Pablo Cuevas vs Benoit Paire — Madrid Masters Round of 16

Madrid Masters · ATP · Round of 16
URU
Pablo Cuevas
40 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 May 2017
clay
FRA
Benoit Paire
#1096ATP
1362ELO
1385Clay ELO
37 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Cuevas P.
7-5 0-6 6-1
Paire B.
Cuevas P.
7062
Paire B.
5611

Pablo Cuevas defeated Benoit Paire 7-5 0-6 6-1 in the Madrid Masters round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Benoit Paire came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's round of 64, but Pablo Cuevas had been the form player, winning 1 of their last 4 on clay. Pablo Cuevas claimed a first win over Benoit Paire in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Pablo Cuevas came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 0–6 6–1.

Head to head

0–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-05-20LyonR16clayBenoit Paire6-4 6-3
2017-03-20Miami MastersR64hardBenoit Paire7-5 6-0
2016-04-18BarcelonaR16clayBenoit Paire6-2 6-4
2015-07-20BastadSFclayBenoit Paire6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Cuevas P.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Paire B.

Paire B.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Cuevas P.

Serve advantage — Cuevas P.

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
Cuevas P.Paire B.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
52%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
74%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
52%
43%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
59%
Return points won·Even
38%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.9
6.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.8
6.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Cuevas P.Paire B.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
58
48
Break points saved·Even
93
90
Break points won·Even
32
31
Deciding sets·Dominant
82
53
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
44
58

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
23°CPartly cloudy
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 32%
Final
Nadal R.[4]
Thiem D.[8]
7-686-4
Semi-finals
Thiem D.[8]
Cuevas P.
6-46-4
Nadal R.[4]
Djokovic N.[2]
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Cuevas P.
Zverev A.
3-66-06-4
Thiem D.[8]
Coric B.
6-16-4
Djokovic N.[2]
Nishikori K.[6]
W/O
Nadal R.[4]
Goffin D.[9]
7-636-2
R16
Djokovic N.[2]
Lopez F.
6-47-5
Nishikori K.[6]
Ferrer D.
6-46-3
Nadal R.[4]
Kyrgios N.[16]
6-36-1
Goffin D.[9]
Raonic M.[5]
6-46-2
Zverev A.
Berdych T.[11]
6-46-4
Cuevas P.
Paire B.
7-50-66-1
Thiem D.[8]
Dimitrov G.[12]
4-66-47-69
Coric B.
Murray A.[1]
6-36-3
R32
Ferrer D.
Tsonga J.[10]
W/O
Djokovic N.[2]
Almagro N.
6-14-67-5
Lopez F.
Simon G.
6-33-67-63
Nadal R.[4]
Fognini F.
7-633-66-4
Kyrgios N.[16]
Harrison R.
6-36-3
Goffin D.[9]
Mayer F.
7-636-0
Raonic M.[5]
Muller G.
6-46-4
Zverev A.
Cilic M.[7]
6-736-36-4
Berdych T.[11]
Haase R.
7-656-3
Cuevas P.
Mahut N.
5-76-46-4
Paire B.
Wawrinka S.[3]
7-54-66-2
Thiem D.[8]
Donaldson J.
6-36-4
Dimitrov G.[12]
Karlovic I.
6-37-5
Coric B.
Herbert P.
7-56-4
Murray A.[1]
Copil M.
6-46-3
Nishikori K.[6]
Schwartzman D.
1-66-06-4
R64
Almagro N.
Robredo T.
6-33-66-1
Lopez F.
Escobedo E.
6-46-4
Simon G.
Monfils G.[15]
0-66-07-60
Ferrer D.
Kukushkin M.
2-67-616-4
Fognini F.
Sousa J.
6-46-4
Harrison R.
Tomic B.
7-54-66-2
Kyrgios N.[16]
Baghdatis M.
7-616-4
Goffin D.[9]
Khachanov K.
6-27-68
Mayer F.
Granollers M.
7-57-5
Muller G.
Haas T.
6-47-67
Zverev A.
Verdasco F.
7-56-3
Haase R.
Evans D.
7-56-2
Berdych T.[11]
Istomin D.
6-46-4
Mahut N.
Sock J.[14]
6-40-67-64
Cuevas P.
Bellucci T.
7-624-67-66
Paire B.
Carreno Busta P.
6-36-4
Donaldson J.
Mannarino A.
7-56-3
Dimitrov G.[12]
Kohlschreiber P.
7-676-4
Herbert P.
Pouille L.[13]
7-656-746-3
Coric B.
Zverev M.
6-37-65
Copil M.
Garcia Lopez G.
7-664-67-69
Karlovic I.
Bautista Agut R.
7-646-797-67
Tsonga J.[10]
Kuznetsov A.
7-656-757-5
Schwartzman D.
Ramos A.
6-16-3