Gilles Simon vs Radek Stepanek — Masters Cup Round Robin

Masters Cup · ATP · Round Robin
FRA
Gilles Simon
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 9 November 2008
hard
CZE
Radek Stepanek
47 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Simon G.
6-1 6-4
Stepanek R.
Simon G.
662
Stepanek R.
14–

Gilles Simon defeated Radek Stepanek 6-1 6-4 in the Masters Cup round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Radek Stepanek came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Gilles Simon narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-08-29US OpenR128hardGilles Simon6-3 6-1 6-4
2009-03-06Davis Cup WG R1: CZE vs FRARRcarpetRadek Stepanek7-6(2) 6-3 7-6(0)
2008-05-25Roland GarrosR128clayRadek Stepanek6-2 6-4 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Simon G.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Stepanek R.

Stepanek R.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Simon G.

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
Simon G.Stepanek R.
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
50%
Service points won·Even
61%
63%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.8
4.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.7
3.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Simon G.Stepanek R.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
74
64
Break points saved·Even
94
92
Break points won·Dominant
68
39
Deciding sets·Slight edge
73
79
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
82
74

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

Draw

Final
Djokovic N.
Davydenko N.
6-17-5
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.
Simon G.
4-66-37-5
Davydenko N.
Murray A.
7-56-2
Round Robin
del Potro J.
Tsonga J.
7-647-65
Djokovic N.
del Potro J.
7-56-3
Djokovic N.
Davydenko N.
7-630-67-5
Tsonga J.
Djokovic N.
1-67-56-1
Murray A.
Federer R.
4-67-637-5
Davydenko N.
del Potro J.
6-36-2
Davydenko N.
Tsonga J.
6-766-47-60
Simon G.
Federer R.
4-66-46-3
Murray A.
Simon G.
6-46-2
Simon G.
Stepanek R.
6-16-4
Murray A.
Roddick A.
6-41-66-1
Federer R.
Stepanek R.
7-646-4