Benoit Paire defeated Lucas Pouille 6-2 6-3 in the Madrid Masters round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Lucas Pouille came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 64. Benoit Paire narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Paire B. took it in straight sets.
Paire B. and Pouille L. faced 6 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Paire B. went 4–4 (50%) against them, Pouille L. 3–5 (38%). Results against comparable opponents are close (3 : 2 better-results split).
Clay: level 1–1 · Hard: level 1–1 · Grass: Pouille L. leads 1–0