Gilles Simon vs Dominic Thiem — Nice Round of 16

Nice · ATP · Round of 16
FRA4
Gilles Simon
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 18 May 2014
clay
AUT
Dominic Thiem
32 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWWL
Simon G.
6-3 4-6 6-2
Thiem D.
Simon G.
6462
Thiem D.
3621

Gilles Simon defeated Dominic Thiem 6-3 4-6 6-2 in the Nice round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Dominic Thiem came in leading the head-to-head 9–1. Gilles Simon narrowed the head-to-head to 9–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Gilles Simon closed it out in three sets, 6–3 4–6 6–2.

Head to head

1–9
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-03-04Indian Wells MastersR32hardDominic Thiem6-3 6-1
2018-10-29Paris MastersR32hardDominic Thiem6-4 6-2
2018-05-21LyonFclayDominic Thiem3-6 7-6(1) 6-1
2017-07-03WimbledonR64grassDominic Thiem5-7 6-4 6-2 6-4
2017-02-27AcapulcoR32hardDominic Thiem7-6(7) 6-3
2017-02-13RotterdamR16hardDominic Thiem6-4 7-6(4)
2016-09-19MetzSFhardDominic Thiem4-6 7-5 6-3
2015-05-10Rome MastersR32clayDominic Thiem7-6(5) 2-0 RET
2014-08-04Canada MastersR64hardGilles Simon3-6 6-4 6-0
2014-03-06Indian Wells MastersR64hardDominic Thiem7-6(5) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Simon G.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Thiem D.

Thiem D.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Simon G.

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
Simon G.Thiem D.
1st serve in·Even
61%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
52%
Service points won·Even
61%
64%
Return points won·Even
39%
36%
Break points saved·Even
59%
62%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.8
5.2
Double faults / match·Even
2.7
2.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Simon G.Thiem D.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
74
85
Break points saved·Even
94
98
Break points won·Slight edge
68
58
Deciding sets·Dominant
73
99
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
82
97

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