Federico Delbonis vs Gilles Simon — Nice Semi-final

Nice · ATP · Semi-final
ARG7
Federico Delbonis
35 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 18 May 2014
clay
FRA4
Gilles Simon
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
Delbonis F.
6-2 6-4
Simon G.
Delbonis F.
662
Simon G.
240

Federico Delbonis defeated Gilles Simon 6-2 6-4 in the Nice semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Gilles Simon came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Federico Delbonis narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-01-18Australian OpenR32hardGilles Simon6-3 6-2 6-1
2014-08-25US OpenR64hardGilles Simon6-4 3-6 7-5 6-1
2014-04-07CasablancaR32clayFederico Delbonis6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Delbonis F.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Simon G.

Simon G.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Delbonis F.

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
Delbonis F.Simon G.
1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
49%
Service points won·Even
61%
61%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Even
59%
59%
Aces / match·Even
3.2
3.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.4
2.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Delbonis F.Simon G.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
67
74
Break points saved·Even
92
94
Break points won·Clear edge
51
68
Deciding sets·Even
75
73
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
76
82

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Final
Gulbis E.[2]
Delbonis F.[7]
6-17-65
Semi-finals
Delbonis F.[7]
Simon G.[4]
6-26-4
Gulbis E.[2]
Montanes A.
6-06-3
Quarter-finals
Delbonis F.[7]
Isner J.[1]
6-45-77-66
Simon G.[4]
Berlocq C.
6-46-1
Montanes A.
Mayer L.
6-766-46-4
Gulbis E.[2]
Tursunov D.[5]
6-33-67-65
R16
Isner J.[1]
Sock J.
6-46-3
Delbonis F.[7]
Mathieu P.
6-26-4
Berlocq C.
Mahut N.[6]
6-26-3
Mayer L.
Roger-Vasselin E.[8]
6-43-67-5
Montanes A.
Querrey S.
4-66-36-2
Simon G.[4]
Thiem D.
6-34-66-2
Gulbis E.[2]
Klizan M.
6-746-46-1
Tursunov D.[5]
Haase R.
6-36-4
R32
Berlocq C.
Benneteau J.
6-14-66-3
Mahut N.[6]
Vaisse M.
6-746-36-2
Roger-Vasselin E.[8]
Gonzalez A.
6-36-1
Montanes A.
Ebden M.
6-16-3
Tursunov D.[5]
Nedovyesov A.
6-16-4
Haase R.
Volandri F.
6-36-2
Mayer L.
Coric B.
4-66-36-4
Thiem D.
Johnson S.
3-67-657-5
Mathieu P.
Pouille L.
2-66-46-0
Delbonis F.[7]
Kukushkin M.
7-56-3
Klizan M.
Tomic B.
4-66-36-4
Sock J.
De Schepper K.
6-46-2