Benoit Paire vs Pedro MartinezMarbella CH Semi-final

Marbella CH · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
#1096ATP
1362ELO
1385Clay ELO
37 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 25 March 2019
clay
#157ATP
1580ELO
1550Clay ELO
$335kYTD
$6.0MCAREER
29 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLWLLW
Paire B.
6-7 6-3 6-2
Martinez P.
Paire B.
67662
Martinez P.
79321

Benoit Paire defeated Pedro Martinez 6-7 6-3 6-2 in the Marbella CH semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Pedro Martinez came in ranked #157, defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Paire B.serving63% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Martinez P.

Martinez P.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Paire B.

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

Serve & return on clay

Paire B.Martinez P.
Serve
4
Return
42

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Clear edge
52%
68%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Service points won·Even
59%
60%
Return points won·Even
38%
40%
Break points saved·Even
57%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.9
1.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.2
3.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
48
66
Break points saved·Even
90
94
Break points won·Slight edge
31
41
Deciding sets·Clear edge
53
73
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
58
82

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
82

Martinez P.: 6 days rest · 2 matches, 58 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Semi-finals
Paire B.[1]
Martinez P.[10]
6-776-36-2
Andujar P.[2]
Davidovich Fokina A.[15]
6-25-76-3