Simone Bolelli defeated Tomas Berdych 7-6 6-4 in the St. Petersburg round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Tomas Berdych came in leading the head-to-head 4–3. Simone Bolelli narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.
Bolelli S. took it in straight sets.
Bolelli S. and Berdych T. faced 8 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Bolelli S. went 4–5 (44%) against them, Berdych T. 7–4 (64%). Berdych T. came out better against 4 of 7 comparable opponents, Bolelli S. against 0 — though 1 of those edges carries caveats (retirement).
Hard: Berdych T. leads 4–2 · Carpet: Bolelli S. leads 1–0 · Clay: Bolelli S. leads 1–0