Prajnesh Gunneswaran vs Benoit Paire — Indian Wells Masters Round of 128

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 128
IND
Prajnesh Gunneswaran
36 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 March 2019
hard
FRA
Benoit Paire
#1096ATP
1362ELO
1336Hard ELO
37 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Gunneswaran P.
7-6 6-4
Paire B.
Gunneswaran P.
7762
Paire B.
6540

Prajnesh Gunneswaran defeated Benoit Paire 7-6 6-4 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Benoit Paire came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 128, but Prajnesh Gunneswaran had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on hard. Prajnesh Gunneswaran claimed a first win over Benoit Paire in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-08-19Winston-SalemR32hardBenoit Paire6-3 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Gunneswaran P.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Paire B.

Paire B.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Gunneswaran P.

Even serve battle

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
Gunneswaran P.Paire B.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
52%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
74%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
43%
Service points won·Even
63%
59%
Return points won·Even
36%
38%
Break points saved·Even
61%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.1
6.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.4
6.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (173 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Gunneswaran P.Paire B.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
24
48
Break points saved·Slight edge
84
90
Break points won·Clear edge
14
31
Deciding sets·Clear edge
37
53
Tiebreaks·Dominant
4
58

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°COvercast
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 32%
Final
Thiem D.[7]
Federer R.[4]
3-66-37-5
Semi-finals
Thiem D.[7]
Raonic M.[13]
7-636-736-4
Federer R.[4]
Nadal R.[2]
W/O
Quarter-finals
Raonic M.[13]
Kecmanovic M.
6-36-4
Federer R.[4]
Hurkacz H.
6-46-4
Thiem D.[7]
Monfils G.[18]
W/O
Nadal R.[2]
Khachanov K.[12]
7-627-62
R16
Monfils G.[18]
Kohlschreiber P.
6-06-2
Thiem D.[7]
Karlovic I.
6-46-3
Raonic M.[13]
Struff J.
6-46-3
Hurkacz H.
Shapovalov D.[24]
7-632-66-3
Federer R.[4]
Edmund K.[22]
6-16-4
Khachanov K.[12]
Isner J.[8]
6-47-61
Nadal R.[2]
Krajinovic F.
6-36-4
Kecmanovic M.
Nishioka Y.
6-40-0
R32
Federer R.[4]
Wawrinka S.
6-36-4
Monfils G.[18]
Ramos A.
6-06-3
Karlovic I.
Gunneswaran P.
6-37-63
Struff J.
Zverev A.[3]
6-36-1
Raonic M.[13]
Giron M.
4-66-46-4
Nishioka Y.
Auger Aliassime F.
6-726-47-65
Kecmanovic M.
Djere L.[30]
6-27-63
Shapovalov D.[24]
Cilic M.[10]
6-46-2
Edmund K.[22]
Albot R.
6-36-3
Isner J.[8]
Pella G.[32]
6-36-4
Khachanov K.[12]
Rublev A.
7-56-3
Krajinovic F.
Medvedev D.[14]
6-36-2
Nadal R.[2]
Schwartzman D.[25]
6-36-1
Hurkacz H.
Nishikori K.[6]
4-66-46-3
Kohlschreiber P.
Djokovic N.[1]
6-46-4
Thiem D.[7]
Simon G.[27]
6-36-1
R64
Simon G.[27]
Jaziri M.
6-36-766-4
Djokovic N.[1]
Fratangelo B.
7-656-2
Kohlschreiber P.
Kyrgios N.[31]
6-46-4
Monfils G.[18]
Mayer L.
6-43-66-3
Ramos A.
Cecchinato M.[15]
6-46-2
Karlovic I.
Coric B.[11]
6-47-62
Gunneswaran P.
Basilashvili N.[17]
6-46-767-64
Thiem D.[7]
Thompson J.
6-47-5
Struff J.
Berankis R.
3-66-36-2
Giron M.
De Minaur A.[23]
1-66-46-2
Raonic M.[13]
Querrey S.
7-616-4
Auger Aliassime F.
Tsitsipas S.[9]
6-46-2
Nishioka Y.
Bautista Agut R.[21]
7-636-4
Djere L.[30]
Andreozzi G.
6-36-4
Kecmanovic M.
Marterer M.
6-36-2
Nishikori K.[6]
Mannarino A.
6-44-67-64
Shapovalov D.[24]
Johnson S.
6-36-4
Albot R.
Fognini F.[16]
6-07-64
Edmund K.[22]
Jarry N.
6-26-0
Wawrinka S.
Fucsovics M.[29]
6-46-757-5
Isner J.[8]
Popyrin A.
6-06-2
Pella G.[32]
Bolt A.
7-652-66-3
Rublev A.
Haase R.
6-33-66-3
Khachanov K.[12]
Lopez F.
6-31-66-4
Medvedev D.[14]
Mcdonald M.
7-56-0
Schwartzman D.[25]
Carballes Baena R.
6-36-1
Zverev A.[3]
Klizan M.
6-32-0
Cilic M.[10]
Lajovic D.
6-36-4
Krajinovic F.
Goffin D.[20]
6-36-3
Hurkacz H.
Pouille L.[28]
6-23-66-4
Nadal R.[2]
Donaldson J.
6-16-1
Federer R.[4]
Gojowczyk P.
6-17-5
R128
Lopez F.
Berdych T.
7-637-62
Andreozzi G.
Ivashka I.
7-636-4
Giron M.
Chardy J.
7-637-61
Fratangelo B.
Ymer E.
4-66-26-2
Kohlschreiber P.
Herbert P.
6-46-0
Thompson J.
Delbonis F.
6-46-767-65
Struff J.
Millman J.
6-16-3
Querrey S.
Berrettini M.
7-652-66-4
Auger Aliassime F.
Norrie C.
6-36-2
Nishioka Y.
Kudla D.
3-66-36-2
Marterer M.
Humbert U.
6-46-2
Mannarino A.
Sandgren T.
6-26-756-1
Hurkacz H.
Young D.
6-36-3
Johnson S.
Fritz T.
6-36-3
Lajovic D.
Daniel T.
7-666-4
Jarry N.
Tiafoe F.
6-44-67-5
Wawrinka S.
Evans D.
6-746-36-3
Gojowczyk P.
Seppi A.
7-56-4
Popyrin A.
Munar J.
7-676-3
Bolt A.
Gulbis E.
6-35-76-2
Haase R.
Istomin D.
7-626-1
Krajinovic F.
Kukushkin M.
6-36-4
Gunneswaran P.
Paire B.
7-656-4
Donaldson J.
Ito T.
6-37-5
Mayer L.
Opelka R.
7-667-62
Karlovic I.
Ebden M.
7-637-63
Ramos A.
Dzumhur D.
6-16-2
Jaziri M.
Klahn B.
6-46-2
Carballes Baena R.
Harrison R.
6-37-5
Klizan M.
Zverev M.
6-16-4
Albot R.
Copil M.
6-26-2
Mcdonald M.
Sousa J.
6-43-66-3