Gilles Simon vs Yen Hsun Lu — Indian Wells Masters Round of 64

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 64
FRA
Gilles Simon
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Thursday, 12 March 2009
hard
TPE
Yen Hsun Lu
42 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
Simon G.
5-7 6-4 6-4
Lu Y.
Simon G.
5662
Lu Y.
7441

Gilles Simon defeated Yen Hsun Lu 5-7 6-4 6-4 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Gilles Simon came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 64. Gilles Simon extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-09-26BangkokR16hardGilles Simon6-7(4) 7-5 6-4
2011-01-17Australian OpenR128hardGilles Simon6-7(3) 6-2 6-4 6-2
2011-01-10SydneyR32hardGilles Simon6-0 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Simon G.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Lu Y.

Lu Y.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Simon G.

Serve advantage — Lu Y.

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.Lu Y.
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
53%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
66%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.8
5.2
Double faults / match·Even
2.7
2.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Simon G.Lu Y.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
74
34
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
88
Break points won·Dominant
68
29
Deciding sets·Dominant
73
33
Tiebreaks·Dominant
82
32

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 22%

Draw

Final
Nadal R.
Murray A.
6-16-2
Semi-finals
Nadal R.
Roddick A.
6-47-64
Murray A.
Federer R.
6-34-66-1
Quarter-finals
Federer R.
Verdasco F.
6-37-65
Murray A.
Ljubicic I.
7-57-66
Nadal R.
del Potro J.
6-26-4
Roddick A.
Djokovic N.
6-36-2
R16
Murray A.
Robredo T.
6-23-0
del Potro J.
Isner J.
7-647-63
Djokovic N.
Wawrinka S.
7-677-66
Roddick A.
Ferrer D.
7-653-66-3
Ljubicic I.
Andreev I.
4-67-657-64
Nadal R.
Nalbandian D.
3-67-656-0
Verdasco F.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-43-66-1
Federer R.
Gonzalez F.
6-35-76-2
R32
Ljubicic I.
Simon G.
6-37-63
Andreev I.
Tsonga J.
7-56-4
Robredo T.
Cilic M.
7-57-62
Murray A.
Mathieu P.
6-36-2
Kohlschreiber P.
Lapentti N.
6-23-66-3
Verdasco F.
Gasquet R.
6-36-2
Gonzalez F.
Blake J.
7-56-1
Wawrinka S.
Querrey S.
2-67-57-68
Djokovic N.
Haas T.
6-27-61
del Potro J.
Melzer J.
6-22-67-62
Federer R.
Karlovic I.
7-646-3
Isner J.
Safin M.
6-46-4
Nalbandian D.
Troicki V.
6-46-2
Nadal R.
Tursunov D.
6-36-3
Ferrer D.
Chardy J.
3-66-46-4
Roddick A.
Kiefer N.
6-47-64
R64
Chardy J.
Fish M.
7-647-61
Ljubicic I.
Ancic M.
3-3
Kiefer N.
Reynolds B.
6-46-2
Verdasco F.
Bellucci T.
7-56-1
Lapentti N.
Soderling R.
6-47-67
Nadal R.
Berrer M.
6-26-1
Tursunov D.
Russell M.
7-654-66-3
Troicki V.
Berdych T.
6-36-1
Nalbandian D.
Kendrick R.
6-46-4
Isner J.
Monfils G.
6-756-16-4
Safin M.
Massu N.
6-37-62
Melzer J.
Dent T.
7-56-2
del Potro J.
Sweeting R.
6-766-36-1
Djokovic N.
Vassallo Arguello M.
7-56-4
Haas T.
Schuettler R.
6-746-26-4
Querrey S.
Stepanek R.
6-46-3
Wawrinka S.
Seppi A.
6-16-3
Ferrer D.
Widom T.
6-47-5
Roddick A.
Koellerer D.
6-17-63
Simon G.
Lu Y.
5-76-46-4
Andreev I.
Gulbis E.
6-46-4
Tsonga J.
Gabashvili T.
7-56-3
Robredo T.
Kunitsyn I.
6-16-4
Federer R.
Gicquel M.
7-646-4
Karlovic I.
Stakhovsky S.
6-46-2
Gonzalez F.
Hewitt L.
4-66-26-3
Blake J.
Nieminen J.
6-36-766-3
Gasquet R.
Llodra M.
6-46-0
Kohlschreiber P.
Patience O.
6-756-36-3
Mathieu P.
Starace P.
6-46-7116-4
Murray A.
Montanes A.
7-56-3
Cilic M.
Darcis S.
6-746-26-1
R128
Seppi A.
Chela J.
6-24-1
Darcis S.
Granollers M.
5-0
Troicki V.
Youzhny M.
7-52-1
Widom T.
Navarro I.
6-47-64
Chardy J.
Hanescu V.
6-43-66-2
Reynolds B.
Fognini F.
4-66-06-2
Koellerer D.
Zverev M.
2-67-56-2
Lu Y.
Lammer M.
7-56-2
Ljubicic I.
Nishikori K.
6-36-3
Gulbis E.
Kim K.
6-36-4
Gabashvili T.
Acasuso J.
6-24-66-3
Russell M.
Garcia Lopez G.
7-56-2
Kunitsyn I.
Spadea V.
6-36-4
Starace P.
Gremelmayr D.
7-666-1
Montanes A.
Serra F.
6-36-0
Kohlschreiber P.
Benneteau J.
6-36-2
Lapentti N.
Giraldo S.
4-66-17-5
Llodra M.
Lopez F.
6-46-3
Bellucci T.
Tipsarevic J.
5-77-56-2
Nieminen J.
Devilder N.
7-666-1
Hewitt L.
Hernych J.
7-636-3
Stakhovsky S.
Evans B.
2-66-36-0
Gicquel M.
Bolelli S.
7-56-3
Berrer M.
Anderson K.
6-36-3
Isner J.
Rochus C.
6-16-4
Kendrick R.
Phau B.
7-56-2
Massu N.
Schwank E.
7-616-756-4
Dent T.
Junqueira D.
6-17-63
Sweeting R.
Odesnik W.
1-66-47-65
Vassallo Arguello M.
De Voest R.
7-57-63
Haas T.
Hernandez O.
6-36-3
Querrey S.
Canas G.
7-626-2