Alejandro Falla vs Julien BenneteauNoumea CH Quarter-final

Noumea CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
42 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 January 2016 ·
hard
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Falla A.
6-2 6-1
Benneteau J.
Falla A.
662
Benneteau J.
210

Alejandro Falla defeated Julien Benneteau 6-2 6-1 in the Noumea CH quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Julien Benneteau came in leading the head-to-head 4–1. Alejandro Falla narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

14
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-09-24Kuala LumpurQFhardJulien Benneteau6-2 6-2
2008-05-25Roland GarrosR64clayJulien Benneteau1-6 7-6 6-3 6-7 6-0
2007-06-11Queen's ClubR64grassAlejandro Falla7-5 6-3
2006-10-16Madrid MastersR64clayJulien Benneteau6-2 6-1
2004-10-04LyonQFclayJulien Benneteau6-7(5) 6-4 6-2

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
60%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
64%
Return points won·Even
40%
37%
Break points saved·Even
58%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.5
8.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.0
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (66 vs 127). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
24
33
Break points saved·Dominant
44
77
Break points won·Clear edge
35
23
Deciding sets·Even
41
38
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
67
72

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw