Gilles Simon vs Ricardas Berankis — Irving CH Round of 32

Irving CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
FRA5
Gilles Simon
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 March 2018
hard
LTU
Ricardas Berankis
36 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWWWL
Simon G.
6-2 6-2
Berankis R.
Simon G.
662
Berankis R.
220

Gilles Simon defeated Ricardas Berankis 6-2 6-2 in the Irving CH round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ricardas Berankis came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Gilles Simon had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 7 on hard. Gilles Simon claimed a first win over Ricardas Berankis in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-09-22ShenzhenR32hardRicardas Berankis6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Simon G.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Berankis R.

Berankis R.serving80% hold

wins 63% 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

Statistics

This season
Simon G.Berankis R.
1st serve in·Even
61%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
52%
Service points won·Even
61%
63%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Even
59%
62%
Aces / match·Even
3.8
3.5
Double faults / match·Even
2.7
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Simon G.Berankis R.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
74
58
Break points saved·Even
94
91
Break points won·Dominant
68
16
Deciding sets·Slight edge
73
80
Tiebreaks·Even
82
79

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Final
Kukushkin M.
Berrettini M.
6-23-66-1
Semi-finals
Berrettini M.
Fucsovics M.[4]
6-36-4
Kukushkin M.
Johnson S.[3]
6-47-66
Quarter-finals
Kukushkin M.
Fratangelo B.
6-36-3
Johnson S.[3]
De Minaur A.
6-26-2
Fucsovics M.[4]
Chrysochos P.
6-36-3
Berrettini M.
Basic M.
6-46-756-1
R16
Johnson S.[3]
Lacko L.
6-06-2
De Minaur A.
Youzhny M.
6-22-66-2
Fucsovics M.[4]
Ymer E.
6-43-66-3
Chrysochos P.
Rinderknech A.
6-34-66-2
Kukushkin M.
Donaldson J.[2]
6-36-3
Fratangelo B.
Mmoh M.
7-656-4
Berrettini M.
Smyczek T.
3-66-16-4
Basic M.
Simon G.[5]
7-53-66-3
R32
Lacko L.
Fanselow S.
6-46-3
Donaldson J.[2]
Albot R.
6-47-64
Kukushkin M.
Krajicek A.
6-736-47-5
Fratangelo B.
Kypson P.
7-606-0
Chrysochos P.
Fabbiano T.[8]
2-67-56-2
Rinderknech A.
Ram Harel O.
3-67-56-4
Ymer E.
Galan D.
6-23-66-3
Simon G.[5]
Berankis R.
6-26-2
Basic M.
Maginley H.
6-26-1
Smyczek T.
Krstin P.
6-46-3
Berrettini M.
Sugita Y.[1]
3-66-17-63
De Minaur A.
Marterer M.[6]
6-46-3
Youzhny M.
Ebden M.
3-66-17-64
Johnson S.[3]
Stakhovsky S.
5-77-676-4
Fucsovics M.[4]
Petzschner P.
6-46-2
Mmoh M.
Hank T.
6-16-2