Gilles Simon vs Daniel Brands — Bucharest Quarter-final

Bucharest · ATP · Quarter-final
FRA
Gilles Simon
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 22 April 2013
clay
GER
Daniel Brands
38 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWLLWW
Simon G.
6-1 7-5
Brands D.
Simon G.
672
Brands D.
15–

Gilles Simon defeated Daniel Brands 6-1 7-5 in the Bucharest quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Gilles Simon came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending the title. Gilles Simon extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Gilles Simon came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–5.

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-01-13Australian OpenR128hardGilles Simon6-7(4) 6-4 3-6 6-3 16-14
2013-02-11RotterdamR32hardGilles Simon7-6(3) 6-4
2009-07-19HamburgR32clayDaniel Brands3-6 6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Simon G.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Brands D.

Brands D.serving80% hold

wins 63% 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.Brands D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
66%
Return points won·Slight edge
39%
34%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.8
8.1
Double faults / match·Even
2.7
2.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Simon G.Brands D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
74
46
Break points saved·Even
94
90
Break points won·Dominant
68
7
Deciding sets·Even
73
72
Tiebreaks·Dominant
82
49

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

Draw

Final
Rosol L.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Rosol L.
Simon G.
6-26-3
Garcia Lopez G.
Mayer F.
6-44-66-3
Quarter-finals
Simon G.
Brands D.
6-17-5
Rosol L.
Troicki V.
6-36-1
Garcia Lopez G.
Tipsarevic J.
6-33-66-4
Mayer F.
Hanescu V.
6-37-63
R16
Mayer F.
Goffin D.
7-621-66-3
Brands D.
Monfils G.
7-612-0
Hanescu V.
Youzhny M.
6-46-3
Garcia Lopez G.
Stakhovsky S.
1-66-36-4
Tipsarevic J.
Giraldo S.
6-36-3
Simon G.
Nieminen J.
4-66-46-4
Rosol L.
Seppi A.
6-13-66-3
Troicki V.
Kamke T.
6-46-2
R32
Garcia Lopez G.
Zeballos H.
3-66-46-0
Giraldo S.
Malisse X.
6-16-2
Stakhovsky S.
Pospisil J.
6-26-2
Hanescu V.
Bachinger M.
6-46-3
Goffin D.
Ungur A.
6-36-1
Mayer F.
Cipolla F.
6-07-61
Troicki V.
Matosevic M.
7-656-3
Kamke T.
Mathieu P.
6-16-3
Rosol L.
Muller G.
7-646-2
Monfils G.
Volandri F.
6-46-2
Brands D.
Ito T.
6-36-4
Nieminen J.
Donskoy E.
1-66-47-63