Gilles Simon vs Jurgen Melzer — Shanghai Masters Round of 64

Shanghai Masters · ATP · Round of 64
FRA
Gilles Simon
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 7 October 2012
hard
AUT
Jurgen Melzer
45 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWLW
Simon G.
6-4 6-2
Melzer J.
Simon G.
662
Melzer J.
42–

Gilles Simon defeated Jurgen Melzer 6-4 6-2 in the Shanghai Masters round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Gilles Simon came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 16. Gilles Simon extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

3–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-03-21Miami MastersR32hardGilles Simon7-6(5) 6-4
2011-08-14Cincinnati MastersR64hardGilles Simon6-7(3) 6-3 7-5
2011-03-04Davis Cup WG R1: AUT vs FRARRclayJurgen Melzer7-6(7) 3-6 1-6 6-4 6-0
2009-09-28BangkokSFhardGilles Simon6-4 7-6(3)
2006-09-11BucharestR16clayJurgen Melzer3-6 6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Simon G.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Melzer J.

Melzer J.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.Melzer J.
1st serve in·Even
61%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
50%
Service points won·Even
61%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
59%
Aces / match·Even
3.8
4.1
Double faults / match·Even
2.7
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Simon G.Melzer J.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
74
44
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
86
Break points won·Dominant
68
27
Deciding sets·Slight edge
73
65
Tiebreaks·Dominant
82
27

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
24°CClear
Wind 18 km/hHumidity 43%

Draw

Final
Djokovic N.
Murray A.
5-77-6116-3
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.
Berdych T.
6-36-4
Murray A.
Federer R.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Djokovic N.
Haas T.
6-36-3
Murray A.
Stepanek R.
4-66-26-3
Berdych T.
Tsonga J.
6-37-64
Federer R.
Cilic M.
6-36-4
R16
Tsonga J.
Baghdatis M.
6-27-62
Cilic M.
Verdasco F.
4-66-16-4
Djokovic N.
Lopez F.
6-36-3
Haas T.
Tipsarevic J.
6-26-1
Berdych T.
Querrey S.
6-26-736-4
Stepanek R.
Isner J.
6-46-756-3
Murray A.
Dolgopolov A.
6-26-2
Federer R.
Wawrinka S.
4-67-646-0
R32
Murray A.
Mayer F.
W/O
Isner J.
Anderson K.
7-636-787-67
Baghdatis M.
Raonic M.
7-646-757-63
Haas T.
Robredo T.
6-36-3
Lopez F.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-36-4
Cilic M.
Klizan M.
7-56-1
Wawrinka S.
Istomin D.
6-44-66-4
Federer R.
Lu Y.
6-37-5
Djokovic N.
Dimitrov G.
6-36-2
Verdasco F.
Monaco J.
6-46-2
Dolgopolov A.
Simon G.
6-36-4
Stepanek R.
Gasquet R.
6-46-4
Tsonga J.
Paire B.
7-677-5
Querrey S.
Nishikori K.
2-66-16-4
Berdych T.
Seppi A.
6-36-3
Tipsarevic J.
Troicki V.
6-27-63
R64
Troicki V.
Youzhny M.
6-32-66-4
Mayer F.
Tomic B.
6-46-0
Wawrinka S.
Ramos A.
7-617-65
Verdasco F.
Soeda G.
6-26-4
Klizan M.
Bellucci T.
6-36-4
Cilic M.
Kubot L.
7-56-3
Stepanek R.
Hewitt L.
7-56-1
Dolgopolov A.
Chardy J.
6-36-2
Simon G.
Melzer J.
6-46-2
Gasquet R.
Baker B.
6-26-3
Anderson K.
Nieminen J.
6-27-64
Paire B.
Petzschner P.
7-626-4
Baghdatis M.
Fognini F.
6-26-2
Raonic M.
Matosevic M.
7-646-3
Nishikori K.
Wu D.
6-26-4
Querrey S.
Li Z.
6-36-1
Seppi A.
Berrer M.
6-27-65
Robredo T.
Bogomolov Jr A.
7-646-4
Haas T.
Almagro N.
4-67-646-2
Kohlschreiber P.
Harrison R.
6-46-4
Lopez F.
Falla A.
6-31-66-3
Dimitrov G.
Andujar P.
7-56-3
Istomin D.
Berlocq C.
4-66-26-1
Lu Y.
Zhang Z.
6-06-2