Tomas Berdych vs Gilles Simon — Sydney Round of 16

Sydney · ATP · Round of 16
CZE
Tomas Berdych
40 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 January 2008
hard
FRA
Gilles Simon
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
Berdych T.
7-6 6-2
Simon G.
Berdych T.
7762
Simon G.
632–

Tomas Berdych defeated Gilles Simon 7-6 6-2 in the Sydney round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Tomas Berdych came in defending last year's quarter-final. Tomas Berdych extended the head-to-head to 8–7.

Key context

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

Head to head

7–7
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-02-11RotterdamR32hardTomas Berdych7-6(8) 6-4
2017-05-22LyonQFclayTomas Berdych6-4 6-0
2016-10-31Paris MastersR16hardTomas Berdych6-4 6-3
2015-10-11Shanghai MastersR16hardTomas Berdych6-3 6-3
2015-06-29WimbledonR16grassGilles Simon6-3 6-3 6-2
2015-02-09RotterdamSFhardTomas Berdych6-2 6-1
2014-10-05Shanghai MastersQFhardGilles Simon7-6(4) 4-6 6-0
2013-09-23BangkokSFhardTomas Berdych6-7(5) 6-2 7-5
2012-10-29Paris MastersQFhardGilles Simon6-4 6-4
2009-11-02ValenciaR16hardGilles Simon6-4 4-6 6-3
2009-10-11Shanghai MastersR16hardGilles Simon6-3 6-4
2009-03-06Davis Cup WG R1: CZE vs FRARRcarpetTomas Berdych7-6(3) 4-6 7-6(2) 6-3
2006-04-17Monte Carlo MastersR32clayGilles Simon7-6(2) 6-7(5) 6-4
2006-01-16Australian OpenR64hardGilles Simon6-3 6-2 4-6 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Berdych T.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Simon G.

Simon G.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Berdych T.

Serve advantage — Berdych T.

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
Berdych T.Simon G.
1st serve in·Even
58%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
77%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
67%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.9
3.8
Double faults / match·Even
2.5
2.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Berdych T.Simon G.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
82
74
Break points saved·Even
98
94
Break points won·Even
70
68
Deciding sets·Clear edge
87
73
Tiebreaks·Even
85
82

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

Draw

Final
Tursunov D.
Guccione C.
7-637-64
Semi-finals
Guccione C.
Stepanek R.
7-653-66-4
Tursunov D.
Santoro F.
6-37-64
Quarter-finals
Guccione C.
Berdych T.
4-67-666-4
Stepanek R.
Calleri A.
6-26-4
Santoro F.
Korolev E.
6-36-3
Tursunov D.
Grosjean S.
6-46-2
R16
Guccione C.
Hewitt L.
7-647-62
Stepanek R.
Seppi A.
7-52-66-4
Calleri A.
Moya C.
6-36-4
Berdych T.
Simon G.
7-636-2
Korolev E.
Minar I.
6-26-3
Santoro F.
Darcis S.
6-16-3
Grosjean S.
Verdasco F.
6-36-4
Tursunov D.
Gasquet R.
3-66-36-4
R32
Korolev E.
Mathieu P.
6-1
Santoro F.
Blake J.
7-646-2
Verdasco F.
Lopez F.
6-34-66-2
Grosjean S.
Luczak P.
6-44-66-0
Gasquet R.
Andreev I.
6-37-66
Tursunov D.
Wawrinka S.
6-36-3
Darcis S.
Sirianni J.
6-17-64
Minar I.
Jones A.
6-27-5
Seppi A.
Tsonga J.
3-66-36-2
Calleri A.
Jones G.
6-36-2
Moya C.
Koubek S.
1-66-46-2
Berdych T.
Volandri F.
6-16-3
Simon G.
Fish M.
7-666-1
Guccione C.
Martin A.
7-666-4
Hewitt L.
Mahut N.
6-36-4
Stepanek R.
Robredo T.
6-46-2