Gilles Simon vs Juan Martin del Potro — US Open Round of 32

US Open · ATP · Round of 32
FRA
Gilles Simon
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 29 August 2011
hard
ARG
Juan Martin del Potro
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Simon G.
4-6 7-6 6-2 7-6
del Potro J.
Simon G.
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del Potro J.
6652631

Gilles Simon defeated Juan Martin del Potro 4-6 7-6 6-2 7-6 in the US Open round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Juan Martin del Potro came in leading the head-to-head 5–2. Gilles Simon narrowed the head-to-head to 5–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-07-02WimbledonR16grassJuan Martin del Potro7-6(1) 7-6(5) 5-7 7-6(5)
2016-06-06StuttgartQFgrassJuan Martin del Potro6-7(3) 6-3 6-0
2013-02-18MarseilleQFhardGilles Simon6-4 6-3
2012-07-25London OlympicsR16grassJuan Martin del Potro6-1 4-6 6-3
2011-06-20WimbledonR32grassJuan Martin del Potro7-6(8) 7-6(5) 7-5
2008-08-25US OpenR32hardJuan Martin del Potro6-4 6-7(4) 6-1 3-6 6-3
2007-08-19New HavenR32hardGilles Simon7-6(3) 6-7(5) 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Simon G.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs del Potro J.

del Potro J.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Simon G.

Serve advantage — del Potro J.

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.del Potro J.
1st serve in·Even
61%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
68%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.8
8.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.7
2.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Simon G.del Potro J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
74
90
Break points saved·Even
94
98
Break points won·Slight edge
68
73
Deciding sets·Clear edge
73
97
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
82
98

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
21°CClear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 54%

