Marcel Granollers vs Gilles Simon — Valencia Round of 16

Valencia · ATP · Round of 16
ESP
Marcel Granollers
40 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 April 2007
hard
FRA
Gilles Simon
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
Granollers M.
6-3 4-6 6-1
Simon G.
Granollers M.
6462
Simon G.
3611

Marcel Granollers defeated Gilles Simon 6-3 4-6 6-1 in the Valencia round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gilles Simon came in defending last year's final. Marcel Granollers extended the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Marcel Granollers came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–3 4–6 6–1.

Head to head

3–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-06-21NottinghamR32grassGilles Simon4-6 7-6(3) 7-6(0)
2015-01-19Australian OpenR64hardGilles Simon7-6(5) 6-2 6-4
2012-10-21ValenciaR16hardMarcel Granollers6-7(4) 6-3 6-2
2011-10-03BeijingR32hardMarcel Granollers6-3 6-1
2010-10-31ValenciaSFhardMarcel Granollers6-4 6-4
2008-08-25US OpenR128hardGilles Simon6-4 6-3 5-7 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Granollers M.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Simon G.

Simon G.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Granollers M.

Serve advantage — Granollers M.

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
Granollers M.Simon G.
1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
49%
Service points won·Even
65%
61%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Even
59%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.6
3.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.0
2.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Granollers M.Simon G.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
46
74
Break points saved·Slight edge
87
94
Break points won·Dominant
18
68
Deciding sets·Even
76
73
Tiebreaks·Dominant
28
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.
Starace P.
4-66-26-1
Semi-finals
Starace P.
Navarro I.
6-726-07-5
Almagro N.
Ventura S.
6-766-46-4
Quarter-finals
Almagro N.
Volandri F.
6-31-0
Starace P.
Granollers M.
6-46-4
Navarro I.
Korolev E.
6-36-1
Ventura S.
Martin A.
1-67-626-4
R16
Volandri F.
Koubek S.
6-41-0
Navarro I.
Gensse A.
7-6116-4
Granollers M.
Simon G.
6-34-66-1
Starace P.
Andujar P.
6-41-66-3
Korolev E.
Roitman S.
1-67-56-0
Martin A.
Ferrero J.
6-46-2
Ventura S.
Falla A.
7-56-766-4
Almagro N.
Di Mauro A.
7-56-2
R32
Gensse A.
Ward J.
6-726-46-3
Korolev E.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-31-66-3
Roitman S.
Hernych J.
7-57-67
Navarro I.
Bracciali D.
6-36-1
Ferrero J.
Gulbis E.
6-36-1
Martin A.
Lopez F.
6-23-66-2
Falla A.
Seppi A.
6-36-4
Ventura S.
Mayer F.
6-36-3
Almagro N.
Hajek J.
6-26-1
Di Mauro A.
Fornell Mestres M.
6-46-756-3
Koubek S.
Hernandez O.
7-656-4
Volandri F.
Andreev I.
6-47-68
Simon G.
Gabashvili T.
4-66-36-2
Granollers M.
Pless K.
2-66-36-3
Andujar P.
Greul S.
6-26-4
Starace P.
Verdasco F.
6-14-66-3