Daniel Brands vs Gilles Simon — Hamburg Round of 32

Hamburg · ATP · Round of 32
GER
Daniel Brands
38 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWLLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 19 July 2009
clay
FRA
Gilles Simon
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
Brands D.
3-6 6-4 6-3
Simon G.
Brands D.
3662
Simon G.
6431

Daniel Brands defeated Gilles Simon 3-6 6-4 6-3 in the Hamburg round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Gilles Simon came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Daniel Brands claimed a first win over Gilles Simon in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-01-13Australian OpenR128hardGilles Simon6-7(4) 6-4 3-6 6-3 16-14
2013-04-22BucharestQFclayGilles Simon6-1 7-5
2013-02-11RotterdamR32hardGilles Simon7-6(3) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Brands D.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Simon G.

Simon G.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Brands D.

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
Brands D.Simon G.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
66%
61%
Return points won·Slight edge
34%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.1
3.8
Double faults / match·Even
2.9
2.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Brands D.Simon G.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
46
74
Break points saved·Even
90
94
Break points won·Dominant
7
68
Deciding sets·Even
72
73
Tiebreaks·Dominant
49
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
Weather
19°CPartly cloudy
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 69%

Draw

Final
Davydenko N.
Mathieu P.
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Davydenko N.
Ferrer D.
7-57-62
Mathieu P.
Cuevas P.
4-66-37-5
Quarter-finals
Mathieu P.
Troicki V.
3-0
Cuevas P.
Almagro N.
6-26-4
Davydenko N.
Hanescu V.
6-34-66-3
Ferrer D.
Greul S.
6-26-3
R16
Almagro N.
Soderling R.
7-56-3
Mathieu P.
Brands D.
7-57-5
Greul S.
Navarro I.
7-57-67
Hanescu V.
Benneteau J.
3-66-36-3
Davydenko N.
Chardy J.
6-36-3
Troicki V.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-726-47-66
Cuevas P.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-47-68
Ferrer D.
Monaco J.
4-67-56-2
R32
Chardy J.
Beck A.
7-627-66
Monaco J.
Acasuso J.
6-11-1
Cuevas P.
Melzer J.
7-656-3
Soderling R.
Fognini F.
6-36-736-3
Ferrer D.
Mayer F.
6-36-2
Kohlschreiber P.
Starace P.
6-24-66-4
Davydenko N.
Petzschner P.
6-36-2
Hanescu V.
Hernych J.
6-26-3
Benneteau J.
Andreev I.
6-46-3
Navarro I.
Robredo T.
7-57-62
Greul S.
Zverev M.
0-67-56-1
Garcia Lopez G.
Wawrinka S.
6-26-4
Brands D.
Simon G.
3-66-46-3
Mathieu P.
Riba P.
6-12-67-63
Troicki V.
Gabashvili T.
3-66-26-4
Almagro N.
Granollers M.
4-66-36-4
R64
Fognini F.
Minar I.
6-46-2
Granollers M.
Vassallo Arguello M.
6-46-4
Cuevas P.
Phau B.
7-606-4
Starace P.
Gonzalez M.
5-76-46-3
Mayer F.
Schuettler R.
6-736-36-3
Monaco J.
Youzhny M.
7-646-3
Greul S.
Tipsarevic J.
2-66-36-3
Navarro I.
Darcis S.
6-46-4
Benneteau J.
Chela J.
6-41-66-1
Hernych J.
Krawietz K.
6-04-66-3
Beck A.
Hernandez O.
6-736-46-4
Petzschner P.
Serra F.
7-636-2
Brands D.
Crivoi V.
4-66-46-1
Riba P.
Korolev E.
7-636-2
Gabashvili T.
Seppi A.
6-36-1
Garcia Lopez G.
Rochus C.
6-46-2