Gilles Simon vs Rainer Schuettler — Marseille Round of 16

Marseille · ATP · Round of 16
FRA
Gilles Simon
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 February 2009
hard
GER
Rainer Schuettler
50 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWLLLL
Simon G.
6-4 4-6 6-2
Schuettler R.
Simon G.
6462
Schuettler R.
4621

Gilles Simon defeated Rainer Schuettler 6-4 4-6 6-2 in the Marseille round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Gilles Simon came in leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Gilles Simon extended the head-to-head to 6–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Gilles Simon closed it out in three sets, 6–4 4–6 6–2.

Head to head

5–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-03-23Miami MastersR64hardGilles Simon6-4 6-3
2011-03-10Indian Wells MastersR64hardGilles Simon6-3 7-6(5)
2009-05-17DusseldorfRRclayRainer Schuettler6-4 6-4
2009-03-25Miami MastersR32hardGilles Simon3-6 6-1 6-1
2008-01-14Australian OpenR64hardGilles Simon6-2 6-2 6-1
2007-03-05Indian Wells MastersR128hardGilles Simon6-1 4-6 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Simon G.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Schuettler R.

Schuettler R.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Simon G.

Serve advantage — Simon G.

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.Schuettler R.
1st serve in·Even
61%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
50%
Service points won·Even
61%
60%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
59%
Aces / match·Even
3.8
3.2
Double faults / match·Even
2.7
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 87). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Simon G.Schuettler R.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
74
37
Break points saved·Clear edge
94
77
Break points won·Clear edge
68
50
Deciding sets·Dominant
73
32
Tiebreaks·Dominant
82
36

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
Weather
7°CMainly clear
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 67%

Draw

Final
Tsonga J.
Llodra M.
7-57-63
Semi-finals
Tsonga J.
Djokovic N.
6-47-61
Llodra M.
Simon G.
7-656-2
Quarter-finals
Llodra M.
Youzhny M.
7-647-63
Simon G.
Benneteau J.
6-26-4
Djokovic N.
Zverev M.
6-36-3
Tsonga J.
Lopez F.
6-26-716-4
R16
Lopez F.
Tursunov D.
7-647-61
Llodra M.
Mathieu P.
6-37-61
Benneteau J.
Bastl G.
6-12-66-1
Zverev M.
Clement A.
6-45-76-2
Tsonga J.
Bolelli S.
6-36-2
Youzhny M.
Seppi A.
7-626-3
Simon G.
Schuettler R.
6-44-66-2
Djokovic N.
Hernych J.
7-56-4
R32
Bolelli S.
Bloomfield R.
7-657-61
Simon G.
Dimitrov G.
4-66-37-5
Djokovic N.
Chardy J.
7-646-4
Schuettler R.
Recouderc L.
6-16-4
Benneteau J.
Santoro F.
4-66-46-2
Bastl G.
Gicquel M.
6-46-3
Mathieu P.
Monfils G.
4-66-47-5
Llodra M.
De Voest R.
7-626-1
Seppi A.
Janowicz J.
7-653-67-63
Youzhny M.
Berdych T.
6-46-726-1
Lopez F.
Ljubicic I.
3-66-47-5
Tursunov D.
Gabashvili T.
3-66-26-2
Tsonga J.
Golubev A.
7-656-2
Clement A.
Safin M.
4-66-36-2
Zverev M.
Marchenko I.
6-756-36-4
Hernych J.
Vliegen K.
6-33-66-4