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Julien Benneteau #88 def. Novak Djokovic #67

6-3 6-4

Match Information

Date Mar 7, 2006*
Tournament Indian Wells Masters
Category Masters 1000
Surface Hard
RoundR128
Winner Julien Benneteau
Score6-3 6-4
Loser Novak Djokovic
Duration1h 33m
StatJulien BenneteauNovak Djokovic
Aces21
Double faults12
First serve %7156
First serve points won %7560
Second serve points won %3842
Break points saved %5058
Break points converted %4250
Service points won %6452
Return points won %4836
Total points won %5545

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJulien BenneteauNovak Djokovic
Country FRA SRB
Birth dateDec 20, 1981May 22, 1987
Age2418
Height185188
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)8867
Ranking points (entering)459591
Elo (entering)1,6781,754
Career W-L269–2921,122–223
Career earnings$9,556,742$193,469,626
Pre-match H2H
Julien Benneteau 0 0 Novak Djokovic

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