Benoit Paire vs Jo-Wilfried Tsonga — Marrakech Semi-final

Marrakech · ATP · Semi-final
FRA
Benoit Paire
#1096ATP
1362ELO
1385Clay ELO
37 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 April 2019
clay
FRA
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
41 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWLL
Paire B.
2-6 6-4 6-3
Tsonga J.
Paire B.
2662
Tsonga J.
6431

Benoit Paire defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 2-6 6-4 6-3 in the Marrakech semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Jo-Wilfried Tsonga came in leading the head-to-head 4–0. Benoit Paire claimed a first win over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-06-17HalleR32grassJo-Wilfried Tsonga6-4 7-5
2015-08-31US OpenR16hardJo-Wilfried Tsonga6-4 6-3 6-4
2012-10-07Shanghai MastersR32hardJo-Wilfried Tsonga7-6(7) 7-5
2011-02-14MarseilleR32hardJo-Wilfried Tsonga6-1 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Paire B.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Tsonga J.

Tsonga J.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Paire B.

Serve advantage — Tsonga J.

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
Paire B.Tsonga J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
52%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
79%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
68%
Return points won·Even
38%
34%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
67%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.9
9.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.2
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 85). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Paire B.Tsonga J.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
48
75
Break points saved·Slight edge
90
99
Break points won·Slight edge
31
39
Deciding sets·Dominant
53
91
Tiebreaks·Dominant
58
92

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Final
Paire B.
Andujar P.
6-26-3
Semi-finals
Paire B.
Tsonga J.
2-66-46-3
Andujar P.
Simon G.[4]
6-16-1
Quarter-finals
Andujar P.
Vesely J.
W/O
Tsonga J.
Sonego L.
6-36-2
Paire B.
Munar J.
6-16-3
Simon G.[4]
Daniel T.
6-47-5
R16
Andujar P.
Kohlschreiber P.[7]
7-666-4
Tsonga J.
Edmund K.[3]
7-666-3
Daniel T.
Menendez Maceiras A.
6-21-66-1
Paire B.
Herbert P.[8]
6-46-2
Sonego L.
Haase R.
7-656-3
Simon G.[4]
Andreozzi G.
6-26-2
Munar J.
Zverev A.[1]
7-612-66-3
Vesely J.
Londero J.
6-36-4
R32
Zverev A.[1]
Istomin D.
6-46-4
Paire B.
Bedene A.
3-66-47-5
Munar J.
Bagnis F.
6-17-63
Edmund K.[3]
Humbert U.
6-36-2
Simon G.[4]
Kovalik J.
6-46-1
Vesely J.
Fognini F.[2]
7-626-4
Menendez Maceiras A.
Verdasco F.[6]
5-76-26-2
Londero J.
Berlocq C.
6-26-4
Tsonga J.
Stebe C.
6-17-63
Sonego L.
Djere L.[5]
6-36-3
Andreozzi G.
Ramos A.
6-37-65
Daniel T.
Zverev M.
6-36-0
Andujar P.
Delbonis F.
7-666-3
Haase R.
Jaziri M.
6-36-4
Kohlschreiber P.[7]
Davidovich Fokina A.
7-647-5
Herbert P.[8]
Fabbiano T.
6-736-46-1