Novak Djokovic vs Gilles Simon — Australian Open Round of 16

Australian Open · ATP · Round of 16
Novak Djokovic
SRB1
Novak Djokovic
#7ATP
2059ELO
2022Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$193MCAREER
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWLWWL
3 — 2
Sets
Monday, 18 January 2016
hard
FRA14
Gilles Simon
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
Djokovic N.
6-3 6-7 6-4 4-6 6-3
Simon G.
Djokovic N.
6616463
Simon G.
3774632

Novak Djokovic defeated Gilles Simon 6-3 6-7 6-4 4-6 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Novak Djokovic came in leading the head-to-head 10–1, defending the title. Novak Djokovic extended the head-to-head to 11–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Novak Djokovic closed it out in five sets, 6–3 6–7 6–4 4–6 6–3.

Head to head

10–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-04-17Monte Carlo MastersR32clayNovak Djokovic6-3 3-6 7-5
2015-11-02Paris MastersR16hardNovak Djokovic6-3 7-5
2014-08-10Cincinnati MastersR32hardNovak Djokovic6-3 4-6 6-4
2014-06-23WimbledonR32grassNovak Djokovic6-4 6-2 6-4
2010-12-03Davis Cup WG F: SRB vs FRARRhardNovak Djokovic6-3 6-1 7-5
2010-10-04BeijingQFhardNovak Djokovic6-3 6-2
2009-10-11Shanghai MastersQFhardNovak Djokovic6-3 2-6 6-2
2009-08-16Cincinnati MastersQFhardNovak Djokovic6-4 7-5
2009-02-23DubaiSFhardNovak Djokovic3-6 7-5 7-5
2008-11-09Masters CupSFhardNovak Djokovic4-6 6-3 7-5
2008-02-11MarseilleR16hardGilles Simon6-2 6-7(6) 6-3
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Serve vs return

This season
Djokovic N.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Simon G.

Simon G.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Djokovic N.

Serve advantage — Djokovic N.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Djokovic N.Simon G.
68
Serve
—
62
Return
—

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Djokovic N.Simon G.
1st serve in·Even
65%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
77%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
56%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
70%
61%
Return points won·Even
41%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
65%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.2
3.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.3
2.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Djokovic N.Simon G.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
99
74
Break points saved·Slight edge
100
94
Break points won·Dominant
99
68
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
73
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
100
82

