Nicolas Almagro vs Gilles Simon — Valencia Final

Valencia · ATP · Final
ESP
Nicolas Almagro
40 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 April 2006
hard
FRA
Gilles Simon
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
Almagro N.
6-2 6-3
Simon G.
Almagro N.
662
Simon G.
23–

Nicolas Almagro defeated Gilles Simon 6-2 6-3 in the Valencia final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gilles Simon came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Nicolas Almagro narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-06-29WimbledonR128grassGilles Simon6-4 6-4 7-5
2012-05-20NiceSFclayNicolas Almagro6-1 6-3
2011-07-18HamburgFclayGilles Simon6-4 4-6 6-4
2010-07-09Davis Cup WG QF: FRA vs ESPRRhardGilles Simon7-6(4) 7-6(7)

Serve vs return

This season
Almagro N.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Simon G.

Simon G.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Almagro N.

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
Almagro N.Simon G.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Even
65%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Even
59%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.1
3.8
Double faults / match·Even
2.8
2.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Almagro N.Simon G.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
53
74
Break points saved·Even
91
94
Break points won·Dominant
23
68
Deciding sets·Even
71
73
Tiebreaks·Dominant
57
82

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Almagro N.
Simon G.
6-26-3
Semi-finals
Simon G.
Verdasco F.
6-27-65
Almagro N.
Safin M.
6-22-66-4
Quarter-finals
Almagro N.
Volandri F.
6-46-1
Safin M.
Gaudio G.
6-46-4
Simon G.
Seppi A.
7-627-64
Verdasco F.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-726-46-3
R16
Seppi A.
Ascione T.
1-66-16-2
Volandri F.
Zib T.
6-46-4
Simon G.
Sanguinetti D.
3-67-56-3
Safin M.
Pashanski B.
6-26-2
Gaudio G.
Mayer F.
6-46-2
Almagro N.
Phau B.
6-26-1
Garcia Lopez G.
Hernych J.
6-26-4
Verdasco F.
Starace P.
6-37-64
R32
Ascione T.
Ferrer D.
7-61
Gaudio G.
Sluiter R.
7-667-63
Sanguinetti D.
Gabashvili T.
6-746-46-3
Seppi A.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-26-2
Hernych J.
Davydenko N.
7-57-5
Garcia Lopez G.
Lopez F.
6-36-3
Starace P.
Dlouhy L.
6-36-3
Verdasco F.
Martin A.
6-36-4
Simon G.
Vik R.
6-36-2
Volandri F.
Portas A.
6-06-1
Zib T.
Pavel A.
7-56-3
Phau B.
Fraile G.
7-616-746-2
Almagro N.
Ferrero J.
6-736-46-4
Safin M.
Andreev I.
7-666-4
Pashanski B.
Costa A.
3-66-36-4
Mayer F.
Burniol G.
6-06-3