Benoit Paire vs Gilles Simon — Montpellier Quarter-final

Montpellier · ATP · Quarter-final
FRA
Benoit Paire
#1096ATP
1362ELO
1336Hard ELO
37 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 February 2013
hard
FRA
Gilles Simon
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
Paire B.
7-5 7-6
Simon G.
Paire B.
7772
Simon G.
564–

Benoit Paire defeated Gilles Simon 7-5 7-6 in the Montpellier quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gilles Simon came in leading the head-to-head 6–3, defending last year's semi-final. Benoit Paire narrowed the head-to-head to 6–4.

Key context

Head to head

3–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-08-23Winston-SalemR32hardBenoit Paire6-3 6-3
2018-12-31PuneQFhardGilles Simon3-6 7-6(4) 6-4
2018-04-09MarrakechR32clayGilles Simon6-2 6-7(1) 7-6(5)
2015-11-02Paris MastersR32hardGilles Simon6-4 4-6 6-1
2015-04-12Monte Carlo MastersR32clayGilles Simon6-4 7-5
2014-05-04Madrid MastersR64clayGilles Simon2-0 RET
2013-10-07Shanghai MastersR64hardBenoit Paire6-4 6-3
2013-03-07Indian Wells MastersR32hardGilles Simon3-6 7-6(5) 6-4
2011-02-07RotterdamR32hardBenoit Paire6-2 2-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Paire B.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Simon G.

Simon G.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Paire B.

Serve advantage — Simon G.

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
Paire B.Simon G.
1st serve in·Slight edge
52%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
49%
Service points won·Even
59%
61%
Return points won·Even
38%
39%
Break points saved·Even
57%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.9
3.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.2
2.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Paire B.Simon G.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
48
74
Break points saved·Even
90
94
Break points won·Dominant
31
68
Deciding sets·Clear edge
53
73
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
58
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
9°CMainly clear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 70%

Draw

Final
Gasquet R.
Paire B.
6-26-3
Semi-finals
Paire B.
Llodra M.
4-66-36-1
Gasquet R.
Nieminen J.
6-33-66-2
Quarter-finals
Nieminen J.
Stakhovsky S.
4-66-37-62
Paire B.
Simon G.
7-57-64
Llodra M.
Hajek J.
7-636-1
Gasquet R.
Benneteau J.
6-14-66-1
R16
Hajek J.
Troicki V.
6-04-2
Paire B.
Darcis S.
4-67-6116-4
Benneteau J.
Hanescu V.
6-46-4
Simon G.
Brugues Davi A.
7-656-2
Gasquet R.
Monfils G.
6-32-66-3
Llodra M.
Tipsarevic J.
6-37-64
Stakhovsky S.
Ito T.
6-746-47-63
Nieminen J.
Davydenko N.
6-37-68
R32
Ito T.
Roger-Vasselin E.
3-67-657-5
Llodra M.
De Schepper K.
6-36-3
Hajek J.
Sela D.
2-67-56-1
Troicki V.
Pouille L.
6-47-5
Benneteau J.
Ungur A.
6-34-2
Hanescu V.
Olaso G.
6-17-66
Monfils G.
Bemelmans R.
7-56-4
Paire B.
Menendez Maceiras A.
6-06-2
Stakhovsky S.
Mathieu P.
6-46-4
Brugues Davi A.
Kukushkin M.
6-756-37-63
Darcis S.
Mannarino A.
6-47-60
Nieminen J.
Serra F.
6-36-2