Gilles Simon vs Nicolas Massu — Australian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · ATP · Round of 128
FRA
Gilles Simon
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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3 — 2
Sets
Monday, 16 January 2006
hard
CHI
Nicolas Massu
46 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Simon G.
7-6 6-2 3-6 4-6 6-3
Massu N.
Simon G.
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Massu N.
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Gilles Simon defeated Nicolas Massu 7-6 6-2 3-6 4-6 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nicolas Massu came in defending last year's round of 64.

Key context

  • Match story: Gilles Simon closed it out in five sets, 7–6 6–2 3–6 4–6 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Simon G.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Massu N.

Massu N.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Simon G.

Even serve battle

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.Massu N.
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
51%
Service points won·Even
61%
61%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
62%
Aces / match·Even
3.8
4.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.7
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 143). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Simon G.Massu N.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
74
47
Break points saved·Clear edge
94
80
Break points won·Clear edge
68
47
Deciding sets·Dominant
73
46
Tiebreaks·Dominant
82
56

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
26°COvercast
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 56%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Baghdatis M.
5-77-56-06-2
Semi-finals
Federer R.
Kiefer N.
6-35-76-06-2
Baghdatis M.
Nalbandian D.
3-65-76-36-46-4
Quarter-finals
Baghdatis M.
Ljubicic I.
6-46-24-63-66-3
Kiefer N.
Grosjean S.
6-30-66-46-718-6
Nalbandian D.
Santoro F.
7-56-06-0
Federer R.
Davydenko N.
6-43-67-677-65
R16
Santoro F.
Ferrer D.
6-47-57-5
Federer R.
Haas T.
6-46-03-64-66-2
Nalbandian D.
Robredo T.
6-36-02-66-2
Ljubicic I.
Johansson T.
6-26-46-4
Baghdatis M.
Roddick A.
6-41-66-36-4
Davydenko N.
Hrbaty D.
4-64-66-46-26-3
Kiefer N.
Chela J.
7-646-36-3
Grosjean S.
Mathieu P.
7-56-26-2
R32
Kiefer N.
Ferrero J.
6-36-25-76-2
Mathieu P.
Horna L.
7-627-676-1
Grosjean S.
Coria G.
6-26-23-66-4
Santoro F.
Gaudio G.
6-36-25-71-66-4
Johansson T.
Simon G.
6-36-26-1
Federer R.
Mirnyi M.
6-36-46-3
Haas T.
Luczak P.
4-66-36-46-4
Hrbaty D.
Andreev I.
1-66-46-32-66-4
Davydenko N.
Healey N.
6-25-76-47-5
Chela J.
Vliegen K.
6-16-46-4
Ferrer D.
Ancic M.
6-36-36-3
Robredo T.
Blake J.
6-36-46-4
Nalbandian D.
Nieminen J.
2-66-36-27-5
Ljubicic I.
Lopez F.
7-57-656-0
Baghdatis M.
Gremelmayr D.
6-26-16-2
Roddick A.
Benneteau J.
6-16-26-2
R64
Andreev I.
Sluiter R.
3-66-37-642-66-2
Federer R.
Mayer F.
6-16-46-0
Roddick A.
Moodie W.
7-56-36-2
Vliegen K.
Verdasco F.
3-66-27-647-5
Ljubicic I.
Kohlschreiber P.
7-56-26-1
Luczak P.
Rochus O.
6-746-46-16-716-1
Haas T.
Goldstein P.
6-06-16-2
Kiefer N.
Pashanski B.
