Gilles Simon vs Steve Johnson — Tokyo Quarter-final

Tokyo · ATP · Quarter-final
FRA
Gilles Simon
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 September 2014
hard
USA
Steve Johnson
36 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWWLL
Simon G.
7-6 6-1
Johnson S.
Simon G.
7762
Johnson S.
6410

Gilles Simon defeated Steve Johnson 7-6 6-1 in the Tokyo quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Gilles Simon came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Gilles Simon extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Gilles Simon came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-05-23Roland GarrosR64clayGilles Simon7-5 6-1 7-6(6)

Serve vs return

This season
Simon G.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Johnson S.

Johnson S.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Simon G.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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.Johnson S.
1st serve in·Even
61%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
53%
Service points won·Even
61%
65%
Return points won·Slight edge
39%
34%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.8
8.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.7
3.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Simon G.Johnson S.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
74
52
Break points saved·Even
94
97
Break points won·Dominant
68
10
Deciding sets·Slight edge
73
64
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
82
76

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
25°CClear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 44%
Final
Nishikori K.[4]
Raonic M.[3]
7-654-66-4
Semi-finals
Raonic M.[3]
Simon G.
6-16-4
Nishikori K.[4]
Becker B.
4-66-07-62
Quarter-finals
Becker B.
Sock J.
4-66-16-4
Nishikori K.[4]
Chardy J.
6-46-2
Raonic M.[3]
Istomin D.
7-686-3
Simon G.
Johnson S.
7-646-1
R16
Becker B.
Ito T.
6-36-3
Johnson S.
Granollers M.
4-66-36-4
Simon G.
Muller G.
4-67-616-3
Sock J.
Golubev A.
6-31-67-5
Istomin D.
Przysiezny M.
6-47-65
Nishikori K.[4]
Young D.
6-47-64
Chardy J.
Anderson K.[7]
6-46-4
Raonic M.[3]
Melzer J.
6-46-3
R32
Becker B.
Nieminen J.
7-54-1
Anderson K.[7]
Thiem D.
7-656-4
Melzer J.
Roger-Vasselin E.
7-54-1
Muller G.
Delbonis F.
6-36-4
Ito T.
Wawrinka S.[1]
7-56-2
Sock J.
Dolgopolov A.[8]
6-46-1
Nishikori K.[4]
Dodig I.
6-36-4
Chardy J.
Ram R.
7-55-76-4
Raonic M.[3]
Tomic B.
7-636-3
Johnson S.
Moriya H.
7-646-2
Simon G.
Bautista Agut R.[6]
4-67-672-1
Istomin D.
Daniel T.
7-626-757-5
Young D.
Soeda G.
6-46-2
Przysiezny M.
Tsonga J.[5]
4-67-57-69
Golubev A.
Herbert P.
6-46-4
Granollers M.
Ferrer D.[2]
4-66-46-4