Gilles Simon vs Robin Soderling — Marseille Semi-final

Marseille · ATP · Semi-final
FRA
Gilles Simon
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 February 2007
hard
SWE
Robin Soderling
41 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWLWWLWW
Simon G.
6-2 7-6
Soderling R.
Simon G.
6772
Soderling R.
262–

Gilles Simon defeated Robin Soderling 6-2 7-6 in the Marseille semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Robin Soderling came in leading the head-to-head 6–1. Gilles Simon narrowed the head-to-head to 6–2.

Key context

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

Head to head

1–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-05-22Roland GarrosR16clayRobin Soderling6-2 6-3 7-6(5)
2010-11-07Paris MastersR32hardRobin Soderling6-4 6-0
2009-05-17DusseldorfRRclayRobin Soderling4-6 6-2 6-0
2008-10-20LyonSFclayRobin Soderling5-7 6-3 6-3
2008-08-11Beijing OlympicsR64hardGilles Simon6-4 6-4
2008-02-18RotterdamSFhardRobin Soderling6-2 6-1
2007-01-29ZagrebR32hardRobin Soderling3-6 7-6(5) 7-6(4)

Serve vs return

This season
Simon G.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Soderling R.

Soderling R.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Simon G.

Serve advantage — Soderling R.

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.Soderling R.
1st serve in·Even
61%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
53%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
68%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.8
9.3
Double faults / match·Even
2.7
3.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Simon G.Soderling R.
Clutch Rating·Even
74
74
Break points saved·Even
94
92
Break points won·Even
68
71
Deciding sets·Slight edge
73
80
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
82
67

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
14°COvercast
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 81%

Draw

Final
Simon G.
Baghdatis M.
6-47-63
Semi-finals
Simon G.
Soderling R.
6-27-62
Baghdatis M.
Nieminen J.
3-66-36-2
Quarter-finals
Nieminen J.
Benneteau J.
6-21-66-3
Soderling R.
Gasquet R.
6-17-64
Simon G.
Bjorkman J.
7-646-2
Baghdatis M.
Youzhny M.
2-67-677-5
R16
Simon G.
Hewitt L.
6-13-2
Soderling R.
Johansson T.
6-47-5
Nieminen J.
Mahut N.
6-43-66-3
Benneteau J.
Ferrer D.
4-66-06-1
Gasquet R.
Gicquel M.
7-626-2
Youzhny M.
Santoro F.
6-746-26-3
Baghdatis M.
Saulnier C.
6-46-3
Bjorkman J.
Seppi A.
6-16-0
R32
Seppi A.
Ancic M.
4-0
Santoro F.
Verdasco F.
6-33-2
Nieminen J.
Chardy J.
6-717-647-66
Johansson T.
Bastl G.
4-67-56-3
Gasquet R.
Hernych J.
6-17-5
Gicquel M.
Monfils G.
4-67-617-5
Soderling R.
Davydenko N.
3-66-46-1
Bjorkman J.
Bracciali D.
6-36-2
Simon G.
Huta Galung J.
6-16-1
Hewitt L.
Llodra M.
4-66-16-4
Baghdatis M.
Tipsarevic J.
6-36-4
Saulnier C.
Guez D.
6-46-2
Youzhny M.
Djokovic N.
6-44-67-6
Ferrer D.
Clement A.
6-46-4
Benneteau J.
Serra F.
2-66-16-2
Mahut N.
Ljubicic I.
6-46-4