Stefanos Tsitsipas and Benoit Paire ar going to face off in the first round in Acapulco. While their H2H is 1-1, the Greek No.1 demolished him 7-5 6-0 in their last encounter in the quarter in Washington back in 2019.
Tsitsipas is looking forward to playing his first match. He recalled when he won the Orange Ball in Mexico to say:
“That was my first elevation in tennis. Mexico is pretty much the place where it all started for me, chasing the dream. I feel like Mexicans share a lot of common things with Greeks and I can see that from people and the food and the culture. There are many similarities and I really like Mexican people. They treat me really well and they’re very hard-working and humble and very ethical in many ways.”
Here what happened during that match between Tsitsipas and Paire.
Highlights Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Benoit Paire Citi Open – Washington
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Tsitsipas scored 70 points vs. Benoit’s 48.
Tsitsipas
Stefanos served extremely well to win 76% of the points (29/38) behind his first serve, and he won 54% points (7/13) on his second serve. Stefanos won this match even if he was battling in converting his break points since he converted only 45% (5/11) of the procured opportunities.
Paire
On the other side, the French player was battling in converting his break points (only 17% – 1/6). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this match, the head to head between Tsitsipas and Paire is 1-1.
Live score progression and stats
Tsitsipas clinched the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding his serve in the 3rd (1-2) game, The Greek broke back in the 4th (2-2) and in the 12th game to win the set 7-5.
Stefanos converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 4th (1-2 15-40), the 8th (4-3 30-40) and the 12th game (6-5 0-40). Moreover, on the other side, Benoit converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 3rd game (1-1 0-40 and 15-40).
They played 68 points. Tsitsipas won 8 more points than Benoit (38-30). Stefanos dropped 8 points on serve (21-8). On the other side, Paire conceded 17 points on serve (22-17).
Benoit lost her way in this set and Tsitsipas won the set 6-0.
Stefanos converted 37% of his break points (3/8). He had 8 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A), the 4th (3-0 30-40) and the 6th game (5-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Paire was unable to convert any of his 4 break points. He had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40) and the 3rd game (0-2 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).
They contested 50 points. The Greek was the one to win the set after conquering 14 points more than the French player (32-18). Stefanos conceded 7 points on serve (15-7). Regarding the other side of the net, Paire conceded 17 points on serve (11-17).
