Marcos Baghdatis vs Julien Benneteau — Australian Open Round of 128
Australian Open · ATP · Round of 128
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2009 ·
hard
Baghdatis M.6-3 7-6 6-2
Benneteau J.
Baghdatis M.
6763
Benneteau J.
3620
Marcos Baghdatis defeated Julien Benneteau 6-3 7-6 6-2 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Julien Benneteau came in leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending last year's round of 128, but Marcos Baghdatis had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 8 on hard. Marcos Baghdatis narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.
Key context
- Match story: Marcos Baghdatis closed it out in three sets, 6–3 7–6 6–2.
Head to head
1–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-08-11 | Cincinnati Masters | R64 | hard | Julien Benneteau | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2012-01-09 | Sydney | SF | hard | Julien Benneteau | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2011-05-15 | Nice | R32 | clay | Julien Benneteau | 7-6 6-2 |
| 2011-04-24 | Munich | R32 | clay | Marcos Baghdatis | 7-6 6-3 |
| 2006-08-07 | Canada Masters | R64 | hard | Julien Benneteau | 5-7 6-2 6-3 |
| 2006-05-29 | Roland Garros | R64 | clay | Julien Benneteau | 3-6 6-4 6-3 6-7 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
64%
64%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
61%
Aces / match·Even
7.1
7.6
Double faults / match·Even
3.3
3.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
50
33
Break points saved·Even
81
77
Break points won·Slight edge
30
23
Deciding sets·Dominant
66
38
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
78
72
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast