Gilles Simon vs Jarkko Nieminen — 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, 13 February 2006
hard
FIN
Jarkko Nieminen
44 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLLLLLLW
Simon G.
4-6 6-3 6-2
Nieminen J.
Simon G.
4662
Nieminen J.
6321

Gilles Simon defeated Jarkko Nieminen 4-6 6-3 6-2 in the Marseille round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Gilles Simon came in defending last year's round of 16. Gilles Simon extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-04-22BucharestR16clayGilles Simon4-6 6-4 6-4
2011-07-18HamburgR16clayGilles Simon7-6(4) 3-6 6-4
2010-07-19HamburgR32clayJarkko Nieminen6-4 3-6 7-5
2006-02-20RotterdamR16hardJarkko Nieminen7-6(1) 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Simon G.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Nieminen J.

Nieminen J.serving78% hold

wins 62% 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.Nieminen J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
49%
Service points won·Even
61%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
59%
Aces / match·Even
3.8
3.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.7
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Simon G.Nieminen J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
74
56
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
88
Break points won·Dominant
68
42
Deciding sets·Clear edge
73
60
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
82
70

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
9°CClear
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 69%

Draw

Final
Clement A.
Ancic M.
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Ancic M.
Grosjean S.
6-33-66-3
Clement A.
Nadal R.
2-66-37-5
Quarter-finals
Grosjean S.
Korolev E.
7-646-3
Nadal R.
Mathieu P.
7-56-4
Ancic M.
Ljubicic I.
7-623-66-3
Clement A.
Santoro F.
7-54-67-65
R16
Santoro F.
Rusedski G.
6-36-2
Korolev E.
Davydenko N.
6-47-66
Grosjean S.
Youzhny M.
6-36-1
Clement A.
Verdasco F.
7-656-3
Mathieu P.
Stepanek R.
7-606-3
Nadal R.
Simon G.
7-56-4
Ancic M.
Faurel J.
6-36-3
Ljubicic I.
Andreev I.
7-656-4
R32
Clement A.
Gasquet R.
3-66-46-0
Grosjean S.
Monfils G.
2-67-56-3
Santoro F.
Johansson T.
6-47-63
Mathieu P.
Haehnel J.
5-76-36-4
Ljubicic I.
Srichaphan P.
6-36-766-3
Ancic M.
Baghdatis M.
6-26-796-4
Rusedski G.
Thomann N.
6-36-2
Korolev E.
Sidorenko A.
2-66-46-1
Stepanek R.
Berdych T.
7-56-4
Faurel J.
Lopez F.
6-36-3
Andreev I.
Dent T.
2-66-37-60
Davydenko N.
Rochus C.
6-16-2
Simon G.
Nieminen J.
4-66-36-2
Verdasco F.
Melzer J.
6-47-63
Youzhny M.
De Chaunac S.
6-46-3
Nadal R.
Rochus O.
4-66-27-5