Fabrice Santoro vs Gilles Simon — Dubai Round of 16

Dubai · ATP · Round of 16
FRA
Fabrice Santoro
53 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLWLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 February 2007
hard
FRA
Gilles Simon
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
Santoro F.
6-4 6-2
Simon G.
Santoro F.
662
Simon G.
42–

Fabrice Santoro defeated Gilles Simon 6-4 6-2 in the Dubai round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gilles Simon came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Fabrice Santoro claimed a first win over Gilles Simon in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-02-23DubaiQFhardGilles Simon7-6(3) 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Santoro F.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Simon G.

Simon G.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Santoro F.

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
Santoro F.Simon G.
1st serve in·Even
57%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Even
59%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.5
3.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.6
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (113 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Santoro F.Simon G.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
51
74
Break points saved·Clear edge
80
94
Break points won·Clear edge
54
68
Deciding sets·Clear edge
50
73
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
59
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
Weather
29°CClear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 18%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Youzhny M.
6-46-3
Semi-finals
Federer R.
Haas T.
6-47-5
Youzhny M.
Soderling R.
7-56-2
Quarter-finals
Federer R.
Djokovic N.
6-36-766-3
Haas T.
Rochus O.
6-06-2
Youzhny M.
Nadal R.
7-656-3
Soderling R.
Santoro F.
6-16-726-0
R16
Federer R.
Bracciali D.
7-56-3
Haas T.
Serra F.
7-656-3
Youzhny M.
Berdych T.
7-666-3
Rochus O.
Davydenko N.
4-66-46-2
Nadal R.
Andreev I.
6-23-67-62
Soderling R.
Hrbaty D.
6-37-5
Santoro F.
Simon G.
6-46-2
Djokovic N.
Schuettler R.
7-656-3
R32
Hrbaty D.
Awadhy O.
6-16-2
Soderling R.
Ferrer D.
7-6136-1
Haas T.
Stepanek R.
6-46-3
Serra F.
Bjorkman J.
5-76-36-2
Simon G.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-46-4
Santoro F.
Robredo T.
7-666-4
Berdych T.
Ghareeb M.
3-66-36-2
Youzhny M.
Nieminen J.
3-66-36-3
Andreev I.
Gicquel M.
6-746-47-5
Schuettler R.
Seppi A.
6-07-65
Rochus O.
Lee H.
7-646-2
Djokovic N.
Vliegen K.
4-66-46-3
Davydenko N.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-727-57-5
Bracciali D.
Marach O.
6-46-3
Federer R.
Pless K.
7-623-66-3
Nadal R.
Baghdatis M.
3-66-26-3