Alexey Vatutin vs Benjamin Bonzi — Barcelona Qualifying Round 1

Barcelona · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
RUS
Alexey Vatutin
#610ATP
1415ELO
1374Clay ELO
33 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 April 2018
clay
Benjamin Bonzi
FRA
Benjamin Bonzi
#102ATP
1749ELO
1622Clay ELO
$396kYTD
$4.6MCAREER
30 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWWWWL
Vatutin A.
7-6 6-2
Bonzi B.
Vatutin A.
7762
Bonzi B.
632–

Alexey Vatutin defeated Benjamin Bonzi 7-6 6-2 in the Barcelona qualifying round 1 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Benjamin Bonzi came in ranked #102. Alexey Vatutin extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-04-03MarrakechR32clayBenjamin Bonzi6-3 6-3
2018-04-23BarcelonaQ1clayAlexey Vatutin7-6(3) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Vatutin A.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Bonzi B.

Bonzi B.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Vatutin A.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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
Vatutin A.Bonzi B.
1st serve in·Even
65%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
64%
Return points won·Slight edge
42%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.4
5.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.1
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Vatutin A.Bonzi B.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
0
65
Break points saved·Dominant
18
96
Break points won·Slight edge
32
27
Deciding sets·Dominant
10
77
Tiebreaks·Dominant
4
90

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

Freshness

Recent load
Vatutin A.Bonzi B.
Freshness·
—
96

Bonzi B.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Klizan M.
Escobedo E.
6-46-2
Ojeda Lara R.
Brown D.
4-66-46-2
Ivashka I.
Melzer J.
6-43-66-2
Moutet C.
Vatutin A.
6-46-3
Dutra Silva R.
Kovalik J.
7-636-4
Fratangelo B.
Andujar P.
0-67-646-1
Q1
Ivashka I.
De Schepper K.
6-36-3
Escobedo E.
Davidovich Fokina A.
7-56-1
Ojeda Lara R.
Martin A.
2-66-46-2
Fratangelo B.
Giannessi A.
7-56-4
Andujar P.
Cervantes Huegun I.
6-16-3
Melzer J.
Bachinger M.
6-756-17-64
Dutra Silva R.
Gerasimov E.
6-46-2
Moutet C.
Nedelko I.
6-26-4
Vatutin A.
Bonzi B.
7-636-2
Kovalik J.
Giustino L.
6-746-27-5
Klizan M.
Ignatik U.
6-36-4
Brown D.
Granollers G.
7-56-2