Gilles Simon vs Pablo Carreno Busta — Madrid Masters Round of 32

Madrid Masters · ATP · Round of 32
FRA16
Gilles Simon
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 May 2016
clay
Pablo Carreno Busta
ESP
Pablo Carreno Busta
#65ATP
1801ELO
1767Clay ELO
$641kYTD
$18MCAREER
35 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWLWW
Simon G.
2-6 6-3 6-4
Carreno Busta P.
Simon G.
2662
Carreno Busta P.
6341

Gilles Simon defeated Pablo Carreno Busta 2-6 6-3 6-4 in the Madrid Masters round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Pablo Carreno Busta came in leading the head-to-head 4–2. Gilles Simon narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-05-23Roland GarrosR128clayGilles Simon6-4 6-4 4-6 1-6 6-4
2019-08-12Cincinnati MastersR64hardPablo Carreno Busta7-5 7-6(4)
2018-01-15Australian OpenR64hardPablo Carreno Busta6-2 3-0 RET
2017-05-15Rome MastersR64clayPablo Carreno Busta6-3 6-3
2016-10-10Shanghai MastersR64hardGilles Simon6-0 6-3
2016-04-25EstorilQFclayPablo Carreno Busta6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Simon G.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Carreno Busta P.

Carreno Busta P.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Simon G.

Serve advantage — Carreno Busta P.

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.Carreno Busta P.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
53%
Service points won·Even
61%
64%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Even
3.8
3.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.7
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Simon G.Carreno Busta P.
Clutch Rating·Even
74
78
Break points saved·Even
94
97
Break points won·Slight edge
68
61
Deciding sets·Slight edge
73
80
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
82
95

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

Freshness

Recent load
Simon G.Carreno Busta P.
Freshness·
—
92

Carreno Busta P.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
15°CClear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 32%
Final
Djokovic N.[1]
Murray A.[2]
6-23-66-3
Semi-finals
Murray A.[2]
Nadal R.[5]
7-56-4
Djokovic N.[1]
Nishikori K.[6]
6-37-64
Quarter-finals
Murray A.[2]
Berdych T.[8]
6-36-2
Nadal R.[5]
Sousa J.
6-04-66-3
Nishikori K.[6]
Kyrgios N.
6-767-616-3
Djokovic N.[1]
Raonic M.[11]
6-36-4
R16
Nadal R.[5]
Querrey S.
6-46-2
Kyrgios N.
Cuevas P.
7-654-66-3
Murray A.[2]
Simon G.[16]
6-46-2
Berdych T.[8]
Ferrer D.[9]
7-687-5
Sousa J.
Sock J.
6-16-736-2
Nishikori K.[6]
Gasquet R.[10]
6-47-5
Raonic M.[11]
Tsonga J.[7]
6-46-4
Djokovic N.[1]
Bautista Agut R.[15]
6-26-1
R32
Murray A.[2]
Stepanek R.
7-633-66-1
Gasquet R.[10]
Verdasco F.
6-43-66-1
Raonic M.[11]
Dolgopolov A.
6-46-736-2
Djokovic N.[1]
Coric B.
6-26-4
Simon G.[16]
Carreno Busta P.
2-66-36-4
Kyrgios N.
Wawrinka S.[4]
7-677-62
Berdych T.[8]
Istomin D.
6-36-3
Nishikori K.[6]
Fognini F.
6-23-67-5
Tsonga J.[7]
Ramos A.
7-665-76-4
Bautista Agut R.[15]
Lopez F.
6-35-77-5
Ferrer D.[9]
Kudla D.
6-44-66-4
Sousa J.
Granollers M.
6-36-3
Sock J.
del Potro J.
6-47-62
Nadal R.[5]
Kuznetsov A.
6-36-3
Querrey S.
Pouille L.
6-756-36-4
Cuevas P.
Monfils G.[13]
6-756-37-64
R64
Simon G.[16]
Baghdatis M.
6-33-66-4
Istomin D.
Gabashvili T.
6-16-4
Sousa J.
Mahut N.
6-46-4
Querrey S.
Herbert P.
6-757-656-4
Fognini F.
Tomic B.
6-26-4
Verdasco F.
Monaco J.
7-57-63
Gasquet R.[10]
Carballes Baena R.
6-17-65
Monfils G.[13]
Anderson K.
6-46-1
Dolgopolov A.
Johnson S.
3-66-37-64
Lopez F.
Mayer L.
7-654-66-4
Coric B.
Almagro N.
6-26-2
Kudla D.
Karlovic I.
6-777-657-64
Pouille L.
Goffin D.[12]
7-642-67-67
Stepanek R.
Pospisil V.
6-16-746-4
Carreno Busta P.
Dimitrov G.
7-636-3
Cuevas P.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-33-67-65
Ferrer D.[9]
Garcia Lopez G.
3-66-16-2
Sock J.
Paire B.
2-66-27-65
del Potro J.
Thiem D.[14]
7-656-3
Kuznetsov A.
Troicki V.
6-46-4
Kyrgios N.
Pella G.
7-676-4
Ramos A.
Chardy J.
6-36-4
Raonic M.[11]
Bellucci T.
7-646-1
Bautista Agut R.[15]
Giraldo S.
6-37-5