Roger Federer vs Julien Benneteau, Paris Masters 2009, Round of 32
Final score
Final
Benneteau won in 3 sets · 1h 55m
1–2
Set 16–3
Set 26–74
Set 34–6
Venue and conditions
Accor ArenaParis, FRA
Indoor hardCourt speed1.9 vs last year107.2Fast
What is court speed?
How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.
- Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
- Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
- Average97–103US Open, Dubai
- Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
- Very fast108+Basel
Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.
How court speed worksAltitude48 mSea level
Match stats
1h 55m14Aces7
0Double faults2
70Service points won68
16Service games played15
15Service games won14
15Return games played16
6/786%Break points saved86%6/7
1/714%Break points converted14%1/7
Head to head
6Federer
2Benneteau
8 meetingsHard 2–2Clay 2–0Grass 2–0
- Paris MastersRound of 32 · 11 Nov 2009HardThis matchJulien BenneteauSets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 7Set 3: 6Roger FedererSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 64Set 3: 4
- Shanghai MastersQuarterfinal · 10 Oct 2014HardRoger FedererSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Julien BenneteauSets won: 0Set 1: 64Set 2: 0
- Roland GarrosRound of 32 · 31 May 2013ClayRoger FedererSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 7Julien BenneteauSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4Set 3: 5
- RotterdamQuarterfinal · 15 Feb 2013HardJulien BenneteauSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Roger FedererSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 5
- Olympic GamesRound of 32 · 30 Jul 2012GrassRoger FedererSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Julien BenneteauSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 2
- WimbledonRound of 32 · 29 Jun 2012GrassRoger FedererSets won: 3Set 1: 4Set 2: 63Set 3: 6Set 4: 7Set 5: 6Julien BenneteauSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Set 3: 2Set 4: 66Set 5: 1
Match research
ProEverything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.
- Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
- Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
- Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
- Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.