Juan Martin del Potro vs Gilles Simon — London Olympics Round of 16

London Olympics · ATP · Round of 16
ARG
Juan Martin del Potro
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 25 July 2012
grass
FRA
Gilles Simon
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
del Potro J.
6-1 4-6 6-3
Simon G.
del Potro J.
6462
Simon G.
1631

Juan Martin del Potro defeated Gilles Simon 6-1 4-6 6-3 in the London Olympics round of 16 on grass. The result followed the form book — Juan Martin del Potro came in leading the head-to-head 4–3. Juan Martin del Potro extended the head-to-head to 5–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Juan Martin del Potro came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 4–6 6–3.

Head to head

4–3
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
2011-08-29US OpenR32hardGilles Simon4-6 7-6(5) 6-2 7-6(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
del Potro J.serving91% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Simon G.

Simon G.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs del Potro J.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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

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

Clutch

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

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

Draw

Bronze
del Potro J.
Djokovic N.
7-56-4
Final
Murray A.
Federer R.
6-26-16-4
Semi-finals
Murray A.
Djokovic N.
7-57-5
Federer R.
del Potro J.
3-67-6519-17
Quarter-finals
del Potro J.
Nishikori K.
6-47-64
Federer R.
Isner J.
6-47-65
Djokovic N.
Tsonga J.
6-17-5
Murray A.
Almagro N.
6-46-1
R16
Isner J.
Tipsarevic J.
7-57-614
Nishikori K.
Ferrer D.
6-03-66-4
Djokovic N.
Hewitt L.
4-67-56-1
Almagro N.
Darcis S.
7-56-3
Tsonga J.
Lopez F.
7-656-4
Murray A.
Baghdatis M.
4-66-16-4
Federer R.
Istomin D.
7-56-3
del Potro J.
Simon G.
6-14-66-3
R32
Simon G.
Dimitrov G.
6-36-3
Murray A.
Nieminen J.
6-26-4
Federer R.
Benneteau J.
6-26-2
Istomin D.
Muller G.
6-747-637-5
Ferrer D.
Kavcic B.
6-26-2
Darcis S.
Giraldo S.
6-746-46-4
Almagro N.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-26-2
Baghdatis M.
Gasquet R.
6-46-4
Nishikori K.
Davydenko N.
4-66-46-1
Djokovic N.
Roddick A.
6-26-1
Hewitt L.
Cilic M.
6-47-5
Lopez F.
Monaco J.
6-46-4
Isner J.
Jaziri M.
7-616-2
Tsonga J.
Raonic M.
6-33-625-23
Tipsarevic J.
Petzschner P.
3-66-36-4
del Potro J.
Seppi A.
6-37-62
R64
Muller G.
Ungur A.
6-36-3
Nishikori K.
Tomic B.
7-647-64
Simon G.
Kukushkin M.
6-46-2
Bogomolov Jr A.
Berlocq C.
7-57-65
Lopez F.
Tursunov D.
6-756-29-7
Djokovic N.
Fognini F.
6-776-26-2
Darcis S.
Berdych T.
6-46-4
Federer R.
Falla A.
6-35-76-3
Benneteau J.
Youzhny M.
7-56-3
Istomin D.
Verdasco F.
6-47-69
Isner J.
Rochus O.
7-616-4
Jaziri M.
Lu Y.
7-6104-66-3
Petzschner P.
Lacko L.
7-656-1
Tipsarevic J.
Nalbandian D.
6-36-4
Ferrer D.
Pospisil V.
6-46-4
Kavcic B.
Vardhan V.
6-36-2
Davydenko N.
Stepanek R.
6-46-3
Dimitrov G.
Kubot L.
6-37-64
Seppi A.
Young D.
6-46-4
del Potro J.
Dodig I.
6-46-1
Giraldo S.
Harrison R.
7-56-3
Almagro N.
Troicki V.
6-47-63
Gasquet R.
Haase R.
6-36-3
Baghdatis M.
Soeda G.
6-767-656-2
Nieminen J.
Devvarman S.
6-36-1
Murray A.
Wawrinka S.
6-36-3
Tsonga J.
Bellucci T.
6-756-46-4
Raonic M.
Ito T.
6-36-4
Monaco J.
Goffin D.
6-46-1
Cilic M.
Melzer J.
7-656-2
Hewitt L.
Stakhovsky S.
6-34-66-3
Roddick A.
Klizan M.
7-56-4