Nicolas Almagro vs Julien Benneteau — Metz Round of 32

Metz · ATP · Round of 32
ESP
Nicolas Almagro
40 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 September 2017
hard
FRA
Julien Benneteau
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
Almagro N.
7-6 7-5
Benneteau J.
Almagro N.
7772
Benneteau J.
6350

Nicolas Almagro defeated Julien Benneteau 7-6 7-5 in the Metz round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Julien Benneteau came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's quarter-final. Nicolas Almagro narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-01-18Australian OpenR128hardNicolas Almagro6-3 6-7(5) 6-3 7-6(1)
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.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Benneteau J.

Benneteau J.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Almagro N.

Serve advantage — Benneteau J.

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
55%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
48%
Service points won·Even
62%
63%
Return points won·Even
34%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
51%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
6.4
7.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
4.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (34 vs 85). 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
Final
Gojowczyk P.
Paire B.[7]
7-56-2
Semi-finals
Gojowczyk P.
Zverev M.[5]
6-31-0
Paire B.[7]
Basilashvili N.
6-17-65
Quarter-finals
Basilashvili N.
Istomin D.
7-56-3
Gojowczyk P.
Copil M.
6-26-4
Paire B.[7]
Goffin D.[2]
7-635-77-67
Zverev M.[5]
De Schepper K.
7-57-64
R16
Gojowczyk P.
Simon G.[8]
6-47-64
Copil M.
Pouille L.[3]
7-647-66
Basilashvili N.
Muller G.[4]
6-46-4
Goffin D.[2]
Almagro N.
3-66-36-3
De Schepper K.
Mahut N.
6-47-5
Zverev M.[5]
Laaksonen H.
6-46-4
Istomin D.
Maden Y.
6-36-767-60
Paire B.[7]
Granollers M.
6-16-2
R32
Simon G.[8]
Seppi A.
6-36-0
Almagro N.
Benneteau J.
7-637-5
Laaksonen H.
Mathieu P.
7-56-2
Basilashvili N.
Millot V.
2-67-656-4
Copil M.
Giannessi A.
6-36-2
Zverev M.[5]
Herbert P.
6-736-36-2
Paire B.[7]
Tsitsipas S.
6-26-4
Gojowczyk P.
Gombos N.
3-67-646-3
Maden Y.
Kicker N.
6-43-66-3
Istomin D.
Gasquet R.[6]
1-66-46-4
Mahut N.
Brown D.
6-17-64
Granollers M.
Bolelli S.
7-693-67-68