Gilles Simon vs Rui Machado — Buenos Aires Round of 32

Buenos Aires · ATP · Round of 32
FRA
Gilles Simon
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 February 2012
clay
POR
Rui Machado
42 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
Simon G.
6-3 7-5
Machado R.
Simon G.
672
Machado R.
35–

Gilles Simon defeated Rui Machado 6-3 7-5 in the Buenos Aires round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Rui Machado came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

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

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Simon G.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Machado R.

Machado R.serving61% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Simon G.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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.Machado R.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
46%
Service points won·Even
61%
57%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.8
1.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.7
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 59). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Simon G.Machado R.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
74
20
Break points saved·Dominant
94
47
Break points won·Clear edge
68
44
Deciding sets·Dominant
73
24
Tiebreaks·Dominant
82
30

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
25°CRain
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 86%

Draw

Final
Ferrer D.
Almagro N.
4-66-36-2
Semi-finals
Ferrer D.
Nalbandian D.
6-16-4
Almagro N.
Wawrinka S.
6-43-67-5
Quarter-finals
Wawrinka S.
Nishikori K.
6-46-2
Almagro N.
Andreev I.
6-37-5
Ferrer D.
Gonzalez F.
6-26-4
Nalbandian D.
Berlocq C.
6-06-3
R16
Gonzalez F.
Ramos A.
7-667-65
Nalbandian D.
Monaco J.
6-36-1
Ferrer D.
Bagnis F.
6-36-4
Nishikori K.
Hanescu V.
3-67-56-1
Andreev I.
Verdasco F.
7-636-3
Almagro N.
Delbonis F.
6-36-2
Berlocq C.
Simon G.
6-26-1
Wawrinka S.
Paire B.
6-35-76-2
R32
Gonzalez F.
Montanes A.
7-51-0
Monaco J.
Volandri F.
6-13-1
Wawrinka S.
Zeballos H.
6-36-4
Paire B.
Marti J.
2-67-606-2
Hanescu V.
Andujar P.
6-34-67-64
Nishikori K.
Ferrero J.
7-53-66-2
Verdasco F.
Prodon E.
6-46-1
Andreev I.
Kavcic B.
6-26-2
Delbonis F.
Gil F.
6-26-2
Almagro N.
Starace P.
4-66-37-64
Ferrer D.
Molteni A.
6-16-0
Bagnis F.
Mayer L.
5-76-46-2
Ramos A.
Chela J.
4-66-36-4
Simon G.
Machado R.
6-37-5
Berlocq C.
Riba P.
6-756-06-0
Nalbandian D.
Odesnik W.
6-26-3