Alejandro Falla vs Gilles Simon — Valencia Round of 32

Valencia · ATP · Round of 32
COL
Alejandro Falla
42 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 October 2013
hard
FRA
Gilles Simon
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
Falla A.
6-1 6-0
Simon G.
Falla A.
662
Simon G.
10–

Alejandro Falla defeated Gilles Simon 6-1 6-0 in the Valencia round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gilles Simon came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 16. Alejandro Falla claimed a first win over Gilles Simon in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-03-25Miami MastersR32hardGilles Simon6-3 6-4
2012-12-30BrisbaneR16hardGilles Simon7-6(5) 7-6(5)
2009-08-10Canada MastersR32hardGilles Simon4-6 6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Falla A.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Simon G.

Simon G.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Falla A.

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
Falla A.Simon G.
1st serve in·Even
58%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
49%
Service points won·Even
59%
61%
Return points won·Even
40%
39%
Break points saved·Even
58%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
3.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.2
2.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Falla A.Simon G.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
32
74
Break points saved·Clear edge
73
94
Break points won·Dominant
39
68
Deciding sets·Dominant
22
73
Tiebreaks·Dominant
55
82

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Youzhny M.
Ferrer D.
6-37-5
Semi-finals
Ferrer D.
Almagro N.
6-26-3
Youzhny M.
Tursunov D.
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Youzhny M.
Nieminen J.
7-56-746-4
Ferrer D.
Janowicz J.
6-44-66-0
Almagro N.
Fognini F.
7-666-2
Tursunov D.
Chardy J.
6-36-3
R16
Janowicz J.
Sousa J.
6-27-5
Ferrer D.
Benneteau J.
6-26-1
Youzhny M.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-46-3
Nieminen J.
Falla A.
6-26-3
Chardy J.
Isner J.
7-676-3
Tursunov D.
Bautista Agut R.
6-27-63
Fognini F.
Granollers M.
6-36-2
Almagro N.
Przysiezny M.
6-47-5
R32
Youzhny M.
Tomic B.
3-66-44-1
Granollers M.
Tipsarevic J.
1-2
Isner J.
Gulbis E.
7-647-62
Falla A.
Simon G.
6-16-0
Ferrer D.
Monfils G.
6-36-2
Benneteau J.
Lopez F.
6-36-1
Sousa J.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-37-5
Tursunov D.
Montanes A.
6-46-1
Bautista Agut R.
Anderson K.
3-67-656-3
Fognini F.
Klizan M.
7-53-66-0
Kohlschreiber P.
Haas T.
3-66-36-3
Przysiezny M.
Verdasco F.
6-37-61
Nieminen J.
Paire B.
6-36-3
Almagro N.
Andujar P.
6-26-3
Janowicz J.
Carreno Busta P.
7-57-67
Chardy J.
Mayer F.
4-67-56-3