Elliot Benchetrit vs Steve Darcis | Elliot Benchetrit Wins 7-5 7-5

Australian OpenQ128QualifyingHardThu 16 JanFinal

Elliot BenchetritFRA

SetsGames2

Elliot Benchetrit defeated Steve Darcis 7-5 7-5 in the Australian Open qualifying round of 128 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).

How the match was decided

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Benchetrit E. took it in straight sets.

Match statistics

Match statistics are not available for this match. They appear once the official scoring feed publishes them.

Common opponents

3 shared · last 12 months

Benchetrit E. and Darcis S. faced 3 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Benchetrit E. went 2–1 (67%) against them, Darcis S. 1–2 (33%). Only 2 of the comparisons are context-comparable — too few for a conclusion.

2–167%Benchetrit E. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents1–233%Darcis S. · better vs 0

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

5–4Sets2–5

43–37Games32–38

1–0Tiebreaks0–1

Only 3 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.

vs Lajovic D.#148L3-6 3-6 4-6Roland Garros · clayL5-7 3-6 3-6US Open · hard
vs Travaglia S.#173W2-6 7-6(3) 6-2US Open · hardL6-7(3) 3-6Roland Garros · clay
vs Norrie C.#40Hard to compareW6-3 6-0 6-2Roland Garros · clayW6-2 6-4Atp Cup · hard

Head-to-head

1 meeting · Benchetrit E. leads 1–0

Benchetrit E.January 2020Australian OpenThis matchHard7-5 7-5

Draw

Closing odds

Player context

Before the match

Benchetrit E.Darcis S.1 673ELO1 8001 644Hard ELO1 7005–5Last 106–421Age35

Cite this

Elliot Benchetrit beat Steve Darcis 7-5 7-5. Umpiry, "Elliot Benchetrit vs Steve Darcis — Australian Open Qualifying Round of 128", https://umpiry.com/match/2020-01-16/benchetrit-vs-darcis-australian-open-q128?utm_source=cite (as of 16 January 2020).