Albert Montanes vs Gilles Simon — Estoril Quarter-final

Estoril · ATP · Quarter-final
ESP
Albert Montanes
45 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWWLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 3 May 2009
clay
FRA
Gilles Simon
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
Montanes A.
5-7 6-4 7-6
Simon G.
Montanes A.
56772
Simon G.
74641

Albert Montanes defeated Gilles Simon 5-7 6-4 7-6 in the Estoril quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Gilles Simon came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's round of 16. Albert Montanes narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-10-09Shanghai MastersR32hardGilles Simon6-1 6-1
2011-07-11StuttgartR32grassAlbert Montanes4-6 7-6(5) 6-2
2011-04-10Monte Carlo MastersR32clayGilles Simon6-3 6-4
2008-09-08BucharestR16clayGilles Simon6-3 6-4
2005-07-18StuttgartR64grassGilles Simon6-7(3) 6-1 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Montanes A.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Simon G.

Simon G.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Montanes A.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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
Montanes A.Simon G.
1st serve in·Even
59%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
49%
Service points won·Even
61%
61%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Even
59%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
3.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.7
2.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Montanes A.Simon G.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
52
74
Break points saved·Clear edge
80
94
Break points won·Dominant
24
68
Deciding sets·Even
76
73
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
63
82

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Montanes A.
Blake J.
5-77-666-0
Semi-finals
Blake J.
Davydenko N.
6-737-626-3
Montanes A.
Capdeville P.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Davydenko N.
Fish M.
6-46-3
Capdeville P.
Hernandez O.
4-66-16-4
Montanes A.
Simon G.
5-76-47-64
Blake J.
Serra F.
6-46-1
R16
Serra F.
Monaco J.
6-31-66-3
Davydenko N.
Ferrero J.
7-56-2
Fish M.
Navarro I.
2-66-16-4
Blake J.
Gicquel M.
7-666-2
Capdeville P.
Gonzalez M.
2-66-26-3
Hernandez O.
Ferrer D.
6-26-4
Montanes A.
Greul S.
6-26-2
Simon G.
Fognini F.
6-07-5
R32
Ferrer D.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-46-1
Montanes A.
Sweeting R.
6-17-64
Greul S.
Hocevar R.
6-16-4
Fognini F.
Gaudio G.
6-36-4
Simon G.
Kendrick R.
6-37-67
Davydenko N.
Golubev A.
6-17-64
Navarro I.
Martin A.
7-56-4
Gonzalez M.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-46-3
Capdeville P.
Nalbandian D.
6-26-2
Serra F.
Junqueira D.
6-42-66-3
Monaco J.
Cuevas P.
6-26-4
Gicquel M.
Andujar P.
7-666-4
Blake J.
Gil F.
5-76-46-2
Fish M.
Gabashvili T.
6-36-4
Hernandez O.
Machado R.
7-51-67-5
Ferrero J.
Kukushkin M.
7-646-3