Draw

Final
Djokovic N.
Nadal R.
6-26-46-736-1
Semi-finals
Nadal R.
Murray A.
6-46-23-66-2
Djokovic N.
Federer R.
6-774-66-36-27-5
Quarter-finals
Djokovic N.
Tipsarevic J.
7-626-736-03-0
Federer R.
Tsonga J.
6-46-36-3
Murray A.
Isner J.
7-56-43-67-62
Nadal R.
Roddick A.
6-26-16-3
R16
Roddick A.
Ferrer D.
6-36-43-66-3
Federer R.
Monaco J.
6-16-26-0
Tsonga J.
Fish M.
6-46-753-66-46-2
Isner J.
Simon G.
7-623-67-627-64
Murray A.
Young D.
6-26-36-3
Nadal R.
Muller G.
7-616-16-2
Djokovic N.
Dolgopolov A.
7-6146-46-2
Tipsarevic J.
Ferrero J.
7-56-737-56-2
R32
Tipsarevic J.
Berdych T.
6-45-0
Ferrero J.
Granollers M.
6-14-3
Federer R.
Cilic M.
6-34-66-46-2
Muller G.
Kunitsyn I.
6-16-46-4
Djokovic N.
Davydenko N.
6-36-46-2
Dolgopolov A.
Karlovic I.
6-746-26-46-4
Monaco J.
Haas T.
6-736-36-26-3
Tsonga J.
Verdasco F.
6-37-56-4
Fish M.
Anderson K.
6-47-647-63
Isner J.
Bogomolov Jr A.
7-696-46-4
Simon G.
del Potro J.
4-67-656-27-63
Young D.
Chela J.
7-56-46-3
Murray A.
Lopez F.
6-16-46-2
Ferrer D.
Mayer F.
6-16-27-62
Roddick A.
Benneteau J.
6-16-47-65
Nadal R.
Nalbandian D.
7-656-17-5
R64
Muller G.
Gulbis E.
3-67-646-47-65
Nadal R.
Mahut N.
6-26-2
Monaco J.
Stepanek R.
6-46-12-0
Granollers M.
Kukushkin M.
7-56-36-4
Tipsarevic J.
Petzschner P.
6-06-33-66-3
Isner J.
Ginepri R.
6-46-36-4
Nalbandian D.
Ljubicic I.
6-41-66-36-2
Kunitsyn I.
Melzer J.
3-66-31-66-27-65
Benneteau J.
Istomin D.
6-46-46-4
Roddick A.
Sock J.
6-36-36-4
Mayer F.
Lisnard J.
6-27-56-2
Ferrer D.
Blake J.
6-46-36-4
Murray A.
Haase R.
6-752-66-26-06-4
Lopez F.
Pospisil V.
5-76-47-637-65
Chela J.
Darcis S.
6-26-46-4
Young D.
Wawrinka S.
7-673-62-66-37-61
Simon G.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-46-747-56-3
del Potro J.
Junqueira D.
6-26-17-5
Bogomolov Jr A.
Dutra Silva R.
6-46-37-5
Fish M.
Jaziri M.
6-26-26-4
Anderson K.
Llodra M.
6-16-26-2
Verdasco F.
Ilhan M.
6-46-36-1
Tsonga J.
Bubka S.
6-37-56-2
Haas T.
Falla A.
7-656-17-5
Cilic M.
Tomic B.
6-16-06-2
Federer R.
Sela D.
6-36-26-2
Ferrero J.
Monfils G.
7-655-76-756-46-4
Berdych T.
Fognini F.
7-56-06-0
Karlovic I.
Gasquet R.
6-46-22-67-64
Dolgopolov A.
Cipolla F.
6-07-52-65-76-4
Davydenko N.
Starace P.
6-26-47-5
Djokovic N.
Berlocq C.
6-06-06-2
R128
Djokovic N.
Niland C.
6-05-1
Cipolla F.
Nishikori K.
6-46-2
Dolgopolov A.
Gil F.
6-46-27-5
Fognini F.
Zeballos H.
5-76-47-656-4
Petzschner P.
Ramos A.
7-56-726-36-756-3
Ilhan M.
Dancevic F.
6-36-21-0
Bubka S.
Haider Maurer A.
6-36-23-66-4
Verdasco F.
Nieminen J.
3-66-46-16-4
Llodra M.
Hanescu V.
6-24-64-66-36-2
Anderson K.
Soeda G.
6-16-36-0
Jaziri M.
De Bakker T.
4-66-16-46-2
Dutra Silva R.
Sorensen L.
6-03-66-41-0
Fish M.
Kamke T.
6-26-26-1
Junqueira D.
Beck K.
6-2
Isner J.
Baghdatis M.
7-627-6112-66-4
del Potro J.
Volandri F.
6-36-16-1
Garcia Lopez G.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-31-67-614-67-64
Chela J.
Matosevic M.
3-1
Lopez F.
Ito T.
6-26-46-4
Nalbandian D.
Reynolds B.
4-66-36-46-3
Nadal R.
Golubev A.
6-37-617-5
Granollers M.
Malisse X.
6-46-46-4
Berlocq C.
Riba P.
7-56-06-1
Starace P.
Berrer M.
6-44-66-36-2
Davydenko N.
Dodig I.
6-766-36-02-66-2
Karlovic I.
Gonzalez F.
6-46-47-63
Gasquet R.
Stakhovsky S.
6-46-46-0
Berdych T.
Jouan R.
6-27-646-1
Tipsarevic J.
Gensse A.
6-27-56-0
Kukushkin M.
Montanes A.
7-56-23-67-65
Ferrero J.
Andujar P.
1-67-55-76-16-3
Monfils G.
Dimitrov G.
7-646-36-4
Federer R.
Giraldo S.
6-46-36-2
Sela D.
Bellucci T.
4-62-66-46-36-0
Tomic B.
Yani M.
6-36-46-4
Cilic M.
Harrison R.
6-27-57-66
Stepanek R.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-46-16-3
Monaco J.
Seppi A.
7-616-26-2
Haas T.
Dasnieres De Veigy J.
6-36-46-756-1
Falla A.
Troicki V.
3-66-34-67-57-5
Tsonga J.
Lu Y.
6-46-46-4
Bogomolov Jr A.
Johnson S.
4-64-66-37-636-3
Ginepri R.
Souza J.
6-36-46-756-1
Simon G.
Mello R.
3-66-36-43-66-4
Wawrinka S.
Gonzalez M.
3-66-46-16-3
Young D.
Lacko L.
6-46-26-4
Darcis S.
Tursunov D.
6-744-67-56-17-60
Pospisil V.
Rosol L.
6-16-26-1
Haase R.
Machado R.
6-06-46-4
Murray A.
Devvarman S.
7-656-26-3
Ferrer D.
Andreev I.
2-66-36-06-4
Blake J.
Huta Galung J.
6-46-24-66-4
Lisnard J.
Rochus O.
7-656-26-4
Mayer F.
Mannarino A.
6-26-06-1
Roddick A.
Russell M.
6-26-44-67-5
Sock J.
Gicquel M.
6-46-31-66-4
Istomin D.
Sweeting R.
3-67-56-47-64
Benneteau J.
Almagro N.
6-26-46-3
Gulbis E.
Youzhny M.
6-26-46-4
Muller G.
Roger-Vasselin E.
7-656-46-4
Kunitsyn I.
Bachinger M.
2-61-66-16-46-4
Melzer J.
Prodon E.
6-27-646-2
Ljubicic I.
Kavcic B.
7-653-66-17-5
Mahut N.
Farah R.
3-66-746-26-46-0