Philipp Kohlschreiber vs Gilles Simon — Rotterdam Round of 32

Rotterdam · ATP · Round of 32
GER
Philipp Kohlschreiber
42 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 February 2007
hard
FRA
Gilles Simon
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
Kohlschreiber P.
6-3 3-1
Simon G.
Kohlschreiber P.
632
Simon G.
31–

Philipp Kohlschreiber defeated Gilles Simon 6-3 3-1 in the Rotterdam round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gilles Simon came in leading the head-to-head 5–4, defending last year's round of 16. Philipp Kohlschreiber narrowed the head-to-head to 5–5.

Key context

Head to head

4–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-05-13Rome MastersR64clayPhilipp Kohlschreiber6-2 3-6 6-3
2017-07-24HamburgR16clayPhilipp Kohlschreiber6-3 3-6 6-2
2016-10-03TokyoR32hardGilles Simon7-5 4-6 6-0
2015-03-06Davis Cup WG R1: GER vs FRARRhardPhilipp Kohlschreiber7-6(5) 6-4
2014-07-14HamburgR16clayPhilipp Kohlschreiber7-5 6-3
2010-09-20MetzSFhardGilles Simon6-3 6-2
2010-08-30US OpenR64hardGilles Simon4-6 6-3 1-6 6-1 6-3
2009-02-09RotterdamR32hardGilles Simon7-5 7-6(1)
2007-02-26DubaiR32hardGilles Simon6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Kohlschreiber P.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Simon G.

Simon G.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Kohlschreiber P.

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
Kohlschreiber P.Simon G.
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
54%
49%
Service points won·Even
65%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Even
63%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.8
3.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.8
2.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Kohlschreiber P.Simon G.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
56
74
Break points saved·Even
97
94
Break points won·Dominant
39
68
Deciding sets·Clear edge
51
73
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
73
82

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
6°COvercast
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 84%

Draw

Final
Youzhny M.
Ljubicic I.
6-26-4
Semi-finals
Ljubicic I.
Davydenko N.
4-67-647-64
Youzhny M.
Djokovic N.
3-67-677-5
Quarter-finals
Ljubicic I.
Mayer F.
6-46-2
Davydenko N.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-766-46-4
Djokovic N.
Robredo T.
4-66-47-5
Youzhny M.
Ferrer D.
6-27-5
R16
Youzhny M.
Haase R.
6-26-4
Ljubicic I.
Rochus O.
6-37-64
Davydenko N.
Gicquel M.
6-36-3
Robredo T.
De Voest R.
6-06-4
Djokovic N.
Pavel A.
6-786-16-3
Ferrer D.
Vliegen K.
6-46-2
Mayer F.
Van Scheppingen D.
7-56-2
Kohlschreiber P.
Stepanek R.
7-6127-66
R32
Haase R.
Karanusic R.
6-37-62
Vliegen K.
Nieminen J.
6-16-4
Rochus O.
Tipsarevic J.
4-66-26-4
Ferrer D.
Rochus C.
6-36-0
Van Scheppingen D.
Monfils G.
6-736-46-3
Mayer F.
Hrbaty D.
7-652-67-5
Stepanek R.
Hernych J.
6-27-5
Ljubicic I.
De Bakker T.
7-56-3
Robredo T.
Bolelli S.
6-26-2
Kohlschreiber P.
Simon G.
6-33-1
Gicquel M.
Clement A.
6-46-3
De Voest R.
Verkerk M.
6-37-60
Davydenko N.
Berrer M.
6-36-4
Youzhny M.
Berdych T.
6-46-756-1
Pavel A.
Bracciali D.
6-16-1
Djokovic N.
Serra F.
7-666-4