Dominik Koepfer prevails over Benoit Paire 2-6 7-5 6-4 in the 1st round in Indian Wells on Friday. Koepfer will fight against Andrey Rublev in the 2nd round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 21 minutes. This will be his most significant achievement in this tournament. In the past, the best he could do in the past was reaching the 1st round in 2021. Here you can see his history at this event.

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Koepfer's Record

The German added to his prize money $ 12,555 after conquering this match. He has won already $ 30,130 after this win. If he wins the next match, Dominik will add $ 24,270 to his earnings to get in total $ 54,400 in total.

Highlights Dominik Koepfer vs. Benoit Paire BNP Paribas Open – Indian Wells

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Koepfer
Paire
2-6 7-5 6-4
2h:21
109
109
Total points
107
107
41
41
Winners
37
37
38%
38%
Ratio Winners
35%
35%
-- Serve --
3
3
Aces
8
8
3
3
Double Faults
15
15
66%
66%
1st in
43%
43%
59%
59%
1st won
79%
79%
41/70
41/70
1st won
37/47
37/47
53%
53%
2nd won
38%
38%
19/36
19/36
2nd won
24/63
24/63
-- Break Points --
6/10
6/10
Total
6/20
6/20
60%
60%
Won
30%
30%
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At the end of the match, the German scored 109 points vs. the French player’s 107.

Koepfer

Dominik didn’t lose the concentration in converting 60% of the break points that he procured (6/10).

Paire

On the other side, Benoit was struggling to find the solution in converting his break points (only 30% – 6/20). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

After this contest, the head to head between Koepfer and Paire is 2-0 for Dominik.

Draw and next match H2H: Dominik Koepfer vs. Andrey Rublev – stats

Koepfer will compete against Rublev in the 2nd round.

This will be the 2nd time that Dominik Koepfer and Andrey Rublev square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Rublev (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.

Live score progression and stats

Koepfer overpowered the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Benoit Paire in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 4-0. Nevertheless, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for Benoit to win the set because Dominik succeeded in breaking back in the 5th (1-4) game. The French player kept his cool to break Koepfer in the 8th (6-2) game.

A defining moment of this set was when Benoit won 4 consecutive games in the 1st set so as to bring the scoreline from 0-0 to 4-0.

The French player was on the money in converting all his break points in the 1st (0-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 4th (3-0 0-40 and 15-40) and the 8th game (5-2 15-40, 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Dominik was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 5th game (0-4 40-A).

They played 53 points. Paire won 11 points more than Dominik (32-21). Benoit conceded 8 points on serve (15-8). on the other side of the court, Dominik conceded 17 points on serve (13-17).

Dominik won the set after he broke Paire 3 times in the 3rd

(2-1), in the 9th (4-5) and in the 11th (6-5) game. Paire tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 4th (2-2) and in the 6th (2-4) game. However, Dominik didn’t make any concession anymore to conquer the set 7-5.

Paire lost the 11th game (6-5) when he had a good chance to win the game when leading 40-0. The French player couldn’t stop the opposition in the last 5 games of the set when the scoreline went from 2-5 to 7-5. Nevertheless also Benoit won 4 consecutive games from 1-2 to 5-2

The German converted 50% of his break points (3/6). He had 6 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 3rd (1-1 40-A), the 9th (3-5 40-A and 40-A) and the 11th game (5-5 40-A). Also, on the other side, the French player converted 33% of his break points (2/6). He had his opportunities in the 2nd (1-1 30-40 and 40-A), the 3rd (1-2 40-A and 40-A) and the 6th game (3-2 15-40 and 30-40).

They contested 96 points. The German conquered the set after winning 4 more points than the French player (50-46). Dominik dropped 19 points on serve (25-19). on the other side of the net, the French player conceded 25 points on serve (27-25).

Koepfer had a boost of confidence at the beginning of the set after breaking Benoit Paire in the 1st game (1-0). However, that wasn’t sufficient for the German to win the set as Paire succeeded in breaking back in the 4th (2-2) game. Koepfer kept his focus to break the French player in the 5th (3-2) game before conquering the set (6-4).

Koepfer converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 5th (2-2 30-40) and the 7th game (4-2 40-A). Also, on the other side, the French player converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had his opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A) and the 4th game (1-2 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).

They contested 67 points. Koepfer was the one to win the set after conquering 9 more points than the French player (38-29). The German lost 10 points on serve (22-10). On the losing side, Paire conceded 16 points on serve (19-16).

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