Gilles Simon vs Andy Murray — Rotterdam Quarter-final

Rotterdam · ATP · Quarter-final
FRA8
Gilles Simon
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 February 2015
hard
GBR1
Andy Murray
39 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLWLWW
Simon G.
6-4 6-2
Murray A.
Simon G.
662
Murray A.
420

Gilles Simon defeated Andy Murray 6-4 6-2 in the Rotterdam quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Andy Murray came in leading the head-to-head 16–2, defending last year's quarter-final. Gilles Simon narrowed the head-to-head to 16–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–16
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-10-31Paris MastersR64hardGilles Simon4-6 7-5 6-3
2016-10-24ViennaR16hardAndy Murray4-6 6-2 6-2
2016-10-10Shanghai MastersSFhardAndy Murray6-4 6-3
2016-05-02Madrid MastersR16clayAndy Murray6-4 6-2
2015-07-17Davis Cup WG QF: GBR vs FRARRgrassAndy Murray4-6 7-6(5) 6-3 6-0
2014-02-24AcapulcoQFhardAndy Murray1-6 7-6(4) 6-2
2013-05-05Madrid MastersR16clayAndy Murray2-6 6-4 7-6(6)
2013-01-14Australian OpenR16hardAndy Murray6-3 6-1 6-3
2012-03-21Miami MastersR16hardAndy Murray6-3 6-4
2011-09-26BangkokSFhardAndy Murray6-2 3-6 6-2
2011-08-14Cincinnati MastersQFhardAndy Murray6-3 6-3
2011-05-01Madrid MastersR32clayAndy Murray6-4 3-6 6-0
2011-04-10Monte Carlo MastersR16clayAndy Murray6-3 6-3
2010-06-21WimbledonR32grassAndy Murray6-1 6-4 6-4
2008-11-09Masters CupRRhardAndy Murray6-4 6-2
2008-10-12Madrid MastersFclayAndy Murray6-4 7-6(6)
2008-05-11Hamburg MastersR32clayAndy Murray6-3 6-3
2007-05-07Rome MastersR64clayGilles Simon6-1 1-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Simon G.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Murray A.

Murray A.serving82% hold

wins 64% 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.Murray A.
1st serve in·Even
61%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
51%
Service points won·Even
61%
64%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.8
6.6
Double faults / match·Even
2.7
2.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Simon G.Murray A.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
74
92
Break points saved·Even
94
98
Break points won·Slight edge
68
79
Deciding sets·Dominant
73
99
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
82
98

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
7°CPartly cloudy
Wind 19 km/hHumidity 85%
Final
Wawrinka S.[4]
Berdych T.[3]
4-66-36-4
Semi-finals
Berdych T.[3]
Simon G.[8]
6-26-1
Wawrinka S.[4]
Raonic M.[2]
7-637-67
Quarter-finals
Simon G.[8]
Murray A.[1]
6-46-2
Wawrinka S.[4]
Muller G.
7-636-3
Berdych T.[3]
Monfils G.
6-16-4
Raonic M.[2]
Stakhovsky S.
2-66-36-4
R16
Simon G.[8]
Chardy J.
6-46-3
Monfils G.
Bautista Agut R.[7]
7-57-65
Muller G.
Dimitrov G.[5]
6-27-68
Wawrinka S.[4]
Garcia Lopez G.
6-726-46-2
Stakhovsky S.
Thiem D.
6-16-3
Raonic M.[2]
Bolelli S.
6-37-62
Berdych T.[3]
Seppi A.
6-03-66-3
Murray A.[1]
Pospisil V.
6-37-5
R32
Chardy J.
Benneteau J.
3-3
Simon G.[8]
Sousa J.
5-76-36-2
Seppi A.
Haase R.
6-756-36-3
Muller G.
Goffin D.
7-656-766-3
Garcia Lopez G.
Istomin D.
7-656-4
Thiem D.
Gulbis E.[6]
6-46-2
Raonic M.[2]
Kuznetsov A.
6-756-17-5
Dimitrov G.[5]
Mathieu P.
4-67-626-2
Monfils G.
Roger-Vasselin E.
6-36-2
Bolelli S.
Rosol L.
6-36-1
Stakhovsky S.
Granollers M.
6-27-67
Murray A.[1]
Mahut N.
6-36-2
Pospisil V.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-46-2
Wawrinka S.[4]
Huta Galung J.
6-33-66-3
Bautista Agut R.[7]
Zverev A.
6-46-1
Berdych T.[3]
Kamke T.
6-17-5