Gilles Simon vs Feliciano Lopez — Rotterdam Round of 32

Rotterdam · ATP · Round of 32
FRA
Gilles Simon
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 February 2008
hard
ESP
Feliciano Lopez
44 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLW
Simon G.
6-3 6-4
Lopez F.
Simon G.
662
Lopez F.
34–

Gilles Simon defeated Feliciano Lopez 6-3 6-4 in the Rotterdam round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Feliciano Lopez came in leading the head-to-head 6–2. Gilles Simon narrowed the head-to-head to 6–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Gilles Simon closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

2–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-10-21ViennaR32hardGilles Simon6-4 6-3
2019-06-17Queen's ClubFgrassFeliciano Lopez6-2 6-7(4) 7-6(2)
2018-06-11StuttgartR16grassFeliciano Lopez7-6(6) 6-4
2017-06-12StuttgartR32grassFeliciano Lopez6-3 6-3
2017-05-08Madrid MastersR32clayFeliciano Lopez6-3 3-6 7-6(3)
2014-10-05Shanghai MastersSFhardGilles Simon6-2 7-6(1)
2013-06-24WimbledonR128grassFeliciano Lopez6-2 6-4 7-6(11)
2013-06-17EastbourneFgrassFeliciano Lopez7-6(2) 6-7(5) 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Simon G.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Lopez F.

Lopez F.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Simon G.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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.Lopez F.
1st serve in·Even
61%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
66%
Return points won·Slight edge
39%
32%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
65%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.8
11.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.7
4.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Simon G.Lopez F.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
74
51
Break points saved·Even
94
98
Break points won·Dominant
68
2
Deciding sets·Slight edge
73
65
Tiebreaks·Even
82
79

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
2°CPartly cloudy
Wind 2 km/hHumidity 89%

Draw

Final
Llodra M.
Soderling R.
6-736-37-64
Semi-finals
Soderling R.
Simon G.
6-26-1
Llodra M.
Karlovic I.
7-57-64
Quarter-finals
Llodra M.
Haase R.
7-657-65
Soderling R.
Seppi A.
6-36-2
Karlovic I.
Zverev M.
6-36-1
Simon G.
Gabashvili T.
6-36-2
R16
Simon G.
Tipsarevic J.
7-647-64
Zverev M.
Ferrer D.
6-27-5
Karlovic I.
Berdych T.
6-46-4
Gabashvili T.
Mahut N.
6-27-67
Soderling R.
Verdasco F.
6-46-1
Llodra M.
Davydenko N.
6-37-5
Seppi A.
Nadal R.
3-66-36-4
Haase R.
Berrer M.
5-76-36-3
R32
Haase R.
Murray A.
7-56-3
Nadal R.
Tursunov D.
6-46-4
Berdych T.
Ljubicic I.
6-36-3
Seppi A.
Hewitt L.
3-67-647-64
Berrer M.
Bachinger M.
6-36-2
Tipsarevic J.
Youzhny M.
7-636-4
Simon G.
Lopez F.
6-36-4
Llodra M.
Sluiter R.
6-17-66
Davydenko N.
Hernych J.
6-36-3
Ferrer D.
Bolelli S.
6-47-5
Zverev M.
Kohlschreiber P.
7-57-5
Verdasco F.
Nieminen J.
6-26-2
Soderling R.
Baghdatis M.
6-33-66-4
Mahut N.
Robredo T.
7-56-4
Gabashvili T.
Ferrero J.
7-56-1
Karlovic I.
Rochus O.
6-16-2