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

Freshness

Recent load
Djokovic N.Simon G.
Freshness·
62
—

Djokovic N.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 87 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
33°COvercast
Wind 20 km/hHumidity 20%
Final
Djokovic N.[1]
Murray A.[2]
6-17-57-63
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.[1]
Federer R.[3]
6-16-23-66-3
Murray A.[2]
Raonic M.[13]
4-67-56-746-46-2
Quarter-finals
Djokovic N.[1]
Nishikori K.[7]
6-36-26-4
Raonic M.[13]
Monfils G.[23]
6-33-66-36-4
Murray A.[2]
Ferrer D.[8]
6-36-756-26-3
Federer R.[3]
Berdych T.[6]
7-646-26-4
R16
Djokovic N.[1]
Simon G.[14]
6-36-716-44-66-3
Nishikori K.[7]
Tsonga J.[9]
6-46-26-4
Federer R.[3]
Goffin D.[15]
6-26-16-4
Berdych T.[6]
Bautista Agut R.[24]
4-66-46-31-66-3
Monfils G.[23]
Kuznetsov A.
7-53-66-37-64
Raonic M.[13]
Wawrinka S.[4]
6-46-35-74-66-3
Ferrer D.[8]
Isner J.[10]
6-46-47-5
Murray A.[2]
Tomic B.[16]
6-46-47-64
R32
Wawrinka S.[4]
Rosol L.
6-26-37-63
Djokovic N.[1]
Seppi A.[28]
6-17-57-66
Simon G.[14]
Delbonis F.
6-36-26-1
Nishikori K.[7]
Garcia Lopez G.[26]
7-52-66-36-4
Federer R.[3]
Dimitrov G.[27]
6-43-66-16-4
Bautista Agut R.[24]
Cilic M.[12]
6-47-657-5
Berdych T.[6]
Kyrgios N.[29]
6-36-41-66-4
Kuznetsov A.
Sela D.
7-53-66-17-64
Monfils G.[23]
Robert S.
7-56-36-2
Raonic M.[13]
Troicki V.[21]
6-26-36-4
Ferrer D.[8]
Johnson S.[31]
6-16-46-4
Isner J.[10]
Lopez F.[18]
6-787-656-26-4
Tomic B.[16]
Millman J.
6-47-646-2
Murray A.[2]
Sousa J.[32]
6-23-66-26-2
Tsonga J.[9]
Herbert P.
6-47-677-64
Goffin D.[15]
Thiem D.[19]
6-13-67-627-5
R64
Federer R.[3]
Dolgopolov A.
6-37-56-1
Djokovic N.[1]
Halys Q.
6-16-27-63
Seppi A.[28]
Kudla D.
7-56-46-4
Simon G.[14]
Donskoy E.
6-35-77-614-67-5
Herbert P.
Rubin N.
6-36-46-0
Garcia Lopez G.[26]
Brands D.
4-66-17-606-3
Nishikori K.[7]
Krajicek A.
6-37-656-3
Dimitrov G.[27]
Trungelliti M.
6-34-66-27-5
Thiem D.[19]
Almagro N.
6-36-16-3
Goffin D.[15]
Dzumhur D.
6-40-66-46-2
Cilic M.[12]
Ramos A.
6-46-37-64
Bautista Agut R.[24]
Lajovic D.
4-66-24-66-26-1
Kyrgios N.[29]
Cuevas P.
6-47-57-62
Berdych T.[6]
Basic M.
6-46-06-3
Sela D.
Verdasco F.
4-66-36-37-64
Kuznetsov A.
Chardy J.[30]
6-47-657-65
Monfils G.[23]
Mahut N.
7-56-46-1
Robert S.
Ram R.
6-16-764-67-57-5
Raonic M.[13]
Robredo T.
7-667-657-5
Troicki V.[21]
Smyczek T.
6-47-657-64
Rosol L.
Sock J.[25]
7-667-656-3
Wawrinka S.[4]
Stepanek R.
6-26-36-4
Ferrer D.[8]
Hewitt L.
6-26-46-4
Johnson S.[31]
Bellucci T.
6-36-26-2
Lopez F.[18]
Pella G.
7-626-747-636-786-4
Isner J.[10]
Granollers M.
6-37-667-62
Millman J.
Muller G.
4-66-46-24-67-5
Sousa J.[32]
Giraldo S.
6-37-53-66-1
Murray A.[2]
Groth S.
6-06-46-1
Tsonga J.[9]
Jasika O.
7-56-16-4
Delbonis F.
Olivo R.
7-653-66-737-56-2
Tomic B.[16]
Bolelli S.
6-46-26-757-5
R128
Millman J.
Schwartzman D.
3-65-77-625-0
Ram R.
Anderson K.[11]
7-646-746-33-0
Wawrinka S.[4]
Tursunov D.
7-626-3
Kudla D.
Krajinovic F.
6-26-1
Muller G.
Fognini F.[20]
7-667-676-757-61
Sousa J.[32]
Kukushkin M.
6-36-46-3
Rosol L.
Daniel T.
7-627-55-76-756-1
Kuznetsov A.
Harrison R.
7-56-46-4
Halys Q.
Dodig I.
6-46-746-47-5
Seppi A.[28]
Gabashvili T.
3-67-646-47-610
Olivo R.
Vesely J.
7-682-61-66-46-4
Donskoy E.
Cervantes Huegun I.
6-43-66-16-4
Tsonga J.[9]
Baghdatis M.
6-44-66-46-2
Jasika O.
Marchenko I.
6-43-66-06-4
Herbert P.
Andujar P.
5-76-47-656-2
Garcia Lopez G.[26]
Mathieu P.
6-46-46-4
Brands D.
Estrella V.
6-47-614-66-1
Krajicek A.
Wu D.
6-46-16-3
Nishikori K.[7]
Kohlschreiber P.
6-46-36-3
Dolgopolov A.
Berankis R.
6-13-66-46-2
Trungelliti M.
Kovalik J.
6-47-617-5
Thiem D.[19]
Mayer L.
6-27-664-67-60
Almagro N.
Benneteau J.
6-36-756-37-61
Dzumhur D.
Edmund K.
1-67-644-66-36-1
Ramos A.
Coric B.
6-26-26-3
Bautista Agut R.[24]
Klizan M.
6-26-34-62-66-2
Kyrgios N.[29]
Carreno Busta P.
6-27-56-2
Berdych T.[6]
Bhambri Y.
7-56-16-2
Verdasco F.
Nadal R.[5]
7-664-63-67-646-2
Sela D.
Becker B.
6-16-32-66-2
Chardy J.[30]
Gulbis E.
7-52-66-756-313-11
Monfils G.[23]
Sugita Y.
6-16-36-2
Mahut N.
Cecchinato M.
4-66-26-26-2
Robert S.
Fratangelo B.
6-26-26-2
Raonic M.[13]
Pouille L.
6-16-46-4
Robredo T.
Jaziri M.
7-53-64-67-678-6
Smyczek T.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-13-66-36-2
Troicki V.[21]
Munoz de la Nava D.
4-64-66-17-646-3
Stepanek R.
Ito T.
6-46-36-756-2
Ferrer D.[8]
Gojowczyk P.
6-46-46-2
Bellucci T.
Thompson J.
6-26-36-2
Johnson S.[31]
Bedene A.
6-36-47-63
Lopez F.[18]
Evans D.
6-16-06-4
Pella G.
Darcis S.
2-63-66-37-56-1
Granollers M.
Ebden M.
6-24-66-16-4
Isner J.[10]
Janowicz J.
6-37-676-3
Tomic B.[16]
Istomin D.
6-746-46-46-4
Giraldo S.
Young D.
6-41-66-36-2
Murray A.[2]
Zverev A.
6-16-26-3
Hewitt L.
Duckworth J.
7-656-26-4
Goffin D.[15]
Stakhovsky S.
3-66-36-46-4
Delbonis F.
Karlovic I.[22]
7-646-42-1
Rubin N.
Paire B.[17]
7-647-667-65
Lajovic D.
Querrey S.
6-754-66-46-2
Bolelli S.
Baker B.
7-667-636-727-65
Djokovic N.[1]
Chung H.
6-36-26-4
Simon G.[14]
Pospisil V.
6-746-36-26-4
Federer R.[3]
Basilashvili N.
6-26-16-2
Groth S.
Mannarino A.
7-666-43-66-3
Basic M.
Haase R.
7-646-46-4
Cuevas P.
Nishioka Y.
7-656-16-4
Dimitrov G.[27]
Lorenzi P.
6-37-686-3
Sock J.[25]
Fritz T.
6-43-60-66-36-4
Cilic M.[12]
De Bakker T.
6-747-56-26-4