Gilles Simon vs Alejandro Falla — Canada Masters Round of 32

Canada Masters · ATP · Round of 32
FRA
Gilles Simon
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 August 2009
hard
COL
Alejandro Falla
42 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWLL
Simon G.
4-6 6-2 6-2
Falla A.
Simon G.
4662
Falla A.
6221

Gilles Simon defeated Alejandro Falla 4-6 6-2 6-2 in the Canada Masters round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Gilles Simon came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's semi-final. Gilles Simon extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-03-25Miami MastersR32hardGilles Simon6-3 6-4
2013-10-21ValenciaR32hardAlejandro Falla6-1 6-0
2012-12-30BrisbaneR16hardGilles Simon7-6(5) 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Simon G.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Falla A.

Falla A.serving72% hold

wins 59% 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.Falla A.
1st serve in·Even
61%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
49%
Service points won·Even
61%
59%
Return points won·Even
39%
40%
Break points saved·Even
59%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.8
2.9
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.Falla A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
74
32
Break points saved·Clear edge
94
73
Break points won·Dominant
68
39
Deciding sets·Dominant
73
22
Tiebreaks·Dominant
82
55

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
26°CDrizzle
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 80%

Draw

Final
Murray A.
del Potro J.
6-747-636-1
Semi-finals
del Potro J.
Roddick A.
4-66-27-5
Murray A.
Tsonga J.
6-47-68
Quarter-finals
Tsonga J.
Federer R.
7-651-67-63
Murray A.
Davydenko N.
6-26-4
Roddick A.
Djokovic N.
6-47-64
del Potro J.
Nadal R.
7-656-1
R16
Murray A.
Ferrero J.
6-16-3
Tsonga J.
Simon G.
6-36-3
Federer R.
Wawrinka S.
6-37-65
Nadal R.
Petzschner P.
6-36-2
Djokovic N.
Youzhny M.
6-36-4
del Potro J.
Hanescu V.
3-66-36-4
Roddick A.
Verdasco F.
7-624-67-65
Davydenko N.
Gonzalez F.
7-627-5
R32
Davydenko N.
Mathieu P.
7-647-62
Gonzalez F.
Haas T.
7-62
Nadal R.
Ferrer D.
4-3
Petzschner P.
Robredo T.
7-637-64
Roddick A.
Andreev I.
6-17-63
Ferrero J.
Monfils G.
6-37-67
Simon G.
Falla A.
4-66-26-2
Federer R.
Niemeyer F.
7-636-4
Hanescu V.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-34-67-5
del Potro J.
Hernych J.
6-27-5
Djokovic N.
Polansky P.
6-47-66
Tsonga J.
Schuettler R.
4-66-36-4
Murray A.
Chardy J.
6-46-2
Wawrinka S.
Golubev A.
7-56-4
Youzhny M.
Isner J.
6-786-16-3
Verdasco F.
Mayer L.
6-16-1
R64
Andreev I.
Tursunov D.
5-5
Kohlschreiber P.
Berdych T.
7-656-796-4
Hernych J.
Benneteau J.
6-26-3
Chardy J.
Lu Y.
6-756-36-4
Ferrero J.
Hewitt L.
6-16-4
Gonzalez F.
Raonic M.
4-67-666-4
Haas T.
Karlovic I.
4-67-636-4
Mathieu P.
Garcia Lopez G.
7-50-66-1
Mayer L.
Zverev M.
7-666-3
Verdasco F.
Lopez F.
6-16-756-1
Youzhny M.
Cilic M.
4-67-646-1
Isner J.
Levine J.
6-36-4
Polansky P.
Agostinelli B.
6-37-66
Monfils G.
Safin M.
6-23-66-2
Niemeyer F.
Kunitsyn I.
7-56-1
Wawrinka S.
Kiefer N.
6-46-1
Golubev A.
Stepanek R.
6-36-4
Simon G.
Dancevic F.
6-16-2
Falla A.
Sela D.
6-43-66-3
Schuettler R.
Serra F.
6-46-0
Ferrer D.
Troicki V.
6-36-0
Petzschner P.
Querrey S.
7-56-3
Robredo T.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-46-2
Hanescu V.
Melzer J.
6-46-3