Gilles Simon vs Guillaume Rufin — Nice Round of 16

Nice · ATP · Round of 16
FRA
Gilles Simon
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 19 May 2013
clay
FRA
Guillaume Rufin
36 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLLW
Simon G.
6-4 6-3
Rufin G.
Simon G.
662
Rufin G.
43–

Gilles Simon defeated Guillaume Rufin 6-4 6-3 in the Nice round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Gilles Simon came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's semi-final. Gilles Simon extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Gilles Simon closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-01-30MontpellierQFhardGilles Simon7-6(5) 6-7(2) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Simon G.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Rufin G.

Rufin G.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Simon G.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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.Rufin G.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
49%
Service points won·Even
61%
61%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Even
59%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.8
5.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.7
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 40). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Montanes A.
Monfils G.
6-07-63
Semi-finals
Montanes A.
Roger-Vasselin E.
6-44-66-0
Monfils G.
Andujar P.
7-56-4
Quarter-finals
Montanes A.
Mathieu P.
6-46-1
Monfils G.
Haase R.
6-26-3
Andujar P.
Simon G.
6-47-5
Roger-Vasselin E.
Querrey S.
3-67-626-1
R16
Montanes A.
Hanescu V.
7-57-62
Monfils G.
Fognini F.
6-27-65
Haase R.
Isner J.
6-41-67-5
Andujar P.
Lu Y.
6-26-0
Simon G.
Rufin G.
6-46-3
Querrey S.
Stakhovsky S.
7-56-3
Mathieu P.
Berlocq C.
7-53-66-3
Roger-Vasselin E.
Berankis R.
2-66-46-2
R32
Roger-Vasselin E.
Falla A.
7-5
Stakhovsky S.
Dutra Silva R.
6-26-3
Monfils G.
Giraldo S.
4-66-36-3
Fognini F.
Cecchinato M.
1-66-16-2
Rufin G.
Lorenzi P.
6-36-1
Andujar P.
Hewitt L.
6-34-66-3
Berankis R.
Istomin D.
6-26-2
Lu Y.
Seppi A.
7-51-66-4
Haase R.
Matosevic M.
6-16-4
Hanescu V.
Ramos A.
6-35-76-4
Berlocq C.
Mayer L.
6-26-1
Mathieu P.
Harrison R.
6-46-4