Gilles Simon vs Mikhail Youzhny — Dubai Round of 32

Dubai · ATP · Round of 32
FRA
Gilles Simon
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 February 2011
hard
RUS
Mikhail Youzhny
44 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWWLLL
Simon G.
6-3 7-5
Youzhny M.
Simon G.
672
Youzhny M.
35–

Gilles Simon defeated Mikhail Youzhny 6-3 7-5 in the Dubai round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Mikhail Youzhny came in leading the head-to-head 8–3, defending last year's final, but Gilles Simon had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 8 on hard. Gilles Simon narrowed the head-to-head to 8–4.

Key context

  • Match story: Gilles Simon closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–5.

Head to head

3–8
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-10-05TokyoR32hardGilles Simon6-4 6-4
2015-08-10Canada MastersR32hardMikhail Youzhny6-1 6-4
2013-05-12Rome MastersR32clayGilles Simon7-5 6-3
2011-07-18HamburgSFclayGilles Simon3-6 6-3 6-1
2011-02-14MarseilleR16hardMikhail Youzhny3-6 6-3 6-3
2010-08-09Canada MastersR64hardMikhail Youzhny6-4 6-4
2009-11-02ValenciaQFhardMikhail Youzhny6-4 6-4
2009-10-05TokyoR16hardMikhail Youzhny7-6(5) 6-7(5) 6-4
2009-06-08Queen's ClubR16grassMikhail Youzhny6-1 2-6 6-2
2008-03-13Indian Wells MastersR64hardMikhail Youzhny7-5 6-4
2007-06-25WimbledonR64grassMikhail Youzhny6-4 4-6 3-6 7-5 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Simon G.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Youzhny M.

Youzhny M.serving78% hold

wins 62% 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.Youzhny M.
1st serve in·Even
61%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
52%
Service points won·Even
61%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Even
3.8
3.6
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.Youzhny M.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
74
63
Break points saved·Even
94
93
Break points won·Dominant
68
41
Deciding sets·Slight edge
73
68
Tiebreaks·Even
82
83

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
27°COvercast
Wind 25 km/hHumidity 28%

Draw

Final
Djokovic N.
Federer R.
6-36-3
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.
Berdych T.
6-756-24-2
Federer R.
Gasquet R.
6-27-5
Quarter-finals
Gasquet R.
Simon G.
5-76-26-4
Djokovic N.
Mayer F.
7-56-1
Berdych T.
Petzschner P.
7-56-4
Federer R.
Stakhovsky S.
6-36-4
R16
Petzschner P.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-04-66-2
Djokovic N.
Lopez F.
6-32-66-4
Mayer F.
Golubev A.
6-36-4
Berdych T.
Davydenko N.
6-37-65
Gasquet R.
Bubka S.
6-27-5
Simon G.
Rosol L.
6-26-3
Stakhovsky S.
Gulbis E.
6-35-76-1
Federer R.
Granollers M.
6-36-4
R32
Granollers M.
Tursunov D.
6-16-3
Lopez F.
Lu Y.
5-0
Golubev A.
Baghdatis M.
4-0
Bubka S.
Ljubicic I.
6-10-1
Stakhovsky S.
Awadhy O.
6-46-2
Federer R.
Devvarman S.
6-36-3
Djokovic N.
Llodra M.
6-36-3
Mayer F.
Nieminen J.
6-46-2
Berdych T.
Chardy J.
6-26-3
Davydenko N.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-26-0
Petzschner P.
Seppi A.
3-67-626-2
Kohlschreiber P.
Troicki V.
6-17-62
Gasquet R.
Dimitrov G.
6-26-4
Rosol L.
Beck K.
7-626-3
Simon G.
Youzhny M.
6-37-5
Gulbis E.
Berrer M.
6-36-4