Pedro Sousa vs Julien Benneteau — Aix En Provence CH Quarter-final

Aix En Provence CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
POR
Pedro Sousa
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 May 2017
clay
FRA8
Julien Benneteau
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
Sousa P.
6-3 7-5
Benneteau J.
Sousa P.
672
Benneteau J.
350

Pedro Sousa defeated Julien Benneteau 6-3 7-5 in the Aix En Provence CH quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Julien Benneteau came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

  • Match story: Pedro Sousa closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–5.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Sousa P.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Benneteau J.

Benneteau J.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Sousa P.

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
Sousa P.Benneteau J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
64%
Return points won·Even
41%
37%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.4
7.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.6
4.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 85). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sousa P.Benneteau J.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
46
52
Break points saved·Dominant
57
91
Break points won·Clear edge
48
30
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
53
Tiebreaks·Dominant
32
78

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
Tiafoe F.[4]
Chardy J.[3]
6-34-67-65
Semi-finals
Chardy J.[3]
Sousa P.
6-46-1
Tiafoe F.[4]
Opelka R.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Sousa P.
Benneteau J.[8]
6-37-5
Chardy J.[3]
Fratangelo B.
6-36-2
Tiafoe F.[4]
Halys Q.
6-37-62
Opelka R.
Jaziri M.[1]
6-36-4
R16
Sousa P.
Dutra Silva R.[2]
6-36-727-65
Chardy J.[3]
Rosol L.
6-16-3
Halys Q.
Geens C.
7-632-66-4
Tiafoe F.[4]
Hamou M.
6-46-3
Jaziri M.[1]
Rublev A.
7-56-3
Benneteau J.[8]
Melzer J.
3-66-43-0
Fratangelo B.
Gombos N.[7]
7-657-62
Opelka R.
Ymer E.
7-637-68
R32
Dutra Silva R.[2]
Muller A.
7-646-2
Sousa P.
Ymer M.
6-15-76-1
Benneteau J.[8]
Paul T.
3-66-26-4
Chardy J.[3]
Garin C.
7-54-66-2
Hamou M.
Moutet C.
6-36-4
Tiafoe F.[4]
De Greef A.
6-26-727-5
Opelka R.
Lajovic D.[5]
3-66-46-2
Ymer E.
Benchetrit E.
6-46-2
Rublev A.
Tessa L.
6-07-65
Jaziri M.[1]
Lestienne C.
6-45-76-4
Rosol L.
Michon A.
7-637-63
Fratangelo B.
Molteni A.
7-56-4
Gombos N.[7]
De Schepper K.
4-66-46-4
Geens C.
Olivo R.[6]
6-35-76-3
Halys Q.
Kudla D.
6-36-2
Melzer J.
Janvier M.
6-36-4