Grigor Dimitrov vs Gilles Simon — Brisbane Round of 32

Brisbane · ATP · Round of 32
Grigor Dimitrov
BUL
Grigor Dimitrov
#146ATP
1744ELO
1736Hard ELO
$307kYTD
$32MCAREER
35 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 January 2016
hard
FRA5
Gilles Simon
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
Dimitrov G.
6-3 7-6
Simon G.
Dimitrov G.
67122
Simon G.
36100

Grigor Dimitrov defeated Gilles Simon 6-3 7-6 in the Brisbane round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gilles Simon came in leading the head-to-head 5–3, defending last year's round of 32. Grigor Dimitrov narrowed the head-to-head to 5–4.

Key context

Head to head

3–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-04-23BarcelonaR32clayGrigor Dimitrov6-2 6-1
2016-08-15Cincinnati MastersR64hardGrigor Dimitrov6-1 6-3
2016-06-27WimbledonR64grassGrigor Dimitrov6-3 7-6(1) 4-6 6-4
2016-04-11Monte Carlo MastersR32clayGilles Simon6-4 6-3
2012-07-25London OlympicsR32grassGilles Simon6-3 6-3
2012-05-20NiceR16clayGilles Simon6-3 6-3
2009-06-08Queen's ClubR32grassGilles Simon7-6(7) 7-6(5)
2009-02-16MarseilleR32hardGilles Simon4-6 6-3 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Dimitrov G.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Simon G.

Simon G.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Dimitrov G.

Serve advantage — Dimitrov G.

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
Dimitrov G.Simon G.
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
78%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
67%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.6
3.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.3
2.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Dimitrov G.Simon G.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
88
74
Break points saved·Slight edge
99
94
Break points won·Even
67
68
Deciding sets·Dominant
99
73
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
96
82

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

Freshness

Recent load
Dimitrov G.Simon G.
Freshness·
69
—

Dimitrov G.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 54 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
23°CDrizzle
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 80%
Final
Raonic M.[4]
Federer R.[1]
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Raonic M.[4]
Tomic B.[7]
7-657-65
Federer R.[1]
Thiem D.[8]
6-16-4
Quarter-finals
Raonic M.[4]
Pouille L.
6-46-4
Thiem D.[8]
Cilic M.[3]
2-67-646-4
Federer R.[1]
Dimitrov G.
6-46-746-4
Tomic B.[7]
Nishikori K.[2]
6-31-66-3
R16
Tomic B.[7]
Stepanek R.
7-664-67-64
Raonic M.[4]
Dodig I.
6-726-16-4
Dimitrov G.
Troicki V.
5-77-666-2
Federer R.[1]
Kamke T.
6-26-1
Cilic M.[3]
Chung H.
7-57-63
Pouille L.
Goffin D.[6]
7-654-66-3
Thiem D.[8]
Kudla D.
6-36-2
Nishikori K.[2]
Kukushkin M.
6-36-4
R32
Kukushkin M.
Istomin D.
6-27-5
Stepanek R.
Lajovic D.
6-06-3
Tomic B.[7]
Mahut N.
6-46-3
Goffin D.[6]
Bellucci T.
6-46-4
Thiem D.[8]
Duckworth J.
3-66-46-3
Kudla D.
Smith J.
4-66-36-2
Chung H.
Groth S.
7-686-4
Dimitrov G.
Simon G.[5]
6-37-610
Troicki V.
Johnson S.
7-636-1
Kamke T.
Mitchell B.
6-26-4
Dodig I.
Anderson O.
6-36-2
Pouille L.
Nishioka Y.
4-66-37-5