Prajnesh Gunneswaran vs Benoit PaireIndian Wells Masters Round of 128

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 128
36 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 March 2019 ·
hard
#1096ATP
1362ELO
1336Hard ELO
37 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Gunneswaran P.
7-6 6-4
Paire B.
Gunneswaran P.
762
Paire B.
640

Prajnesh Gunneswaran defeated Benoit Paire 7-6 6-4 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Benoit Paire came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 128, but Prajnesh Gunneswaran had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on hard. Prajnesh Gunneswaran claimed a first win over Benoit Paire in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-08-19Winston-SalemR32hardBenoit Paire6-3 7-5

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
62%
51%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
74%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
43%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
59%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.0
7.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.4
6.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (193 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
0
42
Break points saved·Dominant
39
85
Break points won·Slight edge
26
37
Deciding sets·Dominant
20
62
Tiebreaks·Dominant
3
30

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw