Kevin Anderson vs Gilles Simon — Tokyo Round of 32

Tokyo · ATP · Round of 32
RSA5
Kevin Anderson
40 yrs · 203 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 October 2017
hard
FRA
Gilles Simon
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
Anderson K.
6-2 7-6
Simon G.
Anderson K.
6782
Simon G.
2660

Kevin Anderson defeated Gilles Simon 6-2 7-6 in the Tokyo round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kevin Anderson came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 32. Kevin Anderson extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

3–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-06-17Queen's ClubR16grassGilles Simon6-1 4-6 6-4
2018-12-31PuneSFhardKevin Anderson6-3 7-6(3)
2018-01-01PuneFhardGilles Simon7-6(4) 6-2
2015-06-15Queen's ClubSFgrassKevin Anderson6-3 6-7(6) 6-3
2013-03-07Indian Wells MastersR16hardKevin Anderson6-3 1-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Anderson K.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Simon G.

Simon G.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Anderson K.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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
Anderson K.Simon G.
1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
79%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
70%
61%
Return points won·Slight edge
34%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
67%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
15.4
3.8
Double faults / match·Even
2.9
2.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Anderson K.Simon G.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
63
74
Break points saved·Even
98
94
Break points won·Dominant
10
68
Deciding sets·Slight edge
84
73
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
93
82

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
24°COvercast
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 65%
Final
Goffin D.[4]
Mannarino A.
6-37-5
Semi-finals
Mannarino A.
Cilic M.[1]
6-756-46-0
Goffin D.[4]
Schwartzman D.[8]
7-637-66
Quarter-finals
Goffin D.[4]
Gasquet R.
7-56-2
Mannarino A.
Sugita Y.
6-26-4
Cilic M.[1]
Harrison R.
6-26-0
Schwartzman D.[8]
Johnson S.
6-07-5
R16
Schwartzman D.[8]
Tomic B.
6-36-1
Goffin D.[4]
Ebden M.
2-67-57-61
Gasquet R.
Lu Y.
6-07-65
Mannarino A.
Vesely J.
6-36-2
Cilic M.[1]
Uchiyama Y.
6-36-4
Harrison R.
Anderson K.[5]
6-31-67-62
Sugita Y.
Raonic M.[3]
1-0
Johnson S.
Dolgopolov A.
6-26-4
R32
Dolgopolov A.
Medvedev D.
6-16-2
Goffin D.[4]
Lopez F.
7-56-1
Ebden M.
Karlovic I.
6-46-3
Lu Y.
Daniel T.
6-16-3
Gasquet R.
Querrey S.[6]
6-47-62
Vesely J.
Ramos A.[7]
6-22-66-3
Mannarino A.
Soeda G.
7-57-63
Raonic M.[3]
Troicki V.
6-36-4
Anderson K.[5]
Simon G.
6-27-66
Harrison R.
Takahashi Y.
6-44-66-4
Uchiyama Y.
Skugor F.
6-33-66-1
Cilic M.[1]
Tsitsipas S.
6-36-2
Schwartzman D.[8]
Young D.
6-27-5
Sugita Y.
Paire B.
6-40-0
Johnson S.
Thiem D.[2]
4-67-656-4
Tomic B.
Sousa J.
6-33-66-3