Gilles Simon vs Ivan Ljubicic — Paris Masters Round of 32

Paris Masters · ATP · Round of 32
FRA
Gilles Simon
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 8 November 2009
hard
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLL
Simon G.
6-3 3-6 7-6
Ljubicic I.
Simon G.
63772
Ljubicic I.
36641

Gilles Simon defeated Ivan Ljubicic 6-3 3-6 7-6 in the Paris Masters round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 32, but Gilles Simon had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 9 on hard. Gilles Simon narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Gilles Simon closed it out in three sets, 6–3 3–6 7–6.

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-05-01Madrid MastersR64clayGilles Simon7-5 7-6(8)
2009-05-10Madrid MastersR16clayIvan Ljubicic3-6 6-4 6-3
2009-03-12Indian Wells MastersR32hardIvan Ljubicic6-3 7-6(3)
2006-04-17Monte Carlo MastersR16clayIvan Ljubicic6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Simon G.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Ljubicic I.

Ljubicic I.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Simon G.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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.Ljubicic I.
1st serve in·Even
61%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
66%
Return points won·Even
39%
35%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.8
11.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.7
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 151). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Simon G.Ljubicic I.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
74
64
Break points saved·Even
94
91
Break points won·Dominant
68
35
Deciding sets·Slight edge
73
79
Tiebreaks·Even
82
80

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
7°COvercast
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 91%

Draw

Final
Djokovic N.
Monfils G.
6-25-77-63
Semi-finals
Monfils G.
Stepanek R.
6-45-76-4
Djokovic N.
Nadal R.
6-26-3
Quarter-finals
Stepanek R.
del Potro J.
4-0
Monfils G.
Cilic M.
3-66-46-4
Djokovic N.
Soderling R.
6-41-66-3
Nadal R.
Tsonga J.
7-57-5
R16
del Potro J.
Gonzalez F.
6-767-66
Nadal R.
Robredo T.
6-33-67-5
Tsonga J.
Simon G.
6-26-3
Djokovic N.
Clement A.
6-26-2
Soderling R.
Davydenko N.
6-33-66-4
Stepanek R.
Murray A.
1-66-36-4
Cilic M.
Verdasco F.
3-66-36-4
Monfils G.
Benneteau J.
6-46-3
R32
Benneteau J.
Federer R.
3-67-646-4
Monfils G.
Guez D.
6-47-5
Cilic M.
Kubot L.
6-736-46-2
Murray A.
Blake J.
6-36-757-64
Nadal R.
Almagro N.
3-67-627-5
Robredo T.
Berdych T.
6-46-4
Simon G.
Ljubicic I.
6-33-67-64
Tsonga J.
Montanes A.
6-17-5
Djokovic N.
Monaco J.
6-37-5
Clement A.
Haas T.
5-76-37-68
Soderling R.
Karlovic I.
6-47-66
Davydenko N.
Becker B.
6-26-1
del Potro J.
Safin M.
6-45-76-4
Gonzalez F.
Isner J.
7-57-63
Verdasco F.
Seppi A.
6-736-46-4
Stepanek R.
Troicki V.
6-46-0
R64
Troicki V.
Mathieu P.
7-643-0
Guez D.
Wawrinka S.
6-36-4
Benneteau J.
Petzschner P.
4-67-56-3
Isner J.
Falla A.
4-67-6107-5
Safin M.
Ascione T.
6-44-67-63
Becker B.
Llodra M.
3-66-26-3
Karlovic I.
Cuevas P.
7-636-4
Clement A.
Lopez F.
6-36-1
Monaco J.
Chardy J.
7-667-5
Montanes A.
Hanescu V.
3-66-37-63
Ljubicic I.
Grosjean S.
7-626-4
Berdych T.
Millot V.
6-37-64
Seppi A.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-36-3
Kubot L.
Beck A.
6-43-66-4
Almagro N.
Chiudinelli M.
6-26-4
Blake J.
Santoro F.
6-46-3