Robin Soderling vs Gilles Simon — Rotterdam Semi-final

Rotterdam · ATP · Semi-final
SWE
Robin Soderling
41 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWLWWLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 February 2008
hard
FRA
Gilles Simon
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
Soderling R.
6-2 6-1
Simon G.
Soderling R.
662
Simon G.
21–

Robin Soderling defeated Gilles Simon 6-2 6-1 in the Rotterdam semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Robin Soderling came in leading the head-to-head 5–2. Robin Soderling extended the head-to-head to 6–2.

Key context

Head to head

5–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-05-22Roland GarrosR16clayRobin Soderling6-2 6-3 7-6(5)
2010-11-07Paris MastersR32hardRobin Soderling6-4 6-0
2009-05-17DusseldorfRRclayRobin Soderling4-6 6-2 6-0
2008-10-20LyonSFclayRobin Soderling5-7 6-3 6-3
2008-08-11Beijing OlympicsR64hardGilles Simon6-4 6-4
2007-02-12MarseilleSFhardGilles Simon6-2 7-6(2)
2007-01-29ZagrebR32hardRobin Soderling3-6 7-6(5) 7-6(4)

Serve vs return

This season
Soderling R.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Simon G.

Simon G.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Soderling R.

Serve advantage — Soderling R.

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
Soderling R.Simon G.
1st serve in·Even
60%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
78%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
68%
61%
Return points won·Even
38%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
9.3
3.8
Double faults / match·Even
3.0
2.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Soderling R.Simon G.
Clutch Rating·Even
74
74
Break points saved·Even
92
94
Break points won·Even
71
68
Deciding sets·Slight edge
80
73
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
67
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
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