Gilles Simon vs Thomas Johansson — Marseille Round of 32

Marseille · ATP · Round of 32
FRA
Gilles Simon
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 February 2005
hard
SWE
Thomas Johansson
51 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLWL
Simon G.
6-4 4-6 6-2
Johansson T.
Simon G.
6462
Johansson T.
4621

Gilles Simon defeated Thomas Johansson 6-4 4-6 6-2 in the Marseille round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Thomas Johansson came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Gilles Simon had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 7 on hard. Gilles Simon claimed a first win over Thomas Johansson in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Gilles Simon closed it out in three sets, 6–4 4–6 6–2.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-01-16Australian OpenR32hardThomas Johansson6-3 6-2 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Simon G.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Johansson T.

Johansson T.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Simon G.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Simon G.Johansson T.
1st serve in·Even
61%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
52%
Service points won·Even
61%
65%
Return points won·Even
39%
35%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.8
8.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.7
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 174). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Simon G.Johansson T.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
74
54
Break points saved·Clear edge
94
80
Break points won·Clear edge
68
51
Deciding sets·Clear edge
73
59
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
82
60

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
8°CPartly cloudy
Wind 22 km/hHumidity 53%

Draw

Final
Johansson J.
Ljubicic I.
7-56-4
Semi-finals
Johansson J.
Lopez F.
6-717-666-4
Ljubicic I.
Ancic M.
7-52-66-4
Quarter-finals
Johansson J.
Beck K.
6-46-4
Lopez F.
Dent T.
7-51-67-68
Ljubicic I.
Schalken S.
6-36-4
Ancic M.
De Chaunac S.
7-6116-3
R16
De Chaunac S.
Rusedski G.
W/O
Johansson J.
Simon G.
7-636-3
Lopez F.
Karlovic I.
7-666-4
Beck K.
Clement A.
6-46-4
Ancic M.
Berdych T.
7-57-64
Ljubicic I.
Andreev I.
6-36-4
Dent T.
Nalbandian D.
7-636-2
Schalken S.
Haehnel J.
6-46-2
R32
De Chaunac S.
Coria G.
6-47-5
Johansson J.
Ferrero J.
7-646-3
Dent T.
Benneteau J.
6-26-2
Berdych T.
Srichaphan P.
6-756-27-64
Haehnel J.
Lisnard J.
6-26-756-4
Schalken S.
Davydenko N.
3-66-46-1
Ljubicic I.
Hanescu V.
7-665-76-4
Beck K.
Kiefer N.
6-36-2
Clement A.
Stepanek R.
4-66-26-1
Nalbandian D.
Schuettler R.
6-726-47-5
Simon G.
Johansson T.
6-44-66-2
Lopez F.
Verdasco F.
7-56-3
Andreev I.
Monfils G.
6-36-2
Ancic M.
Hrbaty D.
6-37-5
Rusedski G.
Llodra M.
7-624-66-3
Karlovic I.
Wang J.
6-47-64