4-66-16-46-1
Healey N.
Delic A.
6-46-746-36-4
Hrbaty D.
Norman D.
6-27-55-74-610-8
Lopez F.
Muller G.
6-26-46-766-4
Ferrero J.
Tipsarevic J.
6-33-65-76-36-2
Simon G.
Berdych T.
6-36-24-66-2
Johansson T.
Malisse X.
6-33-67-54-66-3
Gremelmayr D.
Ginepri R.
2-65-76-46-36-3
Mathieu P.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-07-656-2
Baghdatis M.
Stepanek R.
6-46-33-60-67-5
Horna L.
Phau B.
6-36-26-1
Blake J.
Faurel J.
2-66-16-46-3
Robredo T.
Tursunov D.
7-643-67-656-3
Ferrer D.
Bracciali D.
6-46-46-756-2
Ancic M.
Hernych J.
6-16-46-4
Benneteau J.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-47-636-1
Grosjean S.
Monaco J.
6-46-36-3
Coria G.
Luzzi F.
7-6106-46-3
Gaudio G.
Burgsmuller L.
6-36-26-3
Nalbandian D.
Wawrinka S.
6-43-66-46-2
Santoro F.
Pavel A.
6-46-16-4
Davydenko N.
Kim K.
4-66-06-36-2
Chela J.
Hewitt L.
6-46-46-786-2
Nieminen J.
Wang J.
6-27-636-2
Mirnyi M.
Sanguinetti D.
7-56-34-67-68
R128
Ferrer D.
Serra F.
4-66-36-16-4
Wang J.
Zabaleta M.
6-27-54-1
Berdych T.
Reynolds B.
7-56-36-726-1
Benneteau J.
Daniel M.
6-26-13-0
Healey N.
Volandri F.
6-26-3
Burgsmuller L.
Schuettler R.
3-66-37-626-3
Sluiter R.
Snobel P.
6-42-66-26-4
Norman D.
Fleishman Z.
6-47-665-70-66-3
Hrbaty D.
Marach O.
3-64-66-26-16-3
Gaudio G.
Sabau R.
6-25-0
Kiefer N.
Srichaphan P.
6-754-67-656-16-2
Ferrero J.
Zib T.
7-56-06-2
Luzzi F.
Marin J.
6-16-47-5
Coria G.
Hanescu V.
6-41-64-66-26-1
Haas T.
Gasquet R.
6-27-56-2
Goldstein P.
Djokovic N.
6-21-66-36-2
Luczak P.
Minar I.
7-647-656-4
Rochus O.
Llodra M.
6-46-26-2
Mirnyi M.
Ascione T.
6-33-66-16-746-0
Sanguinetti D.
Adaktusson J.
7-656-36-2
Mayer F.
Lee H.
6-46-14-66-4
Federer R.
Istomin D.
6-26-36-2
Bracciali D.
Lu Y.
6-17-646-2
Robredo T.
Vanek J.
6-47-666-3
Tursunov D.
Henman T.
5-76-36-47-5
Faurel J.
Waske A.
7-656-37-62
Blake J.
Acasuso J.
6-26-34-67-64
Nieminen J.
Kimmich M.
6-26-36-1
Wawrinka S.
Montanes A.
4-66-26-36-0
Nalbandian D.
Udomchoke D.
6-26-21-66-746-1
Ljubicic I.
Guccione C.
7-656-47-63
Kohlschreiber P.
Dlouhy L.
7-56-26-4
Muller G.
Mello R.
5-76-26-747-646-0
Lopez F.
Behrend T.
6-27-56-3
Simon G.
Massu N.
7-666-23-64-66-3
Malisse X.
Youzhny M.
7-55-76-46-2
Johansson T.
Saulnier C.
6-17-636-4
Ginepri R.
Melzer J.
6-16-46-2
Gremelmayr D.
Bjorkman J.
3-66-26-06-1
Baghdatis M.
Gimelstob J.
7-667-56-0
Vliegen K.
Rochus C.
6-36-16-4
Stepanek R.
Rehnquist B.
6-16-26-2
Garcia Lopez G.
Dent T.
7-646-37-64
Moodie W.
Hernandez O.
3-67-656-46-2
Roddick A.
Lammer M.
6-46-26-2
Hernych J.
Vicente F.
2-66-37-656-2
Ancic M.
Calleri A.
6-44-66-36-4
Delic A.
Starace P.
7-56-736-33-66-3
Kim K.
Levy H.
6-46-46-0
Davydenko N.
Karlovic I.
7-54-63-67-56-3
Hewitt L.
Vik R.
6-42-65-77-646-3
Pavel A.
Moya C.
6-47-654-63-66-4
Chela J.
Murray A.
6-16-36-3
Andreev I.
Almagro N.
7-56-46-3
Santoro F.
Spadea V.
3-66-06-26-3
Verdasco F.
Carlsen K.
7-656-46-4
Pashanski B.
Arthurs W.
6-36-44-67-62
Tipsarevic J.
Seppi A.
1-66-44-66-26-4
Bogomolov Jr A.
Gonzalez F.
4-67-666-36-737-5
Mathieu P.
Clement A.
6-37-646-3
Phau B.
Berlocq C.
6-47-632-67-64
Horna L.
Monfils G.
6-47-56-1
Grosjean S.
Philippoussis M.
6-46-26-3
Monaco J.
Lisnard J.
4-66-26-46-3