Pablo Cuevas vs Benoit Paire — Madrid Masters Round of 16
Madrid Masters · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 May 2017 ·
clay
FRA#1096ATP
1362ELO
1385Clay ELO
37 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Cuevas P.7-5 0-6 6-1
Paire B.
Cuevas P.
7062
Paire B.
5611
Pablo Cuevas defeated Benoit Paire 7-5 0-6 6-1 in the Madrid Masters round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Benoit Paire came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's round of 64, but Pablo Cuevas had been the form player, winning 1 of their last 4 on clay. Pablo Cuevas claimed a first win over Benoit Paire in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: Pablo Cuevas came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 0–6 6–1.
Head to head
0–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-20 | Lyon | R16 | clay | Benoit Paire | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2017-03-20 | Miami Masters | R64 | hard | Benoit Paire | 7-5 6-0 |
| 2016-04-18 | Barcelona | R16 | clay | Benoit Paire | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2015-07-20 | Bastad | SF | clay | Benoit Paire | 6-4 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
62%
51%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
74%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
52%
43%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
59%
Return points won·Even
38%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.8
7.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.8
6.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast