Gilles Simon vs Radek Stepanek — US Open Round of 128

US Open · ATP · Round of 128
FRA30
Gilles Simon
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 August 2016
hard
CZE
Radek Stepanek
47 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWLWWW
Simon G.
6-3 6-1 6-4
Stepanek R.
Simon G.
6663
Stepanek R.
3140

Gilles Simon defeated Radek Stepanek 6-3 6-1 6-4 in the US Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Radek Stepanek came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 128. Gilles Simon narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Gilles Simon came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–3 6–1 6–4.

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-03-06Davis Cup WG R1: CZE vs FRARRcarpetRadek Stepanek7-6(2) 6-3 7-6(0)
2008-11-09Masters CupRRhardGilles Simon6-1 6-4
2008-05-25Roland GarrosR128clayRadek Stepanek6-2 6-4 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Simon G.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Stepanek R.

Stepanek R.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Simon G.

Serve advantage — Stepanek R.

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.Stepanek R.
1st serve in·Even
61%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
49%
Service points won·Even
61%
64%
Return points won·Even
39%
40%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.8
5.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.7
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 43). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Simon G.Stepanek R.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
74
64
Break points saved·Even
94
92
Break points won·Dominant
68
39
Deciding sets·Slight edge
73
78
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
82
74

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
31°CMainly clear
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 50%
Final
Wawrinka S.[3]
Djokovic N.[1]
6-716-47-56-3
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.[1]
Monfils G.[10]
6-36-23-66-2
Wawrinka S.[3]
Nishikori K.[6]
4-67-56-46-2
Quarter-finals
Djokovic N.[1]
Tsonga J.[9]
6-36-2
Monfils G.[10]
Pouille L.[24]
6-46-36-3
Wawrinka S.[3]
del Potro J.
7-654-66-36-2
Nishikori K.[6]
Murray A.[2]
1-66-44-66-17-5
R16
del Potro J.
Thiem D.[8]
6-33-2
Tsonga J.[9]
Sock J.[26]
6-36-36-776-2
Pouille L.[24]
Nadal R.[4]
6-12-66-43-67-66
Monfils G.[10]
Baghdatis M.
6-36-26-3
Nishikori K.[6]
Karlovic I.[21]
6-36-47-64
Murray A.[2]
Dimitrov G.[22]
6-16-26-2
Djokovic N.[1]
Edmund K.
6-26-16-4
Wawrinka S.[3]
Marchenko I.
6-46-16-756-3
R32
Marchenko I.
Kyrgios N.[14]
4-66-46-1
Sock J.[26]
Cilic M.[7]
6-46-36-3
Edmund K.
Isner J.[20]
6-43-66-27-65
Tsonga J.[9]
Anderson K.[23]
6-36-47-64
Pouille L.[24]
Bautista Agut R.[15]
3-67-52-67-56-1
Baghdatis M.
Harrison R.
6-37-641-66-1
Thiem D.[8]
Carreno Busta P.
1-66-46-47-5
del Potro J.
Ferrer D.[11]
7-636-26-3
Karlovic I.[21]
Donaldson J.
6-47-636-3
Dimitrov G.[22]
Sousa J.
6-46-13-66-2
Murray A.[2]
Lorenzi P.
7-645-76-26-3
Djokovic N.[1]
Youzhny M.
4-2
Nadal R.[4]
Kuznetsov A.
6-16-46-2
Monfils G.[10]
Almagro N.
6-46-26-4
Wawrinka S.[3]
Evans D.
4-66-36-767-686-2
Nishikori K.[6]
Mahut N.
4-66-16-26-2
R64
Cilic M.[7]
Stakhovsky S.
6-16-26-3
Youzhny M.
Pella G.
6-26-17-63
Isner J.[20]
Darcis S.
6-36-46-7106-3
Edmund K.
Escobedo E.
7-56-46-4
Tsonga J.[9]
Duckworth J.
6-43-66-36-4
Anderson K.[23]
Pospisil V.
7-636-46-4
Sock J.[26]
Zverev M.
6-16-16-2
Nadal R.[4]
Seppi A.
6-07-56-1
Pouille L.[24]
Chiudinelli M.
4-63-67-666-26-0
Bautista Agut R.[15]
Delbonis F.
5-76-26-36-2
Monfils G.[10]
Satral J.
7-56-46-3
Almagro N.
Cuevas P.[18]
7-656-47-69
Baghdatis M.
Paire B.[32]
6-26-43-66-4
Harrison R.
Raonic M.[5]
6-747-57-56-1
Carreno Busta P.
Tipsarevic J.
3-64-66-16-46-4
del Potro J.
Johnson S.[19]
7-656-36-2
Ferrer D.[11]
Fognini F.
6-04-65-76-16-4
Kyrgios N.[14]
Zeballos H.
7-56-46-4
Marchenko I.
Dzumhur D.
6-26-46-3
Evans D.
Zverev A.[27]
6-46-45-76-2
Wawrinka S.[3]
Giannessi A.
6-17-647-5
Nishikori K.[6]
Khachanov K.
6-44-66-46-3
Mahut N.
Mathieu P.
6-46-46-2
Karlovic I.[21]
Young D.
6-47-646-4
Donaldson J.
Troicki V.
7-56-36-3
Sousa J.
Lopez F.[16]
6-26-41-67-5
Dimitrov G.[22]
Chardy J.
4-66-43-66-46-2
Lorenzi P.
Simon G.[30]
3-66-26-26-717-63
Murray A.[2]
Granollers M.
6-46-16-4
Thiem D.[8]
Berankis R.
6-46-36-2
Djokovic N.[1]
Vesely J.
W/O
Kuznetsov A.
Ramos A.[31]
7-56-47-65
R128
Ferrer D.[11]
Dolgopolov A.
6-5
Troicki V.
Albot R.
5-73-66-46-47-65
Duckworth J.
Haase R.
4-67-56-34-66-3
Djokovic N.[1]
Janowicz J.
6-35-76-26-1
Pella G.
Fratangelo B.
6-36-46-4
Youzhny M.
Klizan M.[28]
6-26-16-1
Isner J.[20]
Tiafoe F.
3-64-67-656-27-63
Darcis S.
Thompson J.
5-73-67-656-47-5
Tsonga J.[9]
Andreozzi G.
6-36-46-4
Zverev M.
Herbert P.
6-47-664-66-0
Stakhovsky S.
Elias G.
6-13-62-66-37-64
Cilic M.[7]
Dutra Silva R.
6-47-56-1
Seppi A.
Robert S.
6-23-66-46-3
Kuznetsov A.
Bellucci T.
6-43-66-17-66
Ramos A.[31]
Benneteau J.
3-66-36-32-66-1
Pouille L.[24]
Kukushkin M.
3-66-26-46-2
Chiudinelli M.
Clezar G.
2-67-666-26-4
Bautista Agut R.[15]
Garcia Lopez G.
7-56-16-757-63
Monfils G.[10]
Muller G.
6-46-27-65
Johnson S.[19]
Donskoy E.
4-61-67-626-36-3
Fognini F.
Gabashvili T.
6-793-67-657-56-4
Kyrgios N.[14]
Bedene A.
6-46-46-4
Zeballos H.
Mayer F.
6-36-47-67
Marchenko I.
Dodig I.
6-36-46-747-5
Evans D.
Ram R.
6-24-67-56-1
Giannessi A.
Kudla D.
0-66-46-11-66-0
Wawrinka S.[3]
Verdasco F.
7-646-46-4
Nishikori K.[6]
Becker B.
6-16-13-66-3
Khachanov K.
Fabbiano T.
6-36-34-66-3
Karlovic I.[21]
Lu Y.
4-67-646-747-657-5
Donaldson J.
Goffin D.[12]
4-67-56-46-0
Sousa J.
Estrella V.
6-06-16-1
Simon G.[30]
Stepanek R.
6-36-16-4
Lorenzi P.
Berlocq C.
6-46-26-1
Granollers M.
Monaco J.
7-657-626-4
Murray A.[2]
Rosol L.
6-36-26-2
Escobedo E.
Lacko L.
6-44-64-66-3
Satral J.
Mcdonald M.
4-63-66-36-26-2
Cuevas P.[18]
Sela D.
6-36-20-65-76-3
Baghdatis M.
Bagnis F.
6-46-21-1
Paire B.[32]
Lajovic D.
6-22-63-67-56-1
Harrison R.
Mannarino A.
6-47-656-3
Raonic M.[5]
Brown D.
7-56-36-4
Thiem D.[8]
Millman J.
6-32-65-76-46-3
Berankis R.
Jaziri M.
3-67-636-46-2
Tipsarevic J.
Querrey S.[29]
7-646-706-36-3
Mahut N.
Kohlschreiber P.[25]
6-37-51-0
Lopez F.[16]
Coric B.
3-4
Chardy J.
Mmoh M.
6-46-46-1
Sock J.[26]
Fritz T.
7-637-53-61-66-4
Nadal R.[4]
Istomin D.
6-16-46-2
Dzumhur D.
Tomic B.[17]
6-46-34-67-60
Pospisil V.
Kovalik J.
6-16-36-3
Anderson K.[23]
Nishioka Y.
6-37-56-4
Carreno Busta P.
Ivashka I.
6-07-56-2
Zverev A.[27]
Brands D.
3-66-16-47-64
Almagro N.
Fucsovics M.
6-16-47-67
Mathieu P.
Harrison C.
6-06-26-1
Delbonis F.
Baker B.
3-66-766-46-26-2
Vesely J.
Myneni S.
7-654-62-66-27-5
Dimitrov G.[22]
Cervantes Huegun I.
6-26-47-67
Young D.
Struff J.
6-37-54-67-5
del Potro J.
Schwartzman D.
6-46-47-63
Edmund K.
Gasquet R.[13]
6-26-26-3