Julien Benneteau vs Sam Groth — Indian Wells Masters Qualifying Round 1
Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Qualifying Round 1
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 March 2017 ·
hard
Benneteau J.6-4 7-6
Groth S.
Benneteau J.
672
Groth S.
460
Julien Benneteau defeated Sam Groth 6-4 7-6 in the Indian Wells Masters qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sam Groth came in defending last year's round of 128, but Julien Benneteau had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 8 on hard.
Key context
- Match story: Julien Benneteau edged Sam Groth in two tight sets (6–4 7–6).
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
60%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
79%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
50%
Service points won·Even
64%
67%
Return points won·Even
37%
33%
Break points saved·Even
61%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.8
11.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.1
6.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (86 vs 46). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
33
12
Break points saved·Even
77
79
Break points won·Even
23
19
Deciding sets·Clear edge
38
19
Tiebreaks·Dominant
72
10
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast