Donald Young vs Gilles Simon | Donald Young Wins 2-6 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4

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US OpenR128HardMon 31 AugFinal

Donald YoungUSA

Gilles Simon(11)FRA

SetsGames3

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Donald Young defeated Gilles Simon 2-6 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4 in the US Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gilles Simon came in leading the head-to-head 5–0, defending last year's round of 16. Donald Young claimed a first win over Gilles Simon in six meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

Match story: Donald Young came back from two sets down to beat Gilles Simon.

How the match was decided

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Young D. came through in five sets.

Match statistics

Match statistics are not available for this match. They appear once the official scoring feed publishes them.

Common opponents

9 shared · last 12 months

Young D. and Simon G. faced 9 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Young D. went 3–7 (30%) against them, Simon G. 6–5 (55%). Results against comparable opponents are close (0 : 1 better-results split).

3–730%Young D. · better vs 0Record vs common opponents6–555%Simon G. · better vs 1

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

7–17Sets17–15

91–132Games161–149

2–1Tiebreaks2–3

0–1Deciding sets3–1

vs Struff J.#59W7-6 6-4Paris Masters · hardW7-6 2-6 6-7 6-2 10-8GER vs FRA · hard
vs Verdasco F.L6-4 1-6 3-6Paris Masters · hardL3-6 6-3 4-6Paris Masters · hard
vs Raonic M.L4-6 6-7 3-6Australian Open · hardL1-6 4-6Tokyo · hard

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vs Jaziri M.L5-7 4-6Shanghai Masters · hardW6-2 6-3Shanghai Masters · hard
vs Berdych T.W7-6 6-3Canada Masters · hardW6-3 6-3 6-2Wimbledon · grass
vs Ward J.W5-7 1-0GBR vs USA · hardW6-4 6-4 6-1GBR vs FRA · grass
vs Kohlschreiber P.L4-6 1-6Rome Masters · clayL6-7 4-6GER vs FRA · hard
vs Murray A.L4-6 2-6Miami Masters · hardL6-4 6-7 3-6 0-6GBR vs FRA · grass
vs Nadal R.L4-6 2-6Indian Wells Masters · hardL2-6 4-6Indian Wells Masters · hard

Head-to-head

6 meetings · Simon G. leads 5–1

Hard: Simon G. leads 3–1 · Clay: Simon G. leads 1–0 · Grass: Simon G. leads 1–0

Young D.August 2015US OpenThis matchHard2-6 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4
Simon G.February 2014AcapulcoHard6-4 6-3
Simon G.May 2012Rome MastersClay6-2 7-5
Simon G.August 2010US OpenHard6-1 6-4 6-2
Simon G.July 2008Canada MastersHard6-1 6-3

Draw

Closing odds

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Player context

Before the match

Young D.Simon G.1 627ELO1 7951 584Hard ELO1 7104–6Last 105–526Age30183 cmHeight183 cmLeftPlaysRight

Cite this

Donald Young beat Gilles Simon 2-6 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4. Umpiry, "Donald Young vs Gilles Simon — US Open Round of 128", https://umpiry.com/match/2015-08-31/simon-vs-young-us-open-r128?utm_source=cite (as of 31 August 2015).