Julien Benneteau vs Grigor DimitrovAustralian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · ATP · Round of 128
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWLLW
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 January 2013 ·
hard
#138ATP
1744ELO
1736Hard ELO
$329kYTD
$32MCAREER
35 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Benneteau J.
6-4 6-2 6-4
Dimitrov G.
Benneteau J.
6663
Dimitrov G.
4240

Julien Benneteau defeated Grigor Dimitrov 6-4 6-2 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Grigor Dimitrov came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's round of 64. Julien Benneteau narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

14
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-06-21LondonR16carpetGrigor Dimitrov4-6 6-3 6-4
2017-06-19Queen's ClubR16grassGrigor Dimitrov4-6 6-3 6-4
2014-10-05Shanghai MastersR32hardJulien Benneteau7-5 6-3
2012-10-22BaselR16hardGrigor Dimitrov7-6 6-7 7-6
2012-07-16GstaadR32clayGrigor Dimitrov3-6 6-4 6-1

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
62%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
67%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
64%
Aces / match·Even
7.6
7.9
Double faults / match·Even
3.3
3.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
33
86
Break points saved·Clear edge
77
98
Break points won·Dominant
23
64
Deciding sets·Dominant
38
97
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
72
96

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
92

Dimitrov G.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 26 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw