Paul Capdeville #148 def. Julien Benneteau #36

4-6 6-7(4) 6-2 6-1 6-2

Paul Capdeville defeated Julien Benneteau 4-6 6-7(4) 6-2 6-1 6-2 in the 2007 Australian Open first round on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 17, 2007*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 2007
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: R128
Duration: 3h 35m

Match Statistics

Stat	Paul Capdeville	Julien Benneteau
Aces	14	3
Double faults	8	18
First serve %	60	68
First serve points won %	62	52
Second serve points won %	43	26
Break points saved %	38	38
Break points converted %	62	62
Service points won %	54	44
Return points won %	56	46
Total points won %	55	45

Player Comparison

Field	Paul Capdeville	Julien Benneteau
Country	CHI	FRA
Birth date	Apr 2, 1983	Dec 20, 1981
Age	23	25
Height	190 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	148	36
Ranking points (entering)	304	902
Elo (entering)	1,591	1,709
Current career W-L	36–67	270–293
Current career earnings	$1,150,846	$9,556,742

Pre-match H2H

Paul Capdeville #148 0 – 0 Julien Benneteau #36

Path

Paul Capdeville's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Robin Vik #130	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 16, 2007	Q3
Leonardo Azzaro #250	6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 16, 2007	Q2
Lukas Rosol #280	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 15, 2007	Q1

Paul Capdeville's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Stan Wawrinka #40	4-6 3-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 18, 2007	R64

Julien Benneteau's path

No prior matches in this tournament.