Benoit Paire vs David Goffin — Metz Quarter-final

Metz · ATP · Quarter-final
FRA7
Benoit Paire
#1096ATP
1362ELO
1336Hard ELO
37 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 September 2017
hard
David Goffin
BEL2
David Goffin
#251ATP
1665ELO
1626Hard ELO
35 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLWW
Paire B.
7-6 5-7 7-6
Goffin D.
Paire B.
775792
Goffin D.
637671

Benoit Paire defeated David Goffin 7-6 5-7 7-6 in the Metz quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — David Goffin came in ranked #251, leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's semi-final. Benoit Paire narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-02-18MarseilleR16hardDavid Goffin6-2 6-3
2018-08-13Cincinnati MastersR32hardDavid Goffin5-7 6-4 6-2
2016-10-10Shanghai MastersR32hardDavid Goffin6-1 7-6(0)
2015-07-20BastadR16clayBenoit Paire6-2 6-3
2012-06-17s HertogenboschR32grassBenoit Paire6-1 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Paire B.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Goffin D.

Goffin D.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Paire B.

Serve advantage — Goffin D.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Paire B.Goffin D.
—
Serve
12
—
Return
43

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Paire B.Goffin D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
52%
58%
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%
40%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.9
4.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.2
2.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Paire B.Goffin D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
48
82
Break points saved·Slight edge
90
96
Break points won·Dominant
31
64
Deciding sets·Dominant
53
96
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
58
81

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

Freshness

Recent load
Paire B.Goffin D.
Freshness·
—
100

Goffin D.: 21 days rest. 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