Marc Gicquel vs Gilles Simon — Montpellier Round of 16

Montpellier · ATP · Round of 16
FRA
Marc Gicquel
49 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 February 2014
hard
FRA2
Gilles Simon
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
Gicquel M.
7-6 6-3
Simon G.
Gicquel M.
7762
Simon G.
6430

Marc Gicquel defeated Gilles Simon 7-6 6-3 in the Montpellier round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gilles Simon came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Marc Gicquel narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Marc Gicquel closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-05-18CasablancaQFclayGilles Simon6-3 6-2
2007-05-14Hamburg MastersR64clayGilles Simon6-1 6-0
2004-10-11MetzR32hardMarc Gicquel6-2 2-6 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Gicquel M.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Simon G.

Simon G.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Gicquel M.

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
Gicquel M.Simon G.
1st serve in·Even
57%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
61%
Return points won·Even
38%
39%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.1
3.8
Double faults / match·Even
3.0
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (25 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Gicquel M.Simon G.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
42
74
Break points saved·Clear edge
80
94
Break points won·Dominant
35
68
Deciding sets·Clear edge
51
73
Tiebreaks·Dominant
40
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
7°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 65%
Final
Monfils G.[5]
Gasquet R.[1]
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Monfils G.[5]
Nieminen J.[6]
6-23-66-1
Gasquet R.[1]
Janowicz J.[3]
7-667-64
Quarter-finals
Gasquet R.[1]
Olivetti A.
6-46-2
Janowicz J.[3]
Roger-Vasselin E.[7]
6-26-4
Nieminen J.[6]
Gicquel M.
6-33-67-65
Monfils G.[5]
Istomin D.
6-46-4
R16
Nieminen J.[6]
Herbert P.
7-657-65
Gasquet R.[1]
Mathieu P.
6-16-3
Olivetti A.
Davydenko N.
7-656-757-5
Roger-Vasselin E.[7]
Brown D.
6-36-4
Monfils G.[5]
Sousa J.
6-36-2
Istomin D.
Tursunov D.[4]
7-56-4
Gicquel M.
Simon G.[2]
7-646-3
Janowicz J.[3]
Mannarino A.
7-626-3
R32
Mathieu P.
Mahut N.
6-13-0
Olivetti A.
De Schepper K.
4-67-626-4
Davydenko N.
Benneteau J.[8]
7-667-5
Mannarino A.
Millot V.
6-46-4
Brown D.
Gabashvili T.
4-66-17-61
Roger-Vasselin E.[7]
Przysiezny M.
7-636-3
Monfils G.[5]
Kubot L.
6-44-66-3
Herbert P.
Artunedo Martinavarro A.
6-46-3
Gicquel M.
Llodra M.
6-47-64
Nieminen J.[6]
Nedovyesov A.
4-66-24-4
Sousa J.
Kamke T.
3-66-16-4
Istomin D.
Ilhan M.
6-47-5