Nikolay Davydenko vs Gilles Simon — Valencia Round of 32
Valencia · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 31 October 2011
hard
Davydenko N.6-4 4-6 6-3
Simon G.
Davydenko N.
6462
Simon G.
4631
Nikolay Davydenko defeated Gilles Simon 6-4 4-6 6-3 in the Valencia round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gilles Simon came in leading the head-to-head 5–2, defending last year's semi-final. Nikolay Davydenko narrowed the head-to-head to 5–3.
Key context
- Match story: Nikolay Davydenko closed it out in three sets, 6–4 4–6 6–3.
Head to head
2–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-08-05 | Canada Masters | R64 | hard | Nikolay Davydenko | 2-6 6-1 6-1 |
| 2011-02-14 | Marseille | R32 | hard | Gilles Simon | 7-6(6) 6-4 |
| 2010-10-31 | Valencia | QF | hard | Gilles Simon | 6-4 6-7(5) 6-3 |
| 2009-08-16 | Cincinnati Masters | R16 | hard | Gilles Simon | 6-7(6) 6-4 6-4 |
| 2007-08-19 | New Haven | R16 | hard | Gilles Simon | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2007-07-23 | Umag | R32 | clay | Gilles Simon | 6-2 2-6 6-3 |
| 2007-05-14 | Hamburg Masters | R32 | clay | Nikolay Davydenko | 6-7(5) 6-4 7-5 |
Serve vs return
This seasonEven 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 season1st serve in·Slight edge
69%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
49%
Service points won·Even
61%
61%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Even
61%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.3
3.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.1
2.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (156 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
72
74
Break points saved·Even
91
94
Break points won·Slight edge
74
68
Deciding sets·Even
71
73
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
72
82
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Draw
Quarter-finals
Monaco J.
Ferrero J.
6-36-3
del Potro J.
Querrey S.
6-27-5
Ferrer D.
Davydenko N.
6-36-4
Granollers M.
Monfils G.
7-6123-66-4
R16
Ferrero J.
Bogomolov Jr A.
7-634-66-2
Granollers M.
Cilic M.
3-66-37-5
Davydenko N.
Mahut N.
W/O
Querrey S.
Tsonga J.
7-656-2
del Potro J.
Anderson K.
6-46-4
Monfils G.
Andujar P.
6-27-65
Monaco J.
Fognini F.
6-36-1
Ferrer D.
Pospisil V.
6-36-3
R32
Granollers M.
Dolgopolov A.
6-36-4
Mahut N.
Garcia Lopez G.
7-656-2
Pospisil V.
Isner J.
6-33-67-69
Ferrero J.
Kunitsyn I.
6-47-62
Davydenko N.
Simon G.
6-44-66-3
Fognini F.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-46-3
Monfils G.
Montanes A.
6-36-1
del Potro J.
Tursunov D.
6-46-1
Anderson K.
Klizan M.
6-16-4
Querrey S.
Gulbis E.
6-36-4
Tsonga J.
Marti J.
4-67-56-2
Cilic M.
Raonic M.
6-46-4
Andujar P.
Chela J.
6-07-67
Monaco J.
Almagro N.
6-43-66-4
Bogomolov Jr A.
Lopez F.
4-66-47-62
Ferrer D.
Verdasco F.
6-36-2