Benoit Paire vs Geoffrey Blancaneaux — Noumea CH Round of 32

Noumea CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
FRA4
Benoit Paire
#1096ATP
1362ELO
1336Hard ELO
37 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 January 2024
hard
Geoffrey Blancaneaux
FRA
Geoffrey Blancaneaux
#390ATP
1387ELO
1375Hard ELO
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWWWL
Paire B.
7-5 3-6 6-3
Blancaneaux G.
Paire B.
7362
Blancaneaux G.
5631

Benoit Paire defeated Geoffrey Blancaneaux 7-5 3-6 6-3 in the Noumea CH round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Geoffrey Blancaneaux came in ranked #390, defending last year's round of 16, but Benoit Paire had arrived on a 3-match winning run.

Key context

  • Match story: Benoit Paire closed it out in three sets, 7–5 3–6 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Paire B.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Blancaneaux G.

Blancaneaux G.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Paire B.

Serve advantage — Blancaneaux G.

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.Blancaneaux G.
1st serve in·Slight edge
52%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Service points won·Even
59%
60%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Even
56%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.5
3.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.7
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (65 vs 140). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Paire B.Blancaneaux G.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
48
15
Break points saved·Dominant
90
62
Break points won·Clear edge
31
14
Deciding sets·Dominant
53
18
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
58
38

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Paire B.
4.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 35 days (−0.7)
Blancaneaux G.
5.4
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 35 days (−0.7)
Form & Matchup
4.3Hard Elo 1336
Surface ELO
5.7+39 Hard Elo edge
4.2Overall Elo 1362
ELO gap
5.8Overall Elo 1387
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.1
Surface form
5.6
7.03-match win streak
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
6.0
Surface transition
Context
7.0
Defending pts
6.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Paire B.Blancaneaux G.
Freshness·
—
94

Blancaneaux G.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 14 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Final
Cazaux A.[5]
Couacaud E.
6-16-1
Mochizuki S.
Bouzige M.
6-16-3
Semi-finals
Cazaux A.[5]
Mayot H.
7-657-64
Couacaud E.
Brouwer G.
3-67-666-4
Mochizuki S.
Rodionov J.[6]
6-36-3
Bouzige M.
Lestienne C.[8]
6-736-36-4
Quarter-finals
Mayot H.
De Jong J.[8]
3-67-56-4
Couacaud E.
Gaston H.[3]
6-746-46-0
Brouwer G.
Gasquet R.[1]
4-66-27-5
Cazaux A.[5]
Paire B.[4]
6-26-1
Bouzige M.
Fucsovics M.[2]
6-36-3
Lestienne C.[8]
Vacherot V.[4]
6-24-67-5
Mochizuki S.
Ichikawa T.
6-36-3
Rodionov J.[6]
Couacaud E.
4-66-46-2
R16
Gaston H.[3]
Jacquet K.
6-26-4
Cazaux A.[5]
Kypson P.
3-67-676-2
Brouwer G.
Moreno De Alboran N.[7]
5-77-56-2
Mayot H.
Lestienne C.[2]
6-46-3
Paire B.[4]
Sinclair C.
4-66-26-2
Couacaud E.
Bouzige M.
6-37-63
Gasquet R.[1]
Mpetshi Perricard G.
6-27-63
De Jong J.[8]
Droguet T.
6-06-0
Rodionov J.[6]
Paire B.
6-45-76-2
Ichikawa T.
Brouwer G.[7]
6-16-4
Lestienne C.[8]
Holmgren A.
5-76-27-61
Fucsovics M.[2]
Janvier M.
6-43-66-3
Vacherot V.[4]
Taguchi R.
6-16-2
Bouzige M.
Camus C.
7-56-3
Mochizuki S.
Ilagan A.
6-756-46-2
Couacaud E.
Takahashi Y.
6-36-4
R32
Cazaux A.[5]
Marie J.
6-13-66-3
Mpetshi Perricard G.
Kuzmanov D.
7-643-67-63
Brouwer G.
Fancutt T.
6-37-5
Couacaud E.
Polmans M.[6]
6-16-2
Moreno De Alboran N.[7]
Hemery C.
7-56-746-4
Mayot H.
Blanchet U.
6-26-0
Gasquet R.[1]
Marchenko I.
7-656-2
Gaston H.[3]
Chazal M.
6-717-57-64
De Jong J.[8]
Delaney J.
6-17-5
Jacquet K.
Ochi M.
6-16-2
Bouzige M.
Grenier H.
4-66-37-62
Kypson P.
Mott B.
6-37-5
Sinclair C.
Statham J.
6-726-46-4
Paire B.[4]
Blancaneaux G.
7-53-66-3
Droguet T.
Brancaccio R.
6-30-66-4
Lestienne C.[2]
Moriya H.
6-16-0
Couacaud E.
Pannu K.
4-66-46-1
Holmgren A.
Courte H.
6-16-2
Bouzige M.
Moller E.[5]
4-66-36-3
Camus C.
Ogura K.
6-26-1
Lestienne C.[8]
Delaney J.
6-36-3
Fucsovics M.[2]
Cabral F.
6-26-3
Paire B.
Sinclair C.
6-746-17-5
Ilagan A.
De Jong J.[3]
6-47-65
Taguchi R.
Vallejo A.
6-36-4
Vacherot V.[4]
Hazawa S.
6-36-4
Mochizuki S.
Saitoh K.
6-46-4
Brouwer G.[7]
Tomic B.
6-46-1
Takahashi Y.
Mannarino A.[1]
6-36-0
Rodionov J.[6]
Bayldon B.
6-46-2
Ichikawa T.
Branger L.
6-42-66-2
Janvier M.
Matsuda R.
6-36-3