Gilles Simon vs David Nalbandian — Montpellier Round of 16

Montpellier · ATP · Round of 16
FRA
Gilles Simon
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 25 October 2010
hard
ARG
David Nalbandian
44 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWWW
Simon G.
3-6 7-6 7-5
Nalbandian D.
Simon G.
37772
Nalbandian D.
66551

Gilles Simon defeated David Nalbandian 3-6 7-6 7-5 in the Montpellier round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — David Nalbandian came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, but Gilles Simon had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Gilles Simon claimed a first win over David Nalbandian in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-02-13Sao PauloR16clayDavid Nalbandian6-3 6-2
2010-08-01WashingtonQFhardDavid Nalbandian3-6 6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Simon G.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Nalbandian D.

Nalbandian D.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Simon G.

Serve advantage — Nalbandian D.

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.Nalbandian D.
1st serve in·Even
61%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
51%
Service points won·Even
61%
63%
Return points won·Even
39%
40%
Break points saved·Even
59%
59%
Aces / match·Even
3.8
3.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.7
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 112). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Simon G.Nalbandian D.
Clutch Rating·Even
74
72
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
88
Break points won·Even
68
69
Deciding sets·Even
73
72
Tiebreaks·Even
82
84

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
12°CClear
Wind 33 km/hHumidity 44%

Draw

Final
Monfils G.
Ljubicic I.
6-25-76-1
Semi-finals
Monfils G.
Tsonga J.
7-622-66-4
Ljubicic I.
Montanes A.
6-37-64
Quarter-finals
Montanes A.
Davydenko N.
3-67-637-64
Ljubicic I.
Nieminen J.
4-66-37-66
Monfils G.
Isner J.
3-66-46-4
Tsonga J.
Simon G.
6-36-706-3
R16
Monfils G.
Darcis S.
6-46-4
Isner J.
Mannarino A.
7-656-756-3
Tsonga J.
Gil F.
6-36-4
Simon G.
Nalbandian D.
3-67-657-5
Davydenko N.
Zverev M.
7-56-3
Montanes A.
Llodra M.
6-47-65
Ljubicic I.
Dent T.
7-56-4
Nieminen J.
Gasquet R.
4-67-666-2
R32
Montanes A.
Clement A.
6-46-4
Mannarino A.
Lacko L.
6-36-746-4
Llodra M.
Rochus O.
2-3
Zverev M.
Haase R.
7-677-65
Nalbandian D.
Granollers M.
6-46-4
Darcis S.
Schwank E.
6-27-5
Isner J.
Paire B.
7-56-2
Simon G.
Mahut N.
6-46-4
Gil F.
Roger-Vasselin E.
6-42-67-5
Gasquet R.
Reister J.
6-786-36-3
Nieminen J.
Serra F.
6-747-56-1
Dent T.
Jouan R.
6-756-36-4