Gilles Simon vs David Goffin — Shanghai Masters Round of 32

Shanghai Masters · ATP · Round of 32
FRA
Gilles Simon
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 October 2017
hard
David Goffin
BEL8
David Goffin
#251ATP
1665ELO
1626Hard ELO
35 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLWW
Simon G.
7-6 6-3
Goffin D.
Simon G.
7762
Goffin D.
6430

Gilles Simon defeated David Goffin 7-6 6-3 in the Shanghai Masters round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — David Goffin came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's quarter-final. Gilles Simon narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Gilles Simon closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-09-19MetzR32hardGilles Simon6-3 6-3
2019-02-18MarseilleQFhardDavid Goffin6-2 6-4
2018-02-05MontpellierR16hardDavid Goffin6-4 6-2
2016-03-21Miami MastersQFhardDavid Goffin3-6 6-2 6-1
2015-06-15Queen's ClubR32grassGilles Simon6-7(6) 7-5 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Simon G.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Goffin D.

Goffin D.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Simon G.

Even serve battle

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

Simon G.Goffin D.
—
Serve
12
—
Return
43

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

Statistics

This season
Simon G.Goffin D.
1st serve in·Even
61%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
50%
Service points won·Even
61%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
40%
Break points saved·Even
59%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.8
4.7
Double faults / match·Even
2.7
2.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Simon G.Goffin D.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
74
82
Break points saved·Even
94
96
Break points won·Even
68
64
Deciding sets·Clear edge
73
96
Tiebreaks·Even
82
81

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

Freshness

Recent load
Simon G.Goffin D.
Freshness·
—
100

Goffin D.: 21 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
28°CDrizzle
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 68%
Final
Federer R.[2]
Nadal R.[1]
6-46-3
Semi-finals
Federer R.[2]
del Potro J.[16]
3-66-36-3
Nadal R.[1]
Cilic M.[4]
7-57-63
Quarter-finals
Federer R.[2]
Gasquet R.
7-56-4
del Potro J.[16]
Troicki V.
4-66-16-4
Cilic M.[4]
Ramos A.
6-36-4
Nadal R.[1]
Dimitrov G.[6]
6-46-746-3
R16
Federer R.[2]
Dolgopolov A.
6-46-2
Gasquet R.
Simon G.
7-56-756-3
del Potro J.[16]
Zverev A.[3]
3-67-656-4
Troicki V.
Isner J.[12]
6-47-64
Cilic M.[4]
Johnson S.
7-616-4
Dimitrov G.[6]
Querrey S.[10]
6-37-63
Nadal R.[1]
Fognini F.
6-36-1
Ramos A.
Struff J.
7-646-4
R32
Isner J.[12]
Tsitsipas S.
7-627-69
Dimitrov G.[6]
Harrison R.
3-66-37-66
Federer R.[2]
Schwartzman D.
7-646-4
Dolgopolov A.
Lopez F.
7-641-66-4
Gasquet R.
Chung H.
3-66-46-3
Simon G.
Goffin D.[8]
7-646-3
del Potro J.[16]
Rublev A.
6-36-4
Troicki V.
Thiem D.[5]
6-33-67-65
Ramos A.
Carreno Busta P.[7]
7-57-5
Cilic M.[4]
Edmund K.
6-37-65
Querrey S.[10]
Tiafoe F.
6-37-67
Fognini F.
Pouille L.[15]
7-676-3
Nadal R.[1]
Donaldson J.
6-26-1
Johnson S.
Wu D.
6-26-1
Zverev A.[3]
Bedene A.
4-0
Struff J.
Anderson K.[11]
7-657-62
R64
Schwartzman D.
Thompson J.
6-47-64
Chung H.
Bautista Agut R.[9]
6-46-3
Gasquet R.
Haase R.
6-7117-56-2
Simon G.
Wu Y.
6-36-4
Bedene A.
Lorenzi P.
6-16-4
Rublev A.
Dzumhur D.
6-14-66-1
del Potro J.[16]
Basilashvili N.
6-23-66-4
Tsitsipas S.
Khachanov K.
7-56-3
Troicki V.
Shapovalov D.
6-736-36-0
Ramos A.
Sousa J.
3-66-37-5
Anderson K.[11]
Mannarino A.
6-36-1
Wu D.
Chardy J.
7-626-2
Edmund K.
Vesely J.
6-36-2
Harrison R.
Zhang Z.
6-26-3
Tiafoe F.
Paire B.
6-46-4
Querrey S.[10]
Sugita Y.
6-36-2
Pouille L.[15]
Medvedev D.
6-46-2
Fognini F.
Verdasco F.
2-66-46-2
Donaldson J.
Cuevas P.
6-776-46-4
Lopez F.
Karlovic I.
7-617-66
Dolgopolov A.
Sock J.[14]
4-66-12-1
Struff J.
Zverev M.
3-66-5
Johnson S.
Kyrgios N.[13]
7-650-0
Isner J.[12]
Lajovic D.
4-67-657-66