Gilles Simon vs Jarkko Nieminen — Bucharest Round of 16
Bucharest · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 22 April 2013
clay
Simon G.4-6 6-4 6-4
Nieminen J.
Simon G.
4662
Nieminen J.
6441
Gilles Simon defeated Jarkko Nieminen 4-6 6-4 6-4 in the Bucharest round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Gilles Simon came in defending the title. Gilles Simon extended the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Gilles Simon dropped the opening set before beating Jarkko Nieminen 4–6 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
2–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-07-18 | Hamburg | R16 | clay | Gilles Simon | 7-6(4) 3-6 6-4 |
| 2010-07-19 | Hamburg | R32 | clay | Jarkko Nieminen | 6-4 3-6 7-5 |
| 2006-02-20 | Rotterdam | R16 | hard | Jarkko Nieminen | 7-6(1) 6-1 |
| 2006-02-13 | Marseille | R32 | hard | Gilles Simon | 4-6 6-3 6-2 |
Serve vs return
This seasonEven 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 season1st serve in·Even
61%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
50%
Service points won·Even
61%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
60%
Aces / match·Even
3.8
3.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.7
2.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 148). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
74
56
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
88
Break points won·Dominant
68
42
Deciding sets·Clear edge
73
60
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
82
70
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
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