Benoit Paire vs Nikoloz Basilashvili — Metz Semi-final

Metz · ATP · Semi-final
FRA7
Benoit Paire
#1096ATP
1362ELO
1336Hard ELO
37 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 September 2017
hard
Nikoloz Basilashvili
GEO
Nikoloz Basilashvili
#135ATP
1672ELO
1608Hard ELO
$326kYTD
$9.8MCAREER
34 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLLLW
Paire B.
6-1 7-6
Basilashvili N.
Paire B.
6772
Basilashvili N.
1650

Benoit Paire defeated Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-1 7-6 in the Metz semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nikoloz Basilashvili came in ranked #135, defending last year's round of 16. Benoit Paire extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Benoit Paire came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–6.

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-05-03Madrid MastersR64clayBenoit Paire6-4 7-5
2019-10-07Shanghai MastersR32hardNikoloz Basilashvili6-4 1-6 6-1
2016-09-26ShenzhenR32hardBenoit Paire6-7(5) 7-5 6-3
2015-02-02MontpellierR32hardBenoit Paire5-7 6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Paire B.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Basilashvili N.

Basilashvili N.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Paire B.

Serve advantage — Basilashvili N.

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
Paire B.Basilashvili N.
1st serve in·Even
52%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
71%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
50%
Service points won·Even
59%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
38%
Break points saved·Even
57%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.9
5.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.2
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Paire B.Basilashvili N.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
48
73
Break points saved·Even
90
92
Break points won·Slight edge
31
42
Deciding sets·Dominant
53
93
Tiebreaks·Dominant
58
85

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

Freshness

Recent load
Paire B.Basilashvili N.
Freshness·
—
89

Basilashvili N.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 30 games (7d). Higher means fresher. 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