Marcos Baghdatis vs Gilles Simon — Brisbane Quarter-final

Brisbane · ATP · Quarter-final
CYP
Marcos Baghdatis
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLWWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 30 December 2012
hard
FRA
Gilles Simon
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
Baghdatis M.
6-3 6-4
Simon G.
Baghdatis M.
662
Simon G.
34–

Marcos Baghdatis defeated Gilles Simon 6-3 6-4 in the Brisbane quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gilles Simon came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 32, but Marcos Baghdatis had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 8 on hard. Marcos Baghdatis narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-05-02Madrid MastersR64clayGilles Simon6-3 3-6 6-4
2012-10-29Paris MastersR64hardGilles Simon7-5 6-1
2010-02-22DubaiR32hardMarcos Baghdatis7-6(3) 6-4
2007-06-11HalleR32grassMarcos Baghdatis6-3 6-3
2007-02-12MarseilleFhardGilles Simon6-4 7-6(3)

Serve vs return

This season
Baghdatis M.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Simon G.

Simon G.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Baghdatis M.

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
Baghdatis M.Simon G.
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
64%
61%
Return points won·Even
38%
39%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.1
3.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.3
2.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Baghdatis M.Simon G.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
59
74
Break points saved·Even
92
94
Break points won·Dominant
36
68
Deciding sets·Slight edge
64
73
Tiebreaks·Even
81
82

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
28°CMainly clear
Wind 21 km/hHumidity 53%

Draw

Final
Murray A.
Dolgopolov A.
6-16-3
Murray A.
Dimitrov G.
7-606-4
Semi-finals
Murray A.
Tomic B.
6-36-2
Dolgopolov A.
Simon G.
6-36-4
Murray A.
Nishikori K.
6-42-0
Dimitrov G.
Baghdatis M.
6-35-77-65
Quarter-finals
Murray A.
Baghdatis M.
6-26-2
Tomic B.
Istomin D.
6-37-64
Dolgopolov A.
Stepanek R.
4-66-36-3
Simon G.
Giraldo S.
7-626-4
Dimitrov G.
Melzer J.
6-36-2
Murray A.
Istomin D.
6-47-63
Baghdatis M.
Simon G.
6-36-4
Nishikori K.
Dolgopolov A.
6-47-63
R16
Istomin D.
Haas T.
W/O
Tomic B.
Ito T.
6-16-2
Murray A.
Muller G.
4-67-646-0
Baghdatis M.
Nishikori K.
6-36-4
Stepanek R.
Nieminen J.
7-636-2
Dolgopolov A.
Andreev I.
6-737-696-2
Giraldo S.
Petzschner P.
6-46-4
Simon G.
Duckworth J.
6-37-5
Baghdatis M.
Mayer F.
6-46-2
Dolgopolov A.
Nieminen J.
6-24-1
Simon G.
Falla A.
7-657-65
Murray A.
Millman J.
6-15-76-3
Istomin D.
Hewitt L.
7-57-5
Nishikori K.
Robredo T.
6-36-3
Melzer J.
Goffin D.
6-47-64
Dimitrov G.
Raonic M.
6-36-4
R32
Murray A.
Kukushkin M.
5-76-36-2
Istomin D.
Mayer F.
7-652-3
Baghdatis M.
Harrison R.
7-676-4
Petzschner P.
Melzer J.
6-17-5
Giraldo S.
Millman J.
6-36-3
Nishikori K.
Stebe C.
3-66-16-4
Muller G.
Mello R.
6-737-646-3
Haas T.
Matosevic M.
6-37-5
Ito T.
Mitchell B.
6-46-2
Tomic B.
Benneteau J.
6-24-67-5
Stepanek R.
Ebden M.
6-43-66-3
Nieminen J.
Levine J.
7-646-2
Andreev I.
Mannarino A.
7-666-2
Dolgopolov A.
Falla A.
7-636-2
Duckworth J.
Mahut N.
6-46-4
Simon G.
Sweeting R.
6-36-4
Dimitrov G.
Baker B.
6-37-68
Nieminen J.
Benneteau J.
6-32-66-1
Istomin D.
Klizan M.
6-16-2
Robredo T.
Harrison R.
6-47-64
Goffin D.
Ebden M.
6-26-2
Melzer J.
Kudla D.
2-66-46-4
Millman J.
Ito T.
6-46-1
Falla A.
Levine J.
6-17-68
Hewitt L.
Kunitsyn I.
6-34-66-2
Baghdatis M.
Mitchell B.
6-46-4
Mayer F.
Giraldo S.
6-46-4
Nishikori K.
Matosevic M.
7-56-2