
Chardy J.[30]
6-47-657-65
Monfils G.[23]
Mahut N.
7-56-46-1
Robert S.
Ram R.
6-16-764-67-57-5
Raonic M.[13]
Robredo T.
7-667-657-5
Troicki V.[21]
Smyczek T.
6-47-657-64
Rosol L.
Sock J.[25]
7-667-656-3
Wawrinka S.[4]
Stepanek R.
6-26-36-4
Ferrer D.[8]
Hewitt L.
6-26-46-4
Johnson S.[31]
Bellucci T.
6-36-26-2
Lopez F.[18]
Pella G.
7-626-747-636-786-4
Isner J.[10]
Granollers M.
6-37-667-62
Millman J.
Muller G.
4-66-46-24-67-5
Sousa J.[32]
Giraldo S.
6-37-53-66-1
Murray A.[2]
Groth S.
6-06-46-1
Tsonga J.[9]
Jasika O.
7-56-16-4
Delbonis F.
Olivo R.
7-653-66-737-56-2
Tomic B.[16]
Bolelli S.
6-46-26-757-5
R128
Millman J.
Schwartzman D.
3-65-77-625-0
Ram R.
Anderson K.[11]
7-646-746-33-0
Wawrinka S.[4]
Tursunov D.
7-626-3
Kudla D.
Krajinovic F.
6-26-1
Muller G.
Fognini F.[20]
7-667-676-757-61
Sousa J.[32]
Kukushkin M.
6-36-46-3
Rosol L.
Daniel T.
7-627-55-76-756-1
Kuznetsov A.
Harrison R.
7-56-46-4
Halys Q.
Dodig I.
6-46-746-47-5
Seppi A.[28]
Gabashvili T.
3-67-646-47-610
Olivo R.
Vesely J.
7-682-61-66-46-4
Donskoy E.
Cervantes Huegun I.
6-43-66-16-4
Tsonga J.[9]
Baghdatis M.
6-44-66-46-2
Jasika O.
Marchenko I.
6-43-66-06-4
Herbert P.
Andujar P.
5-76-47-656-2
Garcia Lopez G.[26]
Mathieu P.
6-46-46-4
Brands D.
Estrella V.
6-47-614-66-1
Krajicek A.
Wu D.
6-46-16-3
Nishikori K.[7]
Kohlschreiber P.
6-46-36-3
Dolgopolov A.
Berankis R.
6-13-66-46-2
Trungelliti M.
Kovalik J.
6-47-617-5
Thiem D.[19]
Mayer L.
6-27-664-67-60
Almagro N.
Benneteau J.
6-36-756-37-61
Dzumhur D.
Edmund K.
1-67-644-66-36-1
Ramos A.
Coric B.
6-26-26-3
Bautista Agut R.[24]
Klizan M.
6-26-34-62-66-2
Kyrgios N.[29]
Carreno Busta P.
6-27-56-2
Berdych T.[6]
Bhambri Y.
7-56-16-2
Verdasco F.
Nadal R.[5]
7-664-63-67-646-2
Sela D.
Becker B.
6-16-32-66-2
Chardy J.[30]
Gulbis E.
7-52-66-756-313-11
Monfils G.[23]
Sugita Y.
6-16-36-2
Mahut N.
Cecchinato M.
4-66-26-26-2
Robert S.
Fratangelo B.
6-26-26-2
Raonic M.[13]
Pouille L.
6-16-46-4
Robredo T.
Jaziri M.
7-53-64-67-678-6
Smyczek T.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-13-66-36-2
Troicki V.[21]
Munoz de la Nava D.
4-64-66-17-646-3
Stepanek R.
Ito T.
6-46-36-756-2
Ferrer D.[8]
Gojowczyk P.
6-46-46-2
Bellucci T.
Thompson J.
6-26-36-2
Johnson S.[31]
Bedene A.
6-36-47-63
Lopez F.[18]
Evans D.
6-16-06-4
Pella G.
Darcis S.
2-63-66-37-56-1
Granollers M.
Ebden M.
6-24-66-16-4
Isner J.[10]
Janowicz J.
6-37-676-3
Tomic B.[16]
Istomin D.
6-746-46-46-4
Giraldo S.
Young D.
6-41-66-36-2
Murray A.[2]
Zverev A.
6-16-26-3
Hewitt L.
Duckworth J.
7-656-26-4
Goffin D.[15]
Stakhovsky S.
3-66-36-46-4
Delbonis F.
Karlovic I.[22]
7-646-42-1
Rubin N.
Paire B.[17]
7-647-667-65
Lajovic D.
Querrey S.
6-754-66-46-2
Bolelli S.
Baker B.
7-667-636-727-65
Djokovic N.[1]
Chung H.
6-36-26-4
Simon G.[14]
Pospisil V.
6-746-36-26-4
Federer R.[3]
Basilashvili N.
6-26-16-2
Groth S.
Mannarino A.
7-666-43-66-3
Basic M.
Haase R.
7-646-46-4
Cuevas P.
Nishioka Y.
7-656-16-4
Dimitrov G.[27]
Lorenzi P.
6-37-686-3
Sock J.[25]
Fritz T.
6-43-60-66-36-4
Cilic M.[12]
De Bakker T.
6-747-56-26-4