Benoit Paire #42 def. Gilles Muller #25

6-4 6-4

Benoit Paire defeated Gilles Muller 6-4 6-4 in the 2018 Sydney International quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatBenoit PaireGilles Muller
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
175
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
33
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
63.0%58.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
88.2%81.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
55.0%38.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
—60.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
75.9%63.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
40.0%—
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
36.5%24.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.7%45.3%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+12.0-0.4
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+0.4-12.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2018 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldBenoit PaireGilles Muller
Country FRA LUX
Birth dateMay 8, 1989May 9, 1983
Age2834
Height196 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)4225
Ranking points (entering)1,1551,695
Elo (entering)1,8381,935
Current career W-L240–294203–202
Current career earnings$10,544,721$5,991,874
Pre-match H2H
Benoit Paire #42 2 – 1 Gilles Muller #25

Path

Benoit Paire's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Leonardo Mayer #526-2 3-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 12, 2018R16
Aljaz Bedene #511-6 7-6(5) 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 11, 2018R32

Benoit Paire's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alex de Minaur #1676-4 1-6 1-6LH2HMatch dataJan 13, 2018SF

Gilles Muller's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
John Millman #1277-6(5) 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 12, 2018R16