Benoit Paire vs Novak DjokovicMiami Masters Round of 64

Miami Masters · ATP · Round of 64
#1096ATP
1362ELO
1336Hard ELO
37 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 March 2018
hard
#7ATP
2059ELO
2022Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$193MCAREER
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWLWWL
Paire B.
6-3 6-4
Djokovic N.
Paire B.
662
Djokovic N.
340

Benoit Paire defeated Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-4 in the Miami Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Novak Djokovic came in ranked #7, leading the head-to-head 2–0. Benoit Paire claimed a first win over Novak Djokovic in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Benoit Paire closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

02
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-11-21Davis Cup Finals RR: FRA vs SRBRRhardNovak Djokovic6-3 6-3
2015-08-16Cincinnati MastersR32hardNovak Djokovic7-5 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Paire B.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Djokovic N.

Djokovic N.serving91% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Paire B.

Serve advantage — Djokovic N.

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.Djokovic N.
Serve
68
Return
62

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Clear edge
52%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
77%
2nd serve points won·Clear edge
43%
56%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
70%
Return points won·Even
38%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
65%
Aces / match·Even
6.9
7.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.2
2.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
48
99
Break points saved·Slight edge
90
100
Break points won·Dominant
31
99
Deciding sets·Dominant
53
100
Tiebreaks·Dominant
58
100

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
55

Djokovic N.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 87 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
28°CDrizzle
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 63%