Benoit Paire and Ugo Humbert will face off in the final of ASB Classic for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 2:30 pm on STADIUM. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and the prediction.
Prediction and head to head
This will be the 2nd time that Benoit Paire and Ugo Humbert face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Paire (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they played each other, Paire won 3-6 7-62 6-3 in the 3rd round in Winston salem back in 2019.
Highlights Benoit Paire vs Benoit Paire – Winston salem 21-August-2019
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Ugo Humbert who should win in 3 sets.
Ugo Humbert -> 1.72
Benoit Paire -> 2.10
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Benoit Paire
Ranked no. 24, Benoit reached the 3rd round after defeating Jannik Sinner 6-4 2-6 6-4, Thiago Moura Monteiro 4-6 6-4 6-3, John Millman 3-6 6-1 6-4 and Hubert Hurkacz 6-4 6-71 6-2.
In the semifinal, Paire defeated Hurkacz (6-4 6-71 6-2). During the match Paire scored 99 points vs Hurkacz’s 91. The French Player was extremely aggressive to blast 44 winners.
Talking about serving, Paire blasted 12 aces and he was not very solid on his 2nd serve to score 10 double faults. Benoit Paire lost the serve 3 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Paire put 51% of his first serves in, winning 81% (44/54) of the points behind his 1st serve and 38% (20/52) on the 2nd serve. Benoit broke Hurkacz 6 times after converting 75% of his break points (6/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Paire has conceded 4 set in this tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
Paire has a favorable win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 52% of his matches (561-517). 6-1 on hard in 2020. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Paire has a 329-270 record in the last 10 years on hard.
Paire’s best result of the year was reaching the semi-finals in Auckland.
The French Player has a 6-1 win-loss record in 2020, 6-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Auckland
Benoit lost in the 1st round 6-3 6-2 to Cameron Norrie.
Ugo Humbert
Ranked no. 57, Ugo got to the 3rd round after defeating Casper Ruud 7-63 2-6 6-3, Marco Cecchinato 6-1 6-4, Denis Shapovalov 7-5 6-4 and John Isner 7-65 6-4.
In the semifinal, Ugo had a good straight sets win against Isner (7-65 6-4). During the match Humbert scored 72 points vs Isner’s 58. The French Player was extremely aggressive to blast 38 winners.
Talking about serving, Humbert blasted 4 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Ugo Humbert was extremely effective on serve to win 100% (38/38) of his 1st serve and 67% (12/18) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The French Player broke Isner once after converting 14% of his break points (1/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The French Player has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
Humbert has a fantastic record in the last 6 years having won 70% of his matches (177-77). 5-1 on hard in 2020. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Humbert has a 77-56 record in the last 6 years on hard.
Humbert’s best result of the current year was reaching the semi-finals in Auckland.
Ugo has a 5-1 win-loss record in 2020, 5-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Auckland
The French Player lost in the 2nd round 6-4 6-4 to Philipp Kohlschreiber.
Live score
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H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Paire | Humbert |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 12 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 114 | 92 |
| Pts | 382-349 | 293-246 |
| Total Points | 731 | 539 |
| Winners | 173 | 147 |
| %Winners | 45% | 50% |
Both Paire and Humbert played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Benoit Paire conceded 4 sets, while Ugo Humbert dropper 1 set. Paire has played 3 sets more than Humbert (12 vs 9). Therefore, Paire played 22 games more than Humbert. Benoit scored 173 winners (45% on total points). On the other side, Ugo blasted 147 winners (50%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Paire | Humbert |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 46 | 32 |
| Avg per match | 11.5 | 8 |
| 1st in | 225/387 | 171/258 |
| %1st in | 58% | 66% |
| 1st pts | 173/225 | 147/171 |
| %1st pts | 77% | 86% |
| 2nd pts | 76/162 | 54/87 |
| %2nd pts | 47% | 62% |
Paire blasted 46 aces (11.5 per match). Humbert blasted 32 aces (8 per match). Paire won 77% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 47% of the points. On the other side, Humbert won 86% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 62% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Paire | Humbert |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 15 | 7 |
| Converted | 15/27 | 7/22 |
| % Converted | 56% | 32% |
| Conceded | 34 | 13 |
| Saved | 25 | 11 |
| % Saved | 74% | 85% |
| Times Broken | 9 | 2 |
The French Player broke his opponents 15 times with 56% conversion rate. Paire conceded his serve 9 times and he saved 74% of the break points that he conceded. The French Player broke his opponents 7 times with 32% conversion rate. Humbert conceded his serve twice and he saved 85% of the break points that he conceded.
| Paire | ||||||
| R1 Sinner | R2 Moura Monteiro | 1/4 Millman | 1/2 Hurkacz | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 2-6 6-4 | 4-6 6-4 6-3 | 3-6 6-1 6-4 | 6-4 6-71 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 29 | 26 | 31 | 114 | |
| pts | 102-98 | 92-87 | 89-73 | 99-91 | 382-349 | |
| Total points | 200 | 179 | 162 | 190 | 731 | |
| Winners | 46 | 40 | 43 | 44 | 173 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 43% | 48% | 44% | 45% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 46 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 26 | |
| 1st in | 66/106 | 51/96 | 54/79 | 54/106 | 225/387 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 53% | 68% | 51% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 46/66 | 40/51 | 43/54 | 44/54 | 173/225 | |
| % 1st pts | 70% | 78% | 80% | 81% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/40 | 24/45 | 13/25 | 20/52 | 76/162 | |
| % 2nd pts | 48% | 53% | 52% | 38% | 47% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | |
| Converted | 3/9 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 6/8 | 15/27 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 60% | 60% | 75% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 13 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 34 | |
| Saved | 10 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 25 | |
| Saved % | 23% | 33% | 17% | 33% | 27% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
| Humbert | ||||||
| R1 Ruud | R2 Cecchinato | 1/4 Shapovalov | 1/2 Isner | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-63 2-6 6-3 | 6-1 6-4 | 7-5 6-4 | 7-65 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 92 | |
| pts | 96-95 | 55-35 | 70-58 | 72-58 | 293-246 | |
| Total points | 191 | 90 | 128 | 130 | 539 | |
| Winners | 45 | 27 | 37 | 38 | 147 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 49% | 53% | 53% | 50% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 13 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 32 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 59/97 | 31/42 | 43/63 | 38/56 | 171/258 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 74% | 68% | 68% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 45/59 | 27/31 | 37/43 | 38/38 | 147/171 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 87% | 86% | 100% | 86% | |
| 2nd pts | 22/38 | 9/11 | 11/20 | 12/18 | 54/87 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 82% | 55% | 67% | 62% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| Converted | 1/8 | 3/4 | 2/3 | 1/7 | 7/22 | |
| Converted % | 13% | 75% | 67% | 14% | 32% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | |
| Saved | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 22% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 6% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Upcoming matches
- Benoit PairePaire – Ugo HumbertHumbert (1-0) – See H2H details