Elliot Benchetrit vs Steve Darcis — Australian Open Q128
Australian Open · ATP · Q128
FRAElliot Benchetrit
27 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Thursday, 16 January 2020 ·
hard
Benchetrit E.7-5 7-5
Darcis S.
Benchetrit E.
772
Darcis S.
550
Elliot Benchetrit defeated Steve Darcis 7-5 7-5 in the Australian Open q128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Steve Darcis came in defending last year's round of 128, but Elliot Benchetrit had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 8 on hard.
Key context
- Match story: Elliot Benchetrit edged Steve Darcis in two tight sets (7–5 7–5).
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This seasonBenchetrit E.Darcis S.
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
40%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
57%
Return points won·Even
42%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
50%
Aces / match·Even
4.1
4.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.9
1.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (125 vs 3). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast