Alex De Minaur vs Benoit Paire — Sydney Semi-final

Sydney · ATP · Semi-final
Alex De Minaur
AUS
Alex De Minaur
#5ATP
1961ELO
1935Hard ELO
$2.4MYTD
$25MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 January 2018
hard
FRA
Benoit Paire
#1096ATP
1362ELO
1336Hard ELO
37 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
De Minaur A.
4-6 6-1 6-1
Paire B.
De Minaur A.
4662
Paire B.
6111

Alex De Minaur defeated Benoit Paire 4-6 6-1 6-1 in the Sydney semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Alex De Minaur came in ranked #5, leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 16. Alex De Minaur extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-10-08Shanghai MastersR32hardAlex De Minaur6-4 6-3
2017-01-09SydneyR32hardAlex De Minaur6-3 3-6 7-6(1)
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Serve vs return

This season
De Minaur A.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Paire B.

Paire B.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs De Minaur A.

Serve advantage — De Minaur A.

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

De Minaur A.Paire B.
48
Serve
—
80
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
De Minaur A.Paire B.
1st serve in·Even
56%
52%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
74%
2nd serve points won·Clear edge
55%
43%
Service points won·Slight edge
65%
59%
Return points won·Even
41%
38%
Break points saved·Even
61%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.2
6.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.5
6.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
De Minaur A.Paire B.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
95
48
Break points saved·Slight edge
99
90
Break points won·Dominant
97
31
Deciding sets·Dominant
97
53
Tiebreaks·Dominant
99
58

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

Freshness

Recent load
De Minaur A.Paire B.
Freshness·
80
—

De Minaur A.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 34 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Medvedev D.
De Minaur A.
1-66-47-5
Semi-finals
De Minaur A.
Paire B.
4-66-16-1
Medvedev D.
Fognini F.[4]
2-66-46-1
Quarter-finals
Paire B.
Muller G.[2]
6-46-4
Fognini F.[4]
Mannarino A.[5]
6-747-646-2
Medvedev D.
Lorenzi P.
6-36-3
De Minaur A.
Lopez F.
6-46-4
R16
De Minaur A.
Dzumhur D.[7]
6-23-0
Mannarino A.[5]
Berankis R.
6-26-1
Lorenzi P.
Ramos A.[1]
6-37-5
Muller G.[2]
Millman J.
7-656-4
Fognini F.[4]
Dolgopolov A.
3-66-36-4
Lopez F.
Schwartzman D.[3]
6-37-61
Paire B.
Mayer L.
6-23-66-1
Medvedev D.
Donaldson J.
6-34-67-5
R32
Mannarino A.[5]
Donskoy E.
5-77-56-4
Dzumhur D.[7]
Struff J.
6-16-4
Millman J.
Popyrin A.
7-646-0
Donaldson J.
Simon G.
6-16-4
Medvedev D.
Kohlschreiber P.[6]
6-26-3
Paire B.
Bedene A.
1-67-656-3
Berankis R.
Bolt A.
5-77-56-4
Lopez F.
Vukic A.
4-67-656-3
Dolgopolov A.
Troicki V.
6-36-767-5
Mayer L.
Zverev M.[8]
7-56-3
De Minaur A.
Verdasco F.
6-46-2
Lorenzi P.
Thompson J.
7-656-4