Benoit Paire vs Gilles Muller — Sydney Quarter-final

Sydney · ATP · Quarter-final
FRA
Benoit Paire
#1096ATP
1362ELO
1336Hard ELO
37 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 January 2018
hard
LUX2
Gilles Muller
43 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWLL
Paire B.
6-4 6-4
Muller G.
Paire B.
662
Muller G.
440

Benoit Paire defeated Gilles Muller 6-4 6-4 in the Sydney quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Benoit Paire came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 32. Benoit Paire extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Benoit Paire edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-07-18WashingtonR16hardBenoit Paire6-2 3-6 7-6(4)
2015-08-16Cincinnati MastersR64hardBenoit Paire7-6(5) 7-6(6)
2011-09-19MetzR16hardGilles Muller7-6(5) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Paire B.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Muller G.

Muller G.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Paire B.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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.Muller G.
1st serve in·Slight edge
52%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
79%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
67%
Return points won·Slight edge
38%
31%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
65%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.9
15.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
6.2
5.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 29). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Paire B.Muller G.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
48
57
Break points saved·Slight edge
90
97
Break points won·Dominant
31
4
Deciding sets·Clear edge
53
76
Tiebreaks·Dominant
58
87

